Chinese · Stir Fry

Kung Pao Chicken

Tender chicken, peppers, zucchini, peanuts, and a savory-spicy sauce over rice.

Kung Pao Chicken recipe

20 minutes prep · 20 minutes cooking · 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb Chicken breast
  • 1 item Bell pepper
  • 1 item Zucchini
  • 0.5 cup Roasted peanuts
  • 3 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
  • 2 cup White rice
  • 1 tbsp Chili garlic sauce
  • 0.75 tsp Garlic powder
  • 0.5 tsp Ground ginger
  • 0.25 tsp White pepper
  • 0.5 tsp Kosher salt

Directions

  1. Cook rice and cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
  2. Whisk soy sauce, vinegar, chili garlic sauce, and a splash of water.
  3. Stir-fry chicken over high heat until browned, then remove; confirm 165°F in the thickest piece with an instant-read thermometer.
  4. Cook pepper and zucchini until crisp-tender, return chicken, and add sauce.
  5. Toss in peanuts and serve over rice.

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