Thai Cashew Chicken
Better than takeout! Thai Cashew Chicken is such a easy weekend dinner and its ready in less than 30 minutes! Full of flavor and great for meal prepping!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 and 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2/3 cup cashews
- 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos if gluten-ree
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice or rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons sriracha or sweet chili sauce
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2.5 cups broccoli steamed
Instructions
- Heat up oil in a saucepan. Add chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook until done.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, minced garlic, sriracha, ginger and cornstarch. Set aside.
- Add chopped pepper and cashews to chicken. Cook 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the sauce to chicken, pepper, and cashew mixture and cook until the sauce thickens, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Add your steamed broccoli to the pan and stir evenly until coated in sauce.
- Serve over rice or cauliflower rice and enjoy!
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