Skinny Spicy Cashew Chicken Recipes

SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring 1.5 tbsps. of olive heat to high heat in a skillet or frying pan.
• Toss in the veggies and cook until tender. Remove and set aside in a bowl.
• Throw in the cashews into the same skillet and toss to toast them a little bit. Remove and add to the veggies.
• Add another 1.5 tbsp. of olive oil and bring to high heat. Saute the chicken cubes until they are brown in color and fully cooked.
• Pour in the cashew chicken sauce mixture and cook together for 1 minute. Return the veggies and cashew to the skillet and mix together with the chicken and sauce to coat well.
• Cover and allow them to cook together for 2-3 minutes. If you are adding the scallions or green onions, you can do so now. Toss together and remove from the heat to serve.

SKINNY SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• For sauce: In a small bowl, stir together oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch. Stir in the water. Set aside.
• In a large wok or very large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sweet peppers and onion; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add bok choy, chile peppers, and garlic; stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or until peppers and onion are crisp-tender. Remove vegetable mixture from wok and set aside.
• Add chicken to wok. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink. Push chicken to side of wok. Stir sauce; add to wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Return vegetable mixture to wok. Cook and stir for 1 minute more or until heated through. Serve over rice and sprinkle with cashews.

SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir together the hoisin, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and chili paste.
• Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and the chicken. Leave chicken for a minute or two to sear. Then stir fry for another minute or two until lightly browned.
• Add 1 tbsp vegetable oil to pan with the celery, onions, cashews, and garlic. Stir-fry about 2 minutes, until crisp-tender. Add sauce mixture and chicken to pan. Stir-fry about 3-4 minutes longer, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thicked. Serve with rice and garnished with scallions.