High Protein Cashew Chicken Meatballs

from Nagi@RecipeTin Eats Added: December 16, 2025

Cashew Chicken Meatballs are everything you know and love about Chinese Cashew Chicken, made with meatballs. Plump juicy chicken meatballs tossed with green capsicum, peppers, cashews, and a savoury Chinese sauce.

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High Protein Cashew Chicken Meatballs
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Prep Time
20 min
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Cook Time
15 min
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Servings
4
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Difficulty
Medium

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ Instructions

  1. 1
    Step 1

    Place Sauce Part 1 ingredients in a jar and shake well. Place 2 tsp Sauce into a large bowl that you will be making the Meatballs in. Then add the cornflour into the Sauce jar and shake. Set Sauce aside.

  2. 2
    Step 2

    Add remaining Meatballs ingredients into the bowl. Mix until just combined.

  3. 3
    Step 3

    Measure out a heaped tablespoon of mixture and dollop onto a work surface. Then roll into balls (see Note 2 if mixture is too loose / sticky to form into balls).

  4. 4
    Step 4

    Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add meatballs and cook, browning as best you can all over, or at least on both sides. Once browned all over (about 4 minutes), carefully transfer onto a plate. They will still be a bit raw inside.

  5. 5
    Step 5

    Return skillet to the stove, still on medium high. Add onion and garlic, cook for 1 minute. Add capsicum and cook for 1 minute.

  6. 6
    Step 6

    Add Sauce and water and quickly mix โ€“ it will simmer quickly.

  7. 7
    Step 7

    Transfer meatballs (and juices on the plate) into the Sauce. Turn heat down to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3 โ€“ 4 minutes, or until the Sauce reduces and thickens (by which time the meatballs will be cooked).

  8. 8
    Step 8

    Stir through cashews, serve over rice!

๐Ÿ“Š Nutrition Facts (per serving)

615
calories
40g
protein
30g
carbs
40g
fat

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