Sheet Pan Orange Cashew Chicken
Better than take-out! Sheet Pan Orange Cashew Chicken features juicy bites of chicken, tender-crisp vegetables, and crunchy cashews — all in a delicious orange ginger sauce. Cooking it all on a sheet pan makes it an easy meal with little clean-up!
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- Sauce pan small
- parchment paper or aluminum foil
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thighs boneless, skinless
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
- 1 cup snow peas
- ½ red onion chopped
- 1 bunch green onions sliced, white and green parts separated
- ½ cup cashews
Sauce
- ½ cup orange juice
- Zest from one orange
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon roasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger peeled & grated
- 4 cloves garlic peeled & grated
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
To serve
- Sesame seeds
- Green onions
- Fresh cilantro chopped
- 2 cups cooked white rice ½ cup per serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Prepare a sheet pan by lining with parchment paper, or aluminum foil, or spraying with oil. Set aside.
- Make the sauce: In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add orange juice, zest, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, ginger, garlic, maple syrup, and rice vinegar. Bring to a boil. Add the cornstarch you mixed with water to the pot and stir until sauce thickens; just a minute or two. Remove from heat.
- Cut chicken and vegetables into bite-size pieces and add to sheet pan along with the sliced white green onion parts. Drizzle over ½ of the orange ginger sauce and mix until everything is coated in sauce. Make sure chicken and vegetables are in a single layer.
- Cook for 20-30 minutes or until peppers are slightly softened. Remove from the oven.
- Divide rice into four bowls. Top with a fourth of the chicken vegetable mixture, then top with remaining sauce.
- Garnish with sesame seeds, green parts of the green onions, and chopped cilantro.
Notes
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