Crockpot Cashew Chicken (Keto Cashew Chicken) is an easy to make dinner your whole family will love! Tender chicken and vegetables in a creamy ginger cashew sauce. This recipe is sugarfree, gluten-free, low carb, and keto. Enjoy!
2lbschicken thighs or breast(cut into bite-size pieces)
1red bell pepper(chopped into bite-size pieces)
5green onionssliced at a diagonal (reserve 1 green onion to garnish the top of dish)
½cupcoconut aminos soy sauce(or tahini sauce, or soy sauce)
2tablespoonsrice vinegar
2tablespoonsbrown sugar substitute(or, regular brown sugar)
2teaspoonsginger paste
⅛ to ¼teaspoonsred pepper flakes(adjust to your desired heat level)
2tablespoonsolive oil
¼teaspoonxanthan gum
⅓cupcashew butter(natural)
⅓cupcashews(raw)
salt and pepper to taste
optional: serve over rice or riced cauliflower or broccoli.
Instructions
Spray crockpot with nonstick spray. Add chicken, bell pepper, green onion, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, ginger paste, and red pepper flakes.
In a small bowl mix xanthan gum and olive oil until dissolved. Add to crockpot and mix in with ingredients. Cook on low for 3 to 4 hours or until chicken is done and vegetables are tender.
Add cashew butter to crockpot and stir. Add cashews. Adjust seasoning with additional soy sauce and salt and pepper to taste.
Serve over rice or riced cauliflower and garnish with additional fresh green onion if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/8 recipe (approx. 1 chicken thigh or small breast)Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 10.7gProtein: 34.8gFat: 20gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 1119mgFiber: 4.1gSugar: 1.4g