This One Skillet Cashew Chicken Stir Fry is quick and a healthy weeknight meal. The recipe is packed with vegetable and the cashews add a crunch. The meal comes together in under 30 minutes and in one skillet!
I don’t know about you, but I love easy and quick meals for weeknight dinners. As someone who tried to include lots of vegetables in my meals, this is a prefect recipe to include all of your vegetables from your fridge!
Ingredients for cashew chicken stir fry
- Chicken: I used chicken breast, but boneless skinless chicken thigh will also work
- Zucchini: you can also use squash
- Bell peppers: any color
- Cashews: adds the perfect crunch
- Soy sauce: always use low-sodium!
- Honey: you can use brown sugar, but honey is a healthier alternative
- Green onion
- Sesame seeds
- Avocado oil or olive oil
What else can you add to this dish?
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Carrots
- Onion
- Snap peas
- Hot peppers
This one skillet cashew chicken stir fry comes together in under 30 minutes. It pairs well with steamed white rice or a healthier option would be brown rice. You can also serve this by itself or even pasta! Grab your skillet and let’s get cooking!
First, use a nonstick skillet. I love my GreenPan skillets. Add some oil, I used avocado oil, but olive oil would work as well. Once your oil heats up, add the chicken. Make sure chicken is patted dry with paper towels before adding it to your skillet. Let the chicken to cook and remove from the pan. Add the vegetables, I used zucchini and red bell peppers, but use any vegetables you have in your fridge. Let the vegetables to cook and add the chicken back to the skillet. Add the soy sauce (soy sauce, water, honey, avocado oil) and add the cashews. Let it simmer or until the sauce is a little thickens and top it with sesame seeds and green onions and serve! Enjoy!
I also have a one skillet creamy sun-dried tomato with chicken and orzo, which I think you might like! Make sure to leave me a comment or tag me on Instagram!
One Skillet Cashew Chicken Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breast, bite size pieces
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup cashews
- 1/4 cup green onion, diced
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1-2 tbsp honey
- sesame seeds
- 3 tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
- salt & black pepper
Instructions
- Add 2 tbsp oil (avocado or olive oil) to skillet and let it heat up and add the chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Let the chicken to cook and remove from the pan.
- Add the vegetables, I used zucchini and red bell peppers, to the same pan and sauté until softened.
- In the meantime makes the soy sauce. To a bowl add soy sauce, water, honey, and avocado oil and mix.
- Add the chicken back to the pan with vegetables and add the soy sauce. Add the cashew and stir and bring to simmer for 5-10 minutes or until sauce starts to thicken. Serve over rice and enjoy!
