This pineapple cashew bok choy is a side dish that will rival any Chinese takeout. You can make it in minutes at home.

Yesterday was a good day.

I wrapped presents, went for a run after a 4 day workout hiatus (it happens), started my new recipe index and made a bok choy dish that tasted straight up like Chinese takeout.

This pineapple cashew bok choy is a side dish that will rival any Chinese takeout. You can make it in minutes at home.
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Except you can actually be sure of what’s going into this dish.

I’ll be honest, up until this dish, I bought baby bok choy more for it’s cuteness factor than it’s taste.

Have you seen the baby ones?

Think about it…they’re cute.

Baby Bok Choy for pineapple cashew bok choy recipe.

Usually, I sauté it with some garlic, ginger and olive oil and call it a day.

Bor-i-n-g.

It’s kind of watery and with that method you just end up with a garlic flavored watery mess.

Doesn’t that sound appetizing?

Although, I do make bok choy salad with it sometimes too which is deeee-licious, love that crunch.

Or, simply grill it like in this grilled baby bok choy recipe.

Ingredients for Pineapple Cashew Bok Choy side dish recipe.

So I thought about Chinese takeout and for some reason sweet and sour chicken came to mind.

I think most places serve that dish with pineapple, but if not, mine at least does.

Guess who still had a quarter of a pineapple in the fridge?

This pineapple was a bit of a show off, getting three recipes (pineapple orange muffinscashew crusted salmon and this orange pineapple smoothie) and now it’s going on its fourth!

If you’re sick of pineapple, don’t worry, it’s gone now and most likely not coming back until next summer.

The other thing Chinese places do? Cashews.

Pineapple Cashew Bok Choy is an easy Asian inspired side dish combining sweet and savory flavors with a bit of nutty crunch.

Mine actually has a whole section with “cashew” dishes. It reminds me of Bubba from Forrest Gump. Cashew chicken, cashew shrimp, cashew pork…

Cashews are always on hand over here for instant dough balls (<—best dough ball ever!) so an idea was sparked.

Throw the two ingredients together with some Asian flavoring and bam.

Pineapple and Cashew Bok Choy rivals any Chinese takeout menu. Add some lean protein for an easy, healthy and delicious meal.

My own Chinese takeout cashew dish.

Serve it up with some brown rice and your protein of choice.

We went with air fryer frozen shrimp.

Gotta love Trader Joe’s peeled, deveined, frozen shrimp. They just make it too easy.

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Pineapple Cashew Bok Choy

Servings: 4 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
This pineapple cashew bok choy is a side dish that will rival any Chinese takeout. You can make it in minutes at home.

Ingredients 

  • 4 baby bok choy, washed and roughly chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup diced pineapple
  • 1/3 cup cashews
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Instructions 

  • In a large saute pan over medium heat, saute garlic, sesame oil and red pepper flakes until fragrant. About a minute.
  • Add pineapple and pepper and continue to saute for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Add bok choy and toss to coat. Saute for another 5 minutes until wilted and softened.
  • While bok choy cooks, combine soy sauce, vinegar, honey, orange juice and cornstarch in a small bowl and whisk together.
  • Add mixture to the bok choy in the last 2 minutes of cooking.
  • Toss with cashews right before you take off the heat.
  • Best served immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 1SERVINGCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 328mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Side Dishes
Cuisine: Asian
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  1. Yum! I ran across your site while looking for new recipes for ingredients in the fridge. I tried this dish last night and it was fabulous! We had some zucchini that needed to be used up and it got added to the bok choy, and I couldn’t find the cashews, so substituted toasted slivered almonds instead. This will be a new quick, go-to recipe for our house – thank you!