Chicken with Cashews

CHICKEN WITH CASHEWS

1/2 cup roasted cashews
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
3 tbs cornstarch
2 cans 8 oz each pineapple tidbits, drained, and 2 tbs juice reserved
3 cups cooked brown rice (optional)
1 red bell pepper, seeded, thinly sliced
8 oz snow peas, trimmed
4 tbs low sodium soy sauce
2 cups baby carrots

Stir together carrots, chicken, broth and 2 tbs soy sauce in slow cooker bowl. Cover and cook 3 hours on high or 5 hours on low. Remove cover and stir in pineapple, peas, and bell pepper and cook an additional 20 min.
*In bowl, stir together remaining soy sauce, pineapple juice and cornstarch. Stir into liquid in slow cooker bowl. Stir in cashews and cook an additional 10 min. or until liquid has thickened. Serve over rice, if desired.
MAKES 6 SERVINGS OF CHICKEN WITH CASHEWS...