Cashew Chicken

Ingredients

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch strips
• 4-5 mushrooms, sliced
• 3 green onions, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons grated gingerroot
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots, drained
• 1/2 cup cashews, toasted
• 1/2 cup Chinese pea pods
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons water
• Cooked rice
  

Instructions

1. Place chicken and mushrooms in a slow cooker. Add green onions, soy sauce, ginger, broth, salt and pepper.
2. Cover and cook on LOW about 4 hours.
3. Add bamboo shoots, cashews and pea pods. Turn control to HIGH.
4. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water. Stir into chicken mixture in cooker.
5. Cover and cook on HIGH 20-30 minutes or until thickened, stirring at least once.
6. Serve over cooked rice.