I tried the sesame oil:brown sugar ratio suggested by the recipe and burned everything. I tried again with 1 tablespoon sesame oil and one-half tablespoon of brown sugar, and it was fine. You should definitely add some vegetables to this: I threw in a bag of frozen broccoli after the chicken had been browned, but before the marinade reserves and water were added. I also added more peanut butter (about 1 tablespoon extra). With these changes, the recipe became something my boyfriend and I really enjoyed eating. I'll make my modified version regularly.

The flavor was very good...in spite of the *awful* smell of fish sauce :-( Wonder who ever came up with the idea of ingesting something that smells like that! Anyway, if you like Thai food, this recipe is good. I will not use so much chicken next time.

This recipe is easy, taste great, and my kids love it. - What more can you ask for?

This is a really good recipe. I didn't have a problem with the salt. I did add broccoli to it, and I am not sure I would have loved it without the broccoli. That is why I gave it 4 stars. Having just meat and rice would have been lacking.

Amazing. I added some broccoli and peppers for some vege's and it was delicious!

This was really yummy, but really pretty salty. Granted, if I had low sodium soy sauce, it would've helped a lot probably, in which case I might have put five stars. Really good.

yum, Yum, YUM!!!! This recipe was a total hit. I followed it exactly except for I was a little concerned about all the reviews about it being too salty (and I HATE salty food), so I used low-sodium soy sauce, and added the 3/4 cup of water to the marinade instead of waiting until the cooking part. It turned out great! I will definately be making this one again and again. The only thing I plan on doing differently the next time I make it is probably to double the marinade and add veggies.

This is excellent and worth the work. I didn't change anything, but I did add more vegetables. More cause I was craving green than anything else. Snow peas, bok choy and celery are nice additions. I did do the peanut butter sauce, but next time, if I add it, I'll only do 2 tbsp. I could really taste the pb. Tasting during cooking made me wish I'd skipped it altogether, the brown sugar/sesame oil made a fantastic glaze on its own. When you do the oil/sugar mix, make SURE you're only on med heat. Trust me, it makes quite the mess of your pan if you don't pay attention. Also, toast the cashews for a couple minutes first. But I will make this again. And it got rave reviews.

This recipe was excellent, with some minor changes. I did omit the fish sauce and added 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth instead. It was not too salty at all this way. Used 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper instead of hot pepper sauce. Also added bamboo shoots (undrained) and baby corns (drained) and cooked until the bamboo shoots were tender. I did not add the water to the sauce because it was already thin enough. I will definitely make this again!

Has Potential!! This was fun to cook and I liked the flavors BUT I have to agree with previous opinions.....very salty (and I like salty) and a little flat. Have not tried it yet but I suspect this will bring it to life(previous reviews and experience)....low sodium Soy sauce,fresh lime juice and a sprinkling of Cilantro about the same time as the cashews. Jasmine rice rocks

This was great! The only changes I made were to use low sodium soy sauce, use hot chili paste instead of hot pepper sauce, reduce to 3 chicken breasts and added the cashews along with some broccoli and baby corn in the last few minutes. I could only find lightly salted cashews and had only one choice of fish sauce, so I was worried it would be way too salty. However, my boyfriend (who totally avoids salt) didn’t think so. I'll be making this again.

I cook mostly Asian food, but I never tried Cashew Chicken. This was so good I was surprised. I added more sauce, and I thickened it with cornstarch. I've been to Thailand and Japan, and this was excellent and I will definitely make it again. I didn't add pb or lime, but I'll try it that way later.

My first attempt at cooking Thai food at home. It turned out amazing. I found that 1 tablespoon of oil was not nearly enough to dissolve 3 tablespoons of brown sugar so I added more. I also upped the peanut butter to make the sauce a little thicker. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

This was good and easy but, next time I will add cilantro (my own preference) at the end and double marinade. Family cleaned their plates and went back for 2nds. Thanks for a great recipe.

This was delicious, and not too salty at all. I made a bunch of changes, however. First, I didn't marinate the chicken for 2 hours because I forgot. :) It only ended up marinating for about 10 minutes. Second, I omitted the peanut butter entirely to cut back on the sugar/fat content. Third, I used double the amount of cashews (UNSALTED) and toasted them under the broiler first. Then I threw them in with the chicken mixture and let them cook in the sauce for a few minutes. Fourth, I mixed a little cornstarch with water and added that to the mixture to thicken it. Fifth, I used about a tsp. of chili oil instead of hot pepper sauce. Finally, I served it over basmati rice instead of jasmine. I used regular soy sauce (not the low sodium kind) and had no problem with the salt content. Hubby loved it!

WE LOVED IT! Changes I made: used Oyster sauce instead of fish sauce, brown rice instead of jasmine, put chicken broth instead of water in the sauce, diced the cashews and roasted them w/ cooking spray (1st time i made this i did it w/ whole cashews & i did not like them but they taste great diced). I also added broccoli with sauce. Also, I put some chicken broth in the marinade because I loved the sauce last time and wanted more the 2nd time I made it. Thank you so much for this!!

This recipe is good, just requires a lot of tweaking. When marinating the chicken, I replaced the fish sauce with low-sodium chicken stock, the fresh ginger with powdered and the hot pepper sauce with black pepper. Use low-sodium soy sauce, too (you can't tell the difference). Make sure you let the chicken marinate for 2 hours...makes all the difference. I replaced the jasmine rice with basmati (you need to let basmati soak in water for 20 mins.). I minced the onion and added one of those frozen veggie packs with carrots, mushrooms and sugar snap peas. I only had salted cashews, so I just rinsed them a few times in a bowl of water and mixed them in with the dish. I had no problems with the consistency of the sauce or the overall saltiness of the dish. Great recipe with the changes. I will definitely make this again!