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Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom by Jamie Sanders

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Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken

Chicken, main dish, Recipes, slow cooker

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Tired of the same ol’ bland chicken dishes in your slow cooker?  Then this Cashew Chicken Recipe may be exactly what you are looking for!

slow cooker cashew chicken

I don’t think I have ever actually had Cashew Chicken before, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. (I am usually a sesame or teriyaki chicken kind of girl.)  I found this recipe for Cashew Chicken in a old Better Homes and Garden magazine and judging by the ingredient list, I figured it would be good.  

And it was…  I especially enjoyed it cold the next day for lunch!

I made a few changes to the recipe which I am certain only improved it.  Like adding the veggies at the end instead of the beginning, can you imagine how gross and mushy would be it they cooked for 8 hours?

While we are on this subject of magazine recipes… I have to say, I think a bunch of their photos are fake and recipes must be untested- at least the ones in this magazine from 5 years ago are.  

There is absolutely no way the recipe will turn out as photographed.  I tried another recipe from this same book for an overnight creme brulee french toast in the slow cooker, and it was a disgusting slimy mess that went straight into the trash. 

BHG must have baked it in the oven for the picture.  After that disaster, I looked up the recipe on the internet and found the original it on their site.  There were about 22 other reviews with others having the same results.

 

Cashew Chicken in the Slow Cooker

adapted from Better homes and Garden Magazine
Serves 5, calories w/out rice: 289 per serving

Ingredients:

  • 1 can of condensed golden mushroom soup (I didn’t have this soup so I substituted with cream of mushroom soup, 1 tablespoon of ketchup and 1 tablespoon of chicken stock base- which is a solid form of chicken bullion)
  • 5 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1.5 lbs of chopped chicken breast 
  • 1 4 oz can of sliced mushrooms
  • 1 16 oz package of frozen broccoli stir fry blend, thawed
  • 1/2 cup of cashews

Instructions:

  1. Combine soup, soy sauce and ginger in the slow cooker.
  2. Stir in chicken and mushrooms
  3. Cover and cook on low for 5.5 to 7.5 hours.
  4. After the 5.5 to 7.5 hours of cooking time, add the thawed veggies (I recommend warming them slightly in the microwave first) and cashews to slow cooker.  Stir very gently so the chicken doesn’t come apart.  
  5. Serve over rice.  Another option would be instead of adding the veggies at the end, just stir fry them and top with the chicken mixture.

Enjoy!

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  1. Vicky @ Mess For Less says

    January 22 at 11:43 pm

    Thanks for your honesty. Good idea to wait before adding the veggies. Just pinned and will be trying soon.

    Reply
  2. Brenda says

    January 23 at 1:42 pm

    Saw your recipe at Southern Lovely's link party. This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!! Pinning 😉

    ~Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com

    Reply
  3. Carolina HeartStrings says

    January 24 at 11:28 am

    This looks like the perfect comfort dish for the cold winter weather. YUM!

    Reply
  4. Miz Helen says

    January 25 at 5:23 pm

    Hi Jamie,
    We are going to love this recipe and can't wait to try it. Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for sharing your tasty recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  5. Leigh Anne Wilkes says

    January 26 at 9:53 pm

    Love cashew nut chicken and my crock pot – now I can combine the two! Thanks
    I'd love for you to come and join in over at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party.http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party-2/

    Reply
  6. Randomly Fascinated says

    January 27 at 3:13 am

    That sounds great! And yes, I have tried cooking veggies for a stir fry type in the crock the whole time and they do come out mushy. Depending on the recipe carrots are ok in the crock pot but most others are not great in there.
    I would love it if you would share this (and anything else you have been working on) at my party! http://domesticrandomness.blogspot.com/2013/01/friday-fascinations-9-everything-linky.html

    Reply
  7. Diana - FreeStyleMama says

    January 27 at 3:47 am

    I love cashew chicken so I pinned this to try out!

    Reply
  8. Maria says

    January 28 at 3:24 am

    I LOVE cashew chicken! Yours looks absolutely delicious, just looking at the picture is making me crave some! I will have to try making this at home! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Christi says

    January 28 at 3:32 am

    This sounds so, so good! I love anything in a crockpot! I am your newest follower!

    Christi
    http://the-not-so-perfect-momblog.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  10. Natasha SerenityYou says

    January 28 at 12:57 pm

    this looks so nice

    would love it if you could share this on my link party

    Natasha @ http://www.serenityyou.com

    Reply
  11. Desiree @ The 36th AVENUE says

    January 29 at 4:31 pm

    I am featuring your recipe today… Thank you so much for linking it up to my party!

    Reply
  12. Steph @ somewhatsimple says

    January 30 at 10:37 pm

    YUM! I am saving this recipe for sure!

    Reply
  13. Carrie says

    February 1 at 5:42 pm

    Sounds delicious!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

    Reply
  14. Cathy @ My 1929 Charmer says

    February 2 at 8:52 pm

    This sounds so good, I love using my slow cooker, and now have a new recipe! Thanks!

    Reply

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