Crockpot Cashew Chicken is one of our favorite recipes. It is great for dinner and you can put it in the crockpot, come back a few hours later and dinner is ready. Most people really love cashews, so here is a way to add them into your dinner.

Crockpot Cashew Chicken tastes better than when you go out and eat. And it is less expensive this way.

What Ingredients Do I Need For Crockpot Cashew Chicken?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make this Chicken (scroll down for the full recipe):

• Chicken breasts
• All purpose flour or cornstarch
• Black pepper
• Cooking oil
• Low-sodium soy sauce
• Rice vinegar
• Ketchup
• Brown sugar
• Garlic cloves
• Fresh ginger
• Red pepper flakes
• Cashews

How Do I Make Crockpot Cashew Chicken?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make this Chicken (scroll down for the full recipe):

• Combine the flour and black pepper in a resealable plastic food bag. Add chicken and then shake the bag to coat the chicken.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-heat and then brown the chicken. Remove the chicken and place it into a slow cooker.
• Combine the soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, garlic, ginger and the pepper flakes in a small bowl; then pour it over the chicken.
• Cook in the slow cooker or crockpot for 2 – 3 hours on low.
• About 5 minutes before serving, add the cashews.
• Serve over rice, or to the side of rice, fried rice or even noodles.

What Are Some Dishes that I Can Serve With Crockpot Cashew Chicken? 

• Rice, we enjoy Jasmine
• Brown rice
• Sautéed mushrooms
• Chow Mein
• Steamed broccoli
• Fried Rice
• Cauliflower Rice

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Easy Chicken Pasta Primavera

Best Easy Chicken

Easy Chicken and Rice

Honey Sesame Chicken

Easy Crock Pot Italian Chicken

Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Asparagus

Healthy Chicken Quinoa Bowls

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Yield: 6 servings

Crockpot Cashew Chicken

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Crockpot Cashew Chicken is a fun family meal or great for a date night. Put it in the crockpot a in a few hours dinner is ready.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 pounds (or about 4 medium) chicken breasts, boneless & skinless, cut into pieces or cubed
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour or 1/8 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 Tablespoon oil
• 3/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 large garlic cloves minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 - 1 cup cashews, unsalted or to your liking

Instructions

1. Combine the flour or cornstarch and black pepper in a resealable plastic food bag. Add chicken and then shake the bag to coat the chicken as well as you can.
2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-heat and then brown the chicken for about 2 minutes on each side. Then remove the chicken and place it into a slow cooker.
3. Combine the soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, garlic, ginger and the pepper flakes in a small bowl; then pour it over the chicken.
4. Cook in the slow cooker or crockpot for 2 - 3 hours on low.
5. About 5 minutes before serving, add the cashews.
6. Serve over rice, or to the side of rice, fried rice or even noodles.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 168Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 0mgSodium 1242mgCarbohydrates 21gFiber 1gSugar 8gProtein 5g