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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About Meredith Hazel
Meredith is a stay at home mom and has been blogging since 2012. She started Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home as a creative outlet in between nap times for her little one. Wait 'Til Your Father gets home is a combination of crafting tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and, sharing some of life's journey along the way.
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!!