Honey Cashew Chicken
An easy and delicious weeknight dinner of crunchy cashew chicken in a homemade honey garlic sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 456kcal
Ingredients
Honey Sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoon water
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce or Sriracha
Cashew Chicken
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1" pieces
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 mini peppers or 1 small red bell pepper
- ½ cup whole or halved cashews
- green onions diced
Instructions
Prep the Sauce
- In a small bowl, add the cornstarch and water, and whisk to combine.
- Add the remaining sauce ingredients and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Cook the Chicken
- Add the egg to a shallow bowl and whisk to break up the yolk.
- Add the chicken pieces to the egg and toss to combine.
- In another shallow bowl, add the cornstarch, salt, and pepper.
- Add the chicken pieces from the egg mixture, shaking off some of the excess egg mixture, and toss in the cornstarch mixture.
- Add the oil to a large skillet. Add the chicken pieces and cook until golden brown on the outside, about 7-8 minutes, turning halfway.
- Add the sliced mini peppers and cook another 4-5 more minutes, tossing frequently.
- Add the sauce and cashews, cooking until the sauce has thickened.
- Serve topped with diced green onions. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 1198mg | Potassium: 645mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 971IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg