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Sheet Pan Cashew Chicken Dinner

Prep Time8 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cashew chicken, dairy free dinner, fast dinner ideas, gluten free dinner, healthy dinner recipes, meal prep recipes, one pan meals, sheet pan cashew chicken, sheet pan dinner ideas
Servings: 4
Author: Renee Kohley - Raising Generation Nourished

Ingredients

For the sauce:

For the sheet pan cashew chicken:

  • 1 recipe of the sauce above
  • 5 chicken breasts cubed
  • 2 heads of broccoli florets
  • 2 bell peppers sliced into strips
  • 1 medium onion sliced into strips
  • 1 ½ cups raw cashews

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. You’ll need 2 unlined sheet pans for the recipe.
  • To make the sauce, put all of the sauce ingredients into a sauce pan, and whisk over medium heat. Let the sauce come to a bubble, whisking occasionally to be sure it doesn’t scorch. The sauce will thicken within a few minutes. Set this aside.
  • Divide the chicken and veggies onto 2 sheet pans and toss with the prepared sauce (divide the sauce in half between the 2 sheet pans). Sprinkle the cashews on top of the sheet pan dinner.
  • Bake the sheet pan dinner for 22 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the cashews are roasted. Sometimes I like to put the sheet pans under the broiler to get more golden color. If you do this, use the broiler on high for about 2-3 minutes. Broilers can have varying heat output, so watch your sheet pan closely to be sure it doesn’t burn.

Notes

  • Serve your sheet pan dinner as is, or over rice ramen or rice. Leftovers warm through stovetop easily, and makes a great thermos lunch the next day.
  • This dinner feeds my family of 5 for 1 meal plus leftovers for maybe 1 or 2. If you have younger kids or a smaller household, you could half the amount and use 1 sheet pan if you don’t want leftovers.