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Easy Crock Pot Cashew Chicken

October 2, 2016ByDrDan2 Comments

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It’s “take-out at home” time. Cashew Chicken is one of the most popular Chinese dishes that everybody loves. Now you can make it at home with this easy crock pot recipe.

Easy Crockpot Cashew Chicken from 101 Cooking for Two

I love chicken, but I really love nuts. I also love Chinese as a great change of pace. So here we have a recipe with everything going for it. But I do have some requirements.

First, I wanted breading. Odd that I might say that for a crock pot recipe but I (and you) can have breaded chicken in a crock pot recipe. Second, enough sauce for some rice. And third, as with all my recipes, I wanted common ingredients.

My inspiration recipe is from Epicurious but I did a number of nips and tucks. Cornstarch for the flour and some adjustments to the sauce. Discussion is below.

My Rating

rating system 5

A low 5. Pop in some optional veggies and it would move up a smidge.

Lilly

Recipe notes for Crock Pot Cashew Chicken

While we Americans think if this as Chinese… it is from Missouri about 50 years ago. See Wikipedia if you’re interested.

There are many recipes out there. Some had ingredients like sweet chili sauce I just don’t have and don’t want to stock. All seemed a bit heavy on vinegar and ginger. I learned long ago that our taste is different in these areas. In fact, if I cook Chinese with these things cranked up, I will be flushing it and ordering pizza.

Like most Chinese cooking, there is a lot of sodium around. Use low sodium soy sauce. And the cashews should be raw and unsalted.

I feel we frequently overcook chicken with crock pot recipes. All the over recipes suggest 4 hours which I feel is a bit too long unless you toss frozen veggies into the pot half way through. Then 4 hours is probably needed.

The last comment is about the sauce. I doubled the sauce. The cornstarch on the chicken seems to thicken the sauce.

ingredients

Chop 1 1/2 to 2 pounds chicken into 1-inch chunks. I used skinless boneless chicken breast, but thighs should do nicely also.

coat with cornstarch

To a 1-gallon food storage bag, add 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 1 teaspoon pepper. Add chicken and shake well to coat.

Brown Chicken

Heat 2 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat and add chicken. Gently stir every few minutes until browning nicely. About 6 minutes.

Mix sauce

Combine 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 4 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 4 cloves minced garlic, 1/4 teaspoon dry ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes.

Mix in crock pot

Add chicken, one 8 oz sliced water chestnuts drained and the sauce to the crock pot. If you like softer cashews, add them now. If you like more crunch, then add near the end of cooking.

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Cook on low for 3-4 hours until chicken is 165 degrees. But try to give it a stir about halfway through. If you want some veggies added then at about 2 hours into cooking, add them.

Serve over rice and trim as you wish.

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It's "take-out at home" time. Cashew Chicken is one of the most popular Chinese dishes that everybody loves. Now you can make it at home with this easy crock pot recipe.
  • CourseMain Course
  • CuisineChinese
Servings Prep Time
6 15 minutes
Cook Time
3 hours
Servings Prep Time
6 15 minutes
Cook Time
3 hours
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It's "take-out at home" time. Cashew Chicken is one of the most popular Chinese dishes that everybody loves. Now you can make it at home with this easy crock pot recipe.
  • CourseMain Course
  • CuisineChinese
Servings Prep Time
6 15 minutes
Cook Time
3 hours
Servings Prep Time
6 15 minutes
Cook Time
3 hours
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 to 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts Thighs would be fine
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes to taste
  • 8 oz sliced water chestnuts drained
  • 1 cup raw cashews not salted
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Instructions
  1. Trim and chop 1 1/2 to 2 pounds chicken into 1-inch chunks. I used skinless boneless chicken breast, but thighs should do nicely also.
  2. To a 1-gallon food storage bag, add 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 1 teaspoon pepper. Add chicken and shake well to coat.
  3. Heat 2 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat and add chicken. Gently stir every few minutes until browning nicely. About 6 minutes.
  4. Combine 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 4 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 4 cloves minced garlic, 1/4 teaspoon dry ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes.
  5. Add chicken, 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts drained, and the sauce to the crock pot. If you like softer cashews, add them now. If you like more crunch, then add near the end of cooking.
  6. Cook on low for 3-4 hours until chicken is 165 degrees. But try to give it a stir about halfway through. If you want some veggies added then at about 2 hours into cooking, add them.

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All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

If you like this recipe or find it useful, the pleasure of a nice 4 or 5 rating would be greatly appreciated. Rating is done by clicking on the stars above.

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Nutrition Facts
Easy Crock Pot Cashew Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 295 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 66mg 22%
Sodium 1040mg 43%
Potassium 16mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 20g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 7g
Protein 28g 56%
Vitamin A 1%
Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 2%
Iron 11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Eileen

    July 25, 2017 at 4:30 pm

    Can’t image what went wrong but this was a disaster. Wasn’t near enough liquid in the recipe and it went dry in the slow cooker. Did anyone else have this problem? What in the world could I have done wrong?

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    • DrDan

      July 29, 2017 at 9:38 am

      Hi Eileen,
      I have not had that issue. Sorry it didn’t work well for you.
      Dan

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