Winner winner crockpot cashew chicken dinner! This tender chicken is a family pleaser with authentic Asian flavors and easy common household ingredients.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Crock Pot Cashew Chicken
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 4-6 servings
Calories 374kcal
Author Kathleen
Ingredients
For the chicken:
2poundsboneless skinless chicken thighs
1/4cupall purpose flour
1/2teaspoonblack pepper
1tablespoonvegetable oil
For the sauce:
1/2cupsoy sauce
4tablespoonsrice wine vinegar
4tablespoonsketchup
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
2garlic clovesminced
1teaspoonfresh gingergrated
A pinch dried red pepper flakes
1cupcashews chopped
3green onions thinly sliced
cooked rice
Instructions
Trim any visible fat off the chicken (2 pounds).
Combine the flour (1/4 cup) and black pepper (1/2 teaspoon) in a 1-gallon resealable bag. Add the chicken and shake to coat with the flour mixture.
Heat oil (1 tablespoon) in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken for about 2 minutes on each side. Place chicken in slow cooker.
Combine soy sauce (1/2 cup), vinegar (4 tablespoons), ketchup (4 tablespoons), sugar (2 tablespoons), garlic (2 cloves), ginger (1 teaspoon), and pepper flakes (a pinch) in a small bowl then pour over chicken. Cook on LOW for 3-4 hours.
Add cashews (1 cup) and stir. Garnish with green onions. Serve over rice.