Cashew Sweet and Sour Chicken
Craving a tasty, homemade Chinese dish? Made with Minute® Instant White Rice, our Cashew Sweet and Sour Chicken is easier than it looks!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Minute® White Rice
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into chunks
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp packed brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup chopped, toasted cashews
Instructions
Whip up this saucy Cashew Sweet and Sour Chicken with Minute® Instant White Rice and enjoy a 30-minute meal that promises to satisfy your need for Chinese food. Topped with crunchy cashews, this mix of chicken, pineapple, peppers, cherry tomatoes and ginger is a sweet, savoury, utterly delicious weeknight meal.
Step 1
Prepare rice according to package directions; set aside.
Step 2
Drain pineapple and reserve juice. Mix 1/4 cup juice with cornstarch; set aside.
Step 3
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown for 5 minutes.
Step 4
Add the bell peppers and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
Step 5
Stir in plain pineapple juice, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic salt, ginger and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F.
Step 6
Add pineapple chunks, tomatoes and corn starch/juice mixture, Cook until the sauce thickens.
Step 7
Serve over rice and top with cashews.
Delicious & Satisfying
Don’t forget the cashews with this sweet and sour chicken recipe. Easy to make, comforting and delicious served over a bowl of hot Minute® Instant White Rice, we love this recipe enough to eat it several times a week!
Before you start cooking your rice, gather all the ingredients. This recipe combines tasty chunks of chicken, succulent pineapple, crunchy bell peppers and cherry tomatoes, to name a few. They get tossed in a sweet and savory mix of ginger, brown sugar and garlic salt.
Hoisin Sauce
We use hoisin sauce here to bring all of these tasty flavors together. This Asian sauce is a salty, sweet sauce made from fermented soy beans, vinegar, sugar and other flavorings. It’s usually used as a thick glaze or dipping sauce for meat or as an addition to stir-frys. It’s perfect to balance this Cashew Sweet and Sour Chicken dish with fluffy Minute® Instant White Rice and crunchy cashews.
Want more recipes with hoisin sauce? Check out this Easy Sesame Hoisin Shrimp with Rice and Quinoa or maybe a Chinese Chicken and Rice Salad. You can even add it to other meals like a chicken and rice instant pot recipe. Looking for a no fuss recipe. Try our easy chicken and rice casserole.
