This one-pot honey Thai cashew chicken quickly coats chicken pieces in a gluten-free coating and then drizzles a spicy honey, sesame, garlic, sriracha sauce overtop the golden chicken and tender vegetables for an amazing asian-inspired dish!
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The best simple and easy Thai Cashew Chicken!
If there's one recipe that I've tried and tried again, and failed again and again, it's cashew chicken. I have never been able to get it right. It's too sticky, there's too much soy sauce coming through, the veggies are mushy. I kind of gave up after a while....
Until recently. I had a hankerin' for cashew chicken and decided after a few years of sulking, that I would try my hand at making this dish again. I wanted a lighter, fresher, spicier version than I've made before. It also needed to be easy and quick, and preferably a one-pot meal. And I think I have finally got it down.
What makes this Honey Thai Cashew Chicken gluten-free?
The trick to making this dish gluten-free and it tasting like it is gluten-FULL all has to do with how it is prepared and "coated".
The chicken pieces are shaken inside of a zippie bag with cornstarch and spices. Once heated, browned, and drizzled in sauce, this gluten-free technique creates quite the breaded delicious flavor without all that gluten!
May I introduce you to the delicious and easy, One-Pot Thai Cashew Chicken:
What to pair with Thai Cashew Chicken Skillet:
Our family loves to pair this cashew nut recipe with Instant Pot Jasmine Rice, Instant Pot Brown Rice, Instant Pot Quinoa, Quick Teriyaki Green Beans, and Garlic Cilantro Lime Rice.
Thai Cashew Chicken Skillet ingredients:
- 1.5 pounds chicken breasts, cubed
- 3 cups broccoli, coarsely chopped
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 1-2 bell peppers, chopped
- 2 jalapeños or serrano peppers, diced
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked pepper
- 3 tablespoon fresh honey
- 2 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, white vinegar works too
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ cup dry roasted unsalted cashews
How to make Thai Cashew Chicken:
- Mix the cornstarch, salt and pepper together. In a medium bowl, coat the chicken in this mixture. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix the vinegar, sriracha, soy sauce, and the honey together. Set aside.
- Add the oil to a large skillet over med-high heat. Add the chicken and sauté until golden brown on all sides and cooked thoroughly. Add the garlic and veggies. Cook for another 3-4 minutes or until the vegetables start to slightly soften.
- Add in the cashews and the sauce and allow to cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until the sauce begins to thicken. Enjoy!
How to store leftover Honey Thai Cashew Chicken:
Place your leftover and room temperature thai cashew chicken in an airtight container and store it in your fridge for up to 3 days.
To reheat your chicken skillet with cashew nuts:
For reheating purposes you can either:
- Place your leftovers in the microwave and nuke it for 1-2 minutes, depending on how many leftovers you have and how hot you like your reheats.
- Reheat your leftovers in the oven! Place your leftovers in a baking dish with a light coating of cooking spray on the bottom. Place it in the middle rack of a preheated oven set to 325*F for 5-7 minutes.
- Place your leftover Honey Thai Chicken Skillet in a skillet with 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat and allow to warm for 2-4 minutes, or until it reaches your optimum "leftovers temp".
Ways to make your chicken skillet with cashew nuts fancy and ready to serve:
This skillet chicken meal has a TON of culinary appeal on it's very own. However, there are a few things you can put into place that can up the ante even more!
- Sprinkle the dish with white sesame seeds!
- You can also sprinkle the dish with slices of fresh green onion. So gorgeous!
- Like nuts? Add more cashews, just chop them up a bit more for a finished look on top of each plate full of Thai Cashew Chicken!
More chicken skillet recipes:
- Pear Pecan Chicken Skillet
- Blackened Chicken
- Asian Honey Chicken
- Chicken Pasta in Garlic Basil Butter Sauce
- Sweet Potato Stir Fry with Chicken Sausage
Spicy Honey Cashew Chicken
This one-pot Thai cashew chicken quickly coats chicken pieces in a gluten-free coating and then drizzles a spicy honey, sesame, garlic, sriracha sauce overtop the golden chicken and tender vegetables for an amazing asian-inspired dish!
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds chicken breasts, cubed
- 3 cups broccoli, coarsely chopped
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 1-2 bell peppers, chopped
- 2 jalapeños or serrano peppers, diced
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked pepper
- 3 tablespoon fresh honey
- 2 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, white vinegar works too
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ cup dry roasted unsalted cashews
Instructions
- Mix the cornstarch, salt and pepper together. In a medium bowl, coat the chicken in this mixture. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix the vinegar, sriracha, soy sauce, and the honey together. Set aside.
- Add the oil to a large skillet over med-high heat. Add the chicken and sauté until golden brown on all sides and cooked thoroughly. Add the garlic and veggies. Cook for another 3-4 minutes or until the vegetables start to slightly soften.
- Add in the cashews and the sauce and allow to cook for another 1-2 minutes, or until the sauce begins to thicken.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 4 ServingsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 513Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 145mgSodium: 796mgCarbohydrates: 40gFiber: 6gSugar: 22gProtein: 58g
This was so good, quick, tasty and really easy to make, loved it!
I love chicken with cashew. It's one of my favorite combinations ever. You make it look so easy, I'll definitely try this out!
It looks easy because it is crazy easy to make! PLUS... it's delicious! Let me know what you think once you've tried it for yourself! 🙂
This is such comfort meal. Awesome combination and amazing presentation.
I can't believe how delicious the coating looks - just the way I like to make chicken. One of the best looking coatings, seriously! Can't wait for the next weekend to try this recipe out - it looks so yum!
Hi Danielle! Thanks so much for stopping in! I'd love to hear what you think of the dish once you cook it up over the weekend! I know you'll love it!
This looks wonderful. I love a good one dish meal any night of the week, and I think this is one my whole family would like. I will definitely be making this for dinner this week.
Delicious! I love all the veggies in there!
I've always been a big fan of one pot meals and I love all the colorful veggies in here 🙂
One-pot meals are always a win and honestly are part of our weeknight meals at least 3-4 times a week. LOVE them!
This recipe looks so good! Cashew chicken is one of my husband's very favorites, so I need to try this soon and make him the happiest kid on the block!
This is a super easy recipe so not only is it tasty but little effort is involved. It's great for busy weeknihgts 🙂
That sounds and looks amazing! My mouth is watering...Thanks for linking up with Thursday Favorite Things!
Awww! Thanks for stopping in and commenting and being so sweet AND for hosting such a great link up! 🙂