Kung Pao Chicken

Enjoy one of your favorite Chinese Restaurant takeout dishes when you make Kung Pao Chicken Recipe at home. Save time and money and make this delicious meal any day of the week. Sweet and spicy come together to give the chicken and veggies a great flavor.

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Save your money and skip take out all together. You can easily make this meal in minutes. It sounds fancy but it is so easy to make even during crazy busy weeks.

This Asian Recipe is one of our favorites to cook. If you love this recipe, make this Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe or Easy Black Pepper Chicken Recipe.

What is Easy Kung Pao Chicken?

This chicken has a sweet and sour sauce that is syrup like and loaded with hints of garlic, ginger, vinegar and honey. Lots of veggies such as onion, bell peppers and zucchini make this dish complete and the sauce brings it all together.

Ingredients:

• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
• Olive Oil
• Dark Soy Sauce
• Sesame Oil
• Water
• Rice Wine Vinegar
• Honey
• Onion
• Red Bell Peppers
• Zucchini
• Cloves Garlic
• Ground Ginger
• Black Pepper
• Salt
• Red Chili Peppers, dried with seeds removed
• Roasted Peanuts
• Cornstarch to thicken

For the full list of ingredients and recipe, scroll to the bottom of the post to see the recipe card.

Variations Ideas:

• Kung Pao Sauce Ingredients – Feel free to change the ingredients for the sauce. Add in sichuan peppercorns, dry sherry, balsamic vinegar, or red pepper flakes.
• Veggies – You can also add in different veggies. Green bell pepper is always a great option.
• Chicken – Switch the chicken to Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs.

Step by Step Instructions:

Step 1 – First, combine the cornstarch,  Soy Sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar and back pepper in a small bowl.

Step 2 – Place chicken in the bowl with these ingredients and allow it to marinate while you prepare the other ingredients.

Step 3 – Dice the veggies while the chicken pieces is marinading.

Step 4 – Next, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.  Once the oil is hot, add the marinated chicken and the onions to the pan. You want to make sure the stir-fried chicken is browned on all the side, stirring occasionally for several minutes. Move the chicken to a separate dish.

Step 5 – Turn down the heat on the sauce pan to medium and toss in the bell peppers, garlic, ginger and chili peppers.  Allow them to cook for approximately 1 minutes being careful not to overcook.

Step 6 – Next add the chicken back to the pan and allow to heat for 1-2 minutes. Once all the ingredients are thoroughly combined, topped with the roasted peanut. Serve this easy kung pao chicken recipe over rice with peanuts and green onions and enjoy.

Recipe Tips:

• Marinate Chicken – For best results allow the chicken to marinate for about 30 minutes.
• Cook Chicken – Cook the chicken first before cooking the veggies tender.

Frequently Asked Questions:

More Asian Easy Recipes: 

• Asian Ground Chicken Lettuce Wraps
• Easy Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe
• Instant Pot Mongolian Beef Recipe
• Crock Pot Chicken Lo Mein Recipe
• Easy Crock Pot Pepper steak Recipe
• Crock Pot Sesame Beef Recipe

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Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

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Enjoy one of your favorite Chinese takeout dishes when you make Kung Pao Chicken Recipe at home. Save time and money and make this sweet and salty meal.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings 6

Cuisine Chinese

Course Main Course

Calories 429

Author Carrie Barnard

Ingredients

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• ▢ 3 Chicken breast boneless Diced
• ▢ 3 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• ▢ 1/3 cup soy sauce
• ▢ 1/3 cup sesame oil
• ▢ 1/4 cup water
• ▢ 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• ▢ 2 tbsp honey
• ▢ 1 onion diced
• ▢ 2 red peppers large diced
• ▢ 2 zucchini large diced
• ▢ 1 tbsp minced garlic
• ▢ 1 tbsp ground ginger
• ▢ 1 tsp black pepper
• ▢ 1 tsp salt
• ▢ 8 red chili peppers dried with seeds removed
• ▢ 1/4 cup roasted peanuts chopped to pieces
• ▢ 1 tbsp cornstarch to thicken

Instructions

• In a small bowl combined the cornstarch, Soy Sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar and back pepper. Place chicken in the bowl with these ingredients and allow it to marinate while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Dice up the vegetables while the chicken is marinading.
• Then heat the vegetable oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the marinated chicken and the onions to the pan.
• Then brown the chicken on all the sides, stirring occasionally for approximately 5-6 minutes.
• Move the chicken to a separate dish.
• Turn down the heat on the sauce pan to medium and add the bell peppers, garlic, ginger and chili peppers. Allow them to cook for approximately 1 minutes.
• Next add the chicken back to the pan and allow to heat for 1-2 minutes.
• Once all the ingredients are thoroughly combined, topped with the roasted peanut.
• Serve over white rice and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Calories 429kcal, Carbohydrates 21g, Protein 30g, Fat 26g, Saturated Fat 4g, Cholesterol 72mg, Sodium 1280mg, Potassium 978mg, Fiber 4g, Sugar 13g, Vitamin A 1978IU, Vitamin C 151mg, Calcium 40mg, Iron 2mg

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