Monday, May 13, 2013

Slow cooker cashew chicken

Adapted from here.

What I had:
  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 3/4 cup gluten free soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp light brown sugar
  • 16 oz frozen broccoli florets
  • 16 oz sliced mushrooms
  • 2 red bell peppers, sliced thin
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1/2 cup cashews 
What I did:
  • Put chicken breasts on the bottom of a 7 quart slow cooker
  • Layered the vegetables on top - broccoli, mushrooms, peppers, ginger, and garlic
  • Poured the soy sauce, ketchup, and vinegar over the vegetables
  • Sprinkled the brown sugar over everything
  • Cooked on low for 5 hrs
  • Shredded the chicken breasts, added the cashews, and mixed everything together
  • Served over thin spaghetti noodles with some hot sauce, added some crushed cashews on top for garnish
Verdict:

Delicious! Could be spicier but since I was feeding the toddler, I just added the hot sauce to my plate. It's got the perfect level of sweet ad spicy, with a lot of vegetable servings.

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