Easy Cashew Chicken Recipe

Easy Cashew Chicken recipe is a quick, takeout-at-home Chinese chicken dinner that's so faster and better-for-you than getting takeout!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 251kcal

Stir together vinegar, hoisin, soy sauce, water, cornstarch, and sugar. Set aside.
½ cup rice wine vinegar, ½ cup hoisin sauce, ½ cup lite soy sauce, ¼ cup water, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
Heat large, deep skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
Meanwhile, dice celery and bell pepper. Set aside.
4 stalks celery, 1 red bell pepper
Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast
Add vegetable oil to hot skillet and swirl to coat.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Place garlic and ginger in skillet, and cook, stirring continuously, for 30 seconds.
3 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon grated and peeled fresh ginger
Place chicken in skillet and cook until chicken is mostly cooked through.
Add celery and bell pepper, and continue cooking for 3-4 minutes.
Stir in sauce, and toss to coat chicken and veggies.
Serve over rice topped with cashews and sliced green onions, if desired.
cashews, green onions

Soy sauce: I like to use the reduced-sodium soy sauce (lite soy sauce) in this recipe. Feel free to use regular if you prefer.
Vegetables: You can add an additional bell pepper or sliced onion if you'd like to add more veggies to the recipe.
Nutrition values are estimates.