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Skillet Cashew Chicken

August 23, 2020 by Lindsay 6 Comments

This Skillet Cashew Chicken is the perfect one-pan dinner. It comes together quickly and is full of flavor. Make it spicy or mild and serve it in lettuce wraps or over rice!

Skillet Cashew Chicken - an easy one-pan dinner

Hi friends!

Just popping in to share a quick and easy dinner idea we’ve been loving lately – Skillet Cashew Chicken. I love this meal because you can make it all in one pan…and you can totally customize it to fit your family. Don’t like broccoli? Try swapping in green beans? Don’t like spice? Leave out some of the sriracha and add a different spice. The sauce is super easy to make and it thickens up right in the pan while you’re cooking!

This Skillet Cashew Chicken checks all the boxes in my book – quick, easy (pretty much all you have to do is a little chopping), packed with lean protein and veggies and most importantly – delicious.

Skillet Cashew Chicken

Skillet Cashew Chicken

I’ve served this over regular rice, cauliflower rice and in lettuce wraps! Or just eat it straight out of the pan, right? I know cashews are a bit pricey, but if you don’t regularly buy them, I’d advise looking for them in the bulk bins. Then you can get only what you need for this recipe without buying a whole bag.

Here’s the recipe:

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Skillet Cashew Chicken

Skillet Cashew Chicken - an easy one-pan dinner
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This Skillet Cashew Chicken is the perfect one-pan dinner. It comes together quickly and is full of flavor. Make it spicy or mild and serve it in lettuce wraps or over rice!

  • Author: Lindsay
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 15 min
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: serves 4

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1.5 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 cup carrots, diced
  • 1 cup red pepper, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp honey (optional)
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1–2 Tbsp sriracha
  • 2 cups broccoli, chopped
  • 1 cup cashews, roughly chopped
  • 1–2 Tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
  • lettuce wraps or rice for serving

Instructions

Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and toss in cornstarch.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, carrots, peppers, onions and garlic. 

While those are cooking, mix rice vinegar, broth, honey, soy sauce and sriracha in a small bowl. 

After 7-8 minutes or so, add broccoli, cashews, sesame seeds (if using) and sauce and let cook another 5-7 minutes or until sauce has started to thicken and chicken is cooked through.

Serve over rice or in lettuce wraps.

Notes

Taste and add more sriracha if desired.

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Pretty easy right? The cornstarch will help the sauce thicken up a little as it bubbles away over medium to medium-high heat.

This Skillet Cashew Chicken is the perfect one-pan dinner. It comes together quickly and is full of flavor. Make it spicy or mild and serve it in lettuce wraps or over rice!

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Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Filed Under: Dinner Tagged With: Bell Pepper, Broccoli, Carrot, Cashew, Chicken, Chicken Broth, Garlic, Onion, Rice Vinegar, Soy Sauce

About Lindsay

Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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Comments

  1. Kelli at Hungry Hobby says

    May 2, 2018 at 1:19 PM

    I’m all about this! SO full of flavor!!

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  2. Katie @ Live Half Full says

    May 2, 2018 at 2:39 PM

    YUM! Adding this to my meal plan next week!

    Reply
  3. Kiki says

    May 6, 2018 at 8:25 AM

    This looks very good, Lindsay! Looking forward to trying this!

    -Kiki

    Reply
  4. Carol from Westerville says

    May 7, 2018 at 9:51 PM

    I made this Lindsay and it was so good. Mine didn’t look as pretty as yours but tasted really good anyway. I really appreciate that your are putting “optional” on ingredients that could possibly raise your blood glucose and that your said lettuce wraps or rice. I of course had to change other things that were spicy and no garlic. Thanks.

    Reply
  5. Brittany says

    June 27, 2019 at 8:02 PM

    Delicious! Will make this again.

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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