I’ve got a great, no hassle meal for you to cook tonight {or one night this week}. I bet you already have a lot of the ingredients, and I’m sure you own a crockpot. The rest is easy peasy and very yummy!
I was inspired by this recipe I found on Six Sisters’ Stuff, but as usual tweaked it a bit to fit my family’s likes.
Ingredients for Crockpot Cashew Chicken
1 boneless skinless chicken breast per family member
1/4 c flour
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 T rice wine vinegar
2 T ketchup
1 T brown sugar
1 clove minced garlic
1/4 cup ginger dressing
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/3 cup cashews
That Ziploc bag in the bottom right corner of the photo is the chicken, cut up and tossed in the flour/pepper mixture {no one wants to really see raw chicken, do they?!}.
Once the chicken is coated with the flour/pepper mixture, heat the extra virgin olive oil in a skillet and brown the chicken pieces for about 2 minutes on each side. It will not completely cook through, it just gives it a bit of a crispy coating. Add your chicken to the crockpot.
Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl {except for the cashews} and pour the mixture over the chicken in the crockpot. Cook on low for about 3 hours.
Once your chicken is ready, prepare some brown rice and a yummy veggie to serve on the side such as broccoli. Serve the chicken on top of a bed of rice and sprinkle with some cashews for a salty crunch.
It’s the perfect meal to serve after a cold winter’s day and the red pepper flakes give it a subtle spice that tastes delicious. Red pepper flakes might be my favorite ingredient to use right now, and I really just discovered it last year. Boy, was I missing out!
Enjoy!
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This looks yummy! I’m pinning it and can’t wait to try it!
You’ll love it!
I never thought to make this in a slow cooker. Looks great and I can’t wait to try it! Just pinned!
Yep, it’s so easy in the slow cooker! Tastes great!
I got a new crockpot for Christmas so I have been testing it out a lot lately. Cant’ wait to try this recipe. I am a new follower! I found your link on Flamingo Toes. I would love for you to link up to my weekly linky party Fluster Muster on Wednesday’s @ http://www.FlusterBuster.com.
Hi, Meredith! Thanks for sharing this at Pinworthy Projects. Six Sisters Stuff always has winner recipes!
Oh, this looks spectacular!! Love finding tasty crock pot recipes and anything to mix up chicken a bit makes me happy. :~)
I’m here from keep calm and link up (my first time with this linky!)
Happy Weekend!
Thanks! So glad you joined the party this week too!!
Do you think I can make this recipe with tofu or shrimp?
I don’t know how tofu or shrimp would do in the crockpot…you could probably use the same ingredients, but just have to cook it on your stove top instead. ??