Make your own restaurant quality Cashew Chicken at home in your slow cooker. It's full of flavor and is amazingly good.
2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 4 breasts, cut into chunks
3 T. cornstach
½ t. black pepper
1 T. canola oil
Sauce: (You may want to double these ingredients for more sauce.)
½ c. low sodium soy sauce
4 T. rice wine vinegar
3 T. ketchup
2 T. sweet chili sauce
2 T. brown sugar
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 t. grated fresh ginger
¼ t. red pepper flakes
1 c. cashews
cooked rice, for serving
sliced green onions, for garnish, optional
Wash chicken and pat dry. Cut into chunks.
Place a slow cooker liner in the base of a slow cooker for easy clean up.
Combine cornstarch and pepper in resealable food storage bag; add chicken; shake to coat chicken.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; brown chicken, about 2 minutes per side.
Place chicken in slow cooker.
Combine soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, sweet chili sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, and cashews in small bowl; pour over chicken. (If you want your cashews to have more of a crunch, add them right before serving.)
Cook on Low 3 - 4 hours.
Serve over cooked rice. If desired, garnish with chopped green onions.
4-6 servings.