Recipe #1: Homemade Cashew Teriyaki Sauce Wrap

I LOVE Sauce.  I do not enjoy Plain foods whatsoever.  I love things with flavor and so does my boyfriend.  This is a huge benefit for me because it allows me to be creative with the blends of flavors that I come up with and at times if I don't feel like going grocery shopping (which is almost always) I will just use whatever ingredients I have lying around my kitchen. 

Now, I'm not going to pretend that I am some sort of chef who went to culinary school and knows how to make everything from scratch.  That is for Holidays and when I have some time and PATIENCE on my hands!  But really, in this day and age, with our busy lives, and with all of the resources that we have available to us at the grocery store, I will say that I am not ashamed to "whip things up" once in a while.  And by "whip things up" I mean putting ingredients together to make a delicious meal rather than 'cooking' everything from scratch.  So, tonight is one of those nights where I was craving something specific ("Asian food") and challenged myself to use only what I already have!

Ingredients:

For Chicken-

2 Tbsp                 Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 Bag     Tyson's Cubed Chicken Breast

1 Tbsp                                              Flour

1/4 Tsp                                  Salt (not pictured)

1/2 Tsp                  Black Pepper (not pictured)

   1/2 Tsp  Onion Powder or Adobo(not pictured) 

 1 Tbsp Seasoned Bread Crumbs (not pictured)

For Sauce-

1 cup          cashews (processed/crushed)

1 Tbsp                  Minced Garlic (not pictured)

1 Tbsp                                       Soy Sauce

1 Tbsp  Jugo Maggi (Any Balsami Glaze sauce will work)

1 Tsp                 Habanero Sauce (not pictured)

1/2 Tbsp                  Brown Sugar (of any kind)

For Rice-

1 cup                                     rice (of any kind) 

1 Tbsp                                            Butter

1 cup                                               water

                     1 cup                           coconut water/milk                                                   (I prefer using milk but I didn't have any this time)

*1        flour tortilla or any kind of wrap

Directions:

-Set stove to medium-high heat

-Add Olive Oil, Flour, Bread Crumbs, Chicken, & Seasonings

-Saute for 4 minutes or until chicken is coated and almost fully cooked

-In a separate pan roast cashew with a little olive oil until light brown and put in food processor

-Add garlic, soy sauce, and balsamic glaze to chicken and stir

-Add brown sugar, habanero and leave cashew for last

-Add cashew and any veggies you have lying around that would work (sprouts, water chestnuts, broccoli, peppers, green onions, asparagus...any of these would go well with this dish...I added red peppers and sugar snap peas)

-For rice-Boil water, coconut water, and butter

-Throw in rice and simmer for 15 minutes or until liquids are absorbed

-Combine with chicken, veggies, and throw into a wrap or eat by itself! So yummy, sweet, spicy, sticky, juicy, and flavorful!