Cashew Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
A simple 30-ish-minute meal that is healthy and delicious. Tender chicken with lots of veggies, cashews, and an easy sauce to bring it all together.
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes optional
Chicken and Veggies
- 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 pound chicken breast diced in small pieces
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper chopped in 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper chopped in 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup snow peas cut in thirds
- 1 cup thinly sliced button mushrooms
- 1 medium carrot sliced thin
- 1 small zucchini cut in half lengthwise, then sliced
- 1 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts drained and rinsed chop if you want smaller bits
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 4 green onions, sliced and divided
- 1/2 cup roasted salted or unsalted cashews
- cooked brown or white rice use cauliflower rice for a lower-carb option
Instructions
Prepare all the ingredients before you begin cooking to make the process smooth and easy.
- In a small Mixing bowl whisk soy sauce, water, and cornstarch until smooth. Add brown sugar, sesame oil, lemon juice and red pepper flakes. Whisk until combined and set aside.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add diced chicken and cook for 5 minute until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer chicken to a plate.
- Add additional olive oil to the hot pan and add all the veggies minus 1/2 the green onion. Sauté for 5-8 minutes until tender. Cook longer if you like your veggies on the softer side.
- Add the chicken back to the pan and give the sauce another quick whisk. Pour the sauce over the chicken and veggies and stir to combine. Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes or until the sauce is heated through and thickened.
- Toss in the cashews and the rest of the green onions. Serve immediately over rice.
Notes
Nutritional facts do not include rice.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be understood as an estimate rather than a guarantee. The Menu Maid makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.