Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

Making asian food at home always has me a bit intimidated. However, this easy Kung Pao chicken recipe is so simple that is perfect for the home cook and is sure to become a family favorite. You need just a few simple ingredients that you cook and mix together for a tasty meal. This recipe is wonderful when you serve with a side of rice. You can also add some sriracha sauce to spice things up.

If you don’t want to steam the vegetables, you can instead add the vegetables to the chicken while it’s getting cooked. The full printable recipe is below. This recipe is great to use up the chicken I purchase in bulk from Zaycon Foods.

Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe Ingredients

This recipe requires juts a few ingredients.

½ Pound boneless chicken

1 Tbsp tamari sauce

1 Tbsp rice vinegar

1 Tbsp sesame oil

¼ Cup chopped carrots, steamed

¼ Cup chopped green beans, steamed

¼ Cup peas, steamed

¼ Cup corn, steamed

Sesame seeds to taste

Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe Directions

First cut the chicken in cubes and take to a pan over medium heat. Next cook the chicken for 1 minute. Add the tamari sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the chicken is golden brown and set aside. In a bowl mix the carrots, green beans, peas and corn. If you don’t want to steam the vegetables, you can instead add the vegetables to the chicken while it’s getting cooked. Add the cooked chicken and mix it. Top with sesame seeds, serve and enjoy. YUM!

Print Recipe

Easy Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp tamari sauce
• 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• ¼ Cup chopped carrots steamed
• ¼ Cup chopped green beans steamed
• ¼ Cup peas steamed
• ¼ Cup corn steamed
• Sesame seeds to taste

Instructions

• Cut the chicken in cubes and take to a pan over medium heat.
• Cook the chicken for 1 minute.
• Add the tamari sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, and continue cooking until the chicken is golden brown and set aside.
• In a bowl mix the carrots, green beans, peas and corn.
• Add the cooked chicken and mix it.
• Top with sesame seeds, serve and enjoy.