Instant Pot Cashew Chicken Recipe

A bowl of pressure cooker cashew chicken, garnished with green onions, rests enticingly on a wooden table.

5 from 3 votes

Instant Pot Cashew Chicken Recipe

Pressure cooker cashew chicken is to die for! You just need a few ingredients to make this sweet sauce with crunchy nuts and tender pieces of chicken.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Total Time19

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Chinese, Japanese

Keyword: chicken, instant pot, ninja foodi, pressure cooker

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 pressure cooker
1 knife
1 cutting board

Ingredients

1.5 lbs chicken boneless skinless breasts or thighs, cut into bite size pieces
2 tbsp sesame oil or olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp pepper
3 whole green onions sliced
2 tbsp rice vinegar
4 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup cashews roasted
2 tbsp cornstarch optional to thicken sauce

Instructions

Put your diced chicken, sesame or olive oil, salt, minced garlic, pepper, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, soy sauce and chicken broth into your pressure cooker. Stir.
Close pressure cooker lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 4 minutes.
Do a quick release when done. Open lid and set aside.
In a small bowl whisk together your cornstarch and 5 tbsp of hot liquid from your pot until smooth.
Set your pressure cooker to saute and when sauce inside begins to bubble pour your cornstarch mixture in and stir for 1 minute. Then turn pot off.
Dice green onions and put into pot, add as many roasted cashews as you'd like. Stir so everything is combined well.
Serve alone or on top of rice!

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