Looking for a nice take-out version of an easy cashew chicken recipe you can make at home? This easy Instant Pot Cashew Chicken recipe is healthy and tasty and much better than the take-out we all love!
Course Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Cashew Chicken, Instant Pot Cashew Chicken
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 8minutes
Total Time 18minutes
Servings 4people
Calories 869kcal
Author A Mom's Impression
Ingredients
1lbchicken breastcubed
2tablespoonsoil
1tablespoonminced garlic
1green pepperchopped
1/2cupsoy sauce
1/4cupwater
1tablespoonvinegar
1tablespoonbrown sugar
1tablespoonhoisin sauce
1cupcashews
2cupswhite riceprepared
1green onionsliced thin
Optional to Thicken Sauce
2tablespoonscornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
Place chicken, oil, and garlic into the instant pot and saute until chicken is cooked on all sides. Stir in soy sauce, water, vinegar, brown sugar and hoisin sauce. Mix well. Add pepper and stir to combine.
Place the lid on the instant pot and close the pressure valve. Set the pot to Manual, High Pressure for 8 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, quick release the pressure and open the pot. If the mixture is thin, add cornstarch and mix well. Stir in cashews.
Serve over a bed of white rice topped with green onions.
Serves 4
Notes
Cooking time doesn't include time it takes for pressure cooker to come to pressure.