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Kung Pao Chicken

Spicy, flavorful and delicious!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: chicken, Dinner
Cuisine: Asian, Dinner
Keyword: Chicken, Dinner, stir fry, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner, Zucchini
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 3 large chicken breast
  • Salt
  • 8 cloves garlic - minced
  • 1 tablespoon ginger - minced or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup bells peppers diced - red yellow or orange
  • 4 small zucchini - cut into rounds then sliced in half
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 4 green onions - diced white and light green parts only
  • 6 dried chili peppers - soaked in water you can use red pepper flakes in lieu of the peppers
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha
  • 1/4 cup peanuts

Instructions

  • Soak your chili peppers in water for at 20 minutes.
  • Slice your chicken into bite size chunks and season with salt.
  • In a skillet, add garlic, ginger, bell peppers, zucchini, sesame oil, green onions. chicken chunk, chili peppers and salt.
  • Heat to medium high heat and stir until chicken is cooked through.
  • Add soy sauce, honey, sriracha and peanuts and stir until everything is coated.
  • Serve over rice or on it's own.