Healthy Cashew Chicken

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs chicken breasts, diced into 1 inch cubes

2 tbsp olive oil, divided

1 large red bell pepper, diced into 1 inch cubes

2 cups roughly chopped broccoli

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp fresh ginger

1/2 cup water chestnuts

3/4 cup cashews

1/3 cup soy sauce (tamari if gluten free)

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

1 ½ tsp sesame oil

3 tbsp honey

3 tbsp cornstarch (or arrowroot powder)

3/4 cup water

Directions

Make sure your chicken and veggies are chopped and ready to be cooked. Set aside.

Prepare the sauce by whisking together all of the ‘sauce’ ingredients in a small bowl. Set it aside.

In a large pan, heat 1 tbsp oil.

Cook your chicken breasts until almost all the way cooked, about 5 minutes, turning a few times.

Once mostly cooked, take the chicken out of the pan and set aside.

Add 1 more tbsp oil to the pan and throw the bell pepper and broccoli in.

After sauteing for 3-4 minutes, add in the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 more minute.

Stir in the sauce and let it thicken.

Once it starts to thicken, stir back in the chicken, and add the cashews and water chestnuts.

Cook for a few more minutes until thickened.

Serve over rice or cauliflower rice! Sprinkle with more cashews and sesame seeds.

Nutrition

• Calories: 361
• Total Fat: 16 g
• Saturated Fat: 2.7 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 82.7 mg
• Sodium: 439.4 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 24.7 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Total Sugars: 12.3 g
• Protein: 30.8 g