Cashew Chicken Recipe

I am pleased to share with you this truly fantastic Cashew Chicken recipe!  This is in the book of favorite recipes 🙂  You have flexibility as well to add other veggies such as broccoli and mushrooms as well. There are also tons of other chicken recipes on my page! Take a look 🙂

Cashew Chicken Recipe:

• Serves: 4
• Prep time: 15 minutes
• Cook time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
  1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 Tbsp soya sauce (lower sodium)
• 1 Tbsp oil divided
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 Tsp fresh ginger, minced
• ¼ Tsp red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup Catalina dressing
• ½ cup roasted, unsalted cashews
• 1 whole red or green pepper, chopped
• 1 cup basmati rice
• Lime juice to taste (optional)

Instructions:

1. Combine chicken, cornstarch and soya sauce and marinate (~15 minutes)
2. Heat oil in a non-stick wok skillet on high heat
3. Add garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes and stir fry for 1 minute
4. Add chicken and stir fry for 4-5 minutes and remove from wok
5. Add remaining oil and peppers to wok and stir fry for 4-5 minutes
6. Stir in Catalina dressing and add chicken back, heat through. Add lime juice to taste.
7. Serve with basmati rice and top with nuts

Enjoy!