Spicy Cashew Chicken with Yakisoba Noodles

⏱ 35 mins 🍽 8 serving(s) 🏷 Chicken Breast

This vibrant stir-fry combines tender chicken pieces marinated in a blend of soy, peanut, and chilli-garlic sauces. The chicken is quickly cooked with bell peppers, shiitake mushrooms, and onions before being combined with toasted cashews and pre-prepared yakisoba noodles. The entire dish comes together in a single wok, resulting in a satisfying meal packed with texture and a spicy, savoury flavour. It's designed to serve eight people and takes just 35 minutes from start to finish.

Spicy Cashew Chicken with Yakisoba Noodles

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup thai peanut sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 4 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1 large bell pepper
  • 10 shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 onion
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 16 ounces pre-prepared yakisoba noodles

Method

  1. Slice the chicken breast into bite-sized chunks.
  2. Whisk together the soy sauce, Thai peanut sauce, chilli-garlic sauce, and coconut milk in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl, ensuring they are well coated, and allow them to marinate for a minimum of 20 minutes or for up to 2 hours.
  4. Take the chicken out of the marinade, setting the liquid aside for later use.
  5. Warm 2 tablespoons of the peanut oil in a wok or a large frying pan.
  6. Cook the chicken in the hot oil for 2-3 minutes until fully cooked, then transfer it to a plate.
  7. Pour the rest of the oil into the wok and cook the vegetables for 2-3 minutes until they are tender but still retain some crunch.
  8. Pour the reserved marinade into the wok with the vegetables and heat it through.
  9. Return the cooked chicken to the wok along with the cashews, mixing them with the sauce and vegetables.
  10. Continue to cook until everything is piping hot.
  11. Remove this mixture from the wok, leaving it unwashed.
  12. Heat the final tablespoon of peanut oil in the wok and stir-fry the yakisoba noodles until they are hot.
  13. Return all the cooked ingredients to the wok with the noodles and toss everything together to combine.
  14. Plate and enjoy the dish straight away.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1184700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryChicken Breast
AuthorThe Captain