Quick & Easy Mongolian Chicken Recipe
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 562kcal
Faster than takeout! This Quick & Easy Mongolian Chicken Recipe is ready in just 30 minutes and is so tasty! Gluten-Free option too!
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Equipment
- skillet
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds chicken thinly sliced
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ½ cup avocado oil or vegetable oil
Sauce ingredients:
- ¼ cup soy sauce gluten free or reduced sodium is fine
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons avocado oil or vegetable oil
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- Add sauce ingredients to a small bowl, whisk before pouring into a small sauce pan on medium heat. Cook for 5-10 minutes to allow sauce to thicken. Turn off heat and set aside.
- Use paper towels to remove any excess moisture from the sliced chicken.
- Add cornstarch to a large bowl. Add the sliced chicken and use clean hands to fully coat each piece of chicken.
- Heat ½ cup avocado oil in a large saucepan on medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add sliced chicken, working in batches if necessary in order to leave room between the pieces.
- Remove the chicken from the oil and place on a paper-towel lined plate to allow excess oil to drip off. Drain any excess oil from the skillet and place it back on the heat.
- Add the sauce to the hot skillet. Add the chicken and stir to ensure each piece is coated in the sauce. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat and serve chicken warm with rice if desired.
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Notes
Notes:
Top chicken with sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds and even crushed red pepper flakes for extra heat.
Top chicken with sliced green onions, toasted sesame seeds and even crushed red pepper flakes for extra heat.
Nutrition
Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 874mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg