Paleo Running Momma· by Michele★ 4.5 (145)

General Tso's Chicken in the Instant Pot {Paleo}

Name: General Tso's Chicken in the Instant Pot {Paleo}
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp coconut aminos; 2 tbsp blackstrap molasses (or raw honey); 2 Tbsp coconut sugar; 1/4 cup rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar); 2 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 tsp crushed red pepper (more or less to suit spice preference); 1 tsp sesame oil; 1.5 lbs chicken thighs or breasts (cut into 2” pieces); 1/3 cup arrowroot starch (or tapioca); 1 egg (whisked); 2 Tbsp coconut oil; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1.5 inches ginger (minced); 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 1/2 cup chicken bone broth; Thinly sliced scallions for garnish; Additional sesame seeds for garnish; 2 tsp arrowroot + 2 Tbsp broth to thicken sauce after chicken cooks

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 5 · 30m total

Servings

Calories

24% of a 2,000 cal day

478KCAL

Protein

25g50% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat31g

40%

Saturated11g

56%

Unsaturated20g

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Total Carbs41g

15%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars10g

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incl. Added Sugars9g

18%

Starch30g

—

Sodium278mg

12%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A paleo take on General Tso's chicken made in the Instant Pot in under 30 minutes. Spicy and sweet with coconut aminos instead of soy sauce, served over cauliflower rice.

Ingredients

5 SERVINGS

⅜ cupcoconut aminos
2 tbspblackstrap molasses — or raw honey
2 tbspcoconut sugar
¼ cuprice vinegar — or apple cider vinegar
2 tbsptomato paste
2 tspcrushed red pepper
1 tspsesame oil
1½ lbchicken thighs — cut into 2-inch pieces, or chicken breasts
⅓ cuparrowroot starch — or tapioca
1egg — whisked
2 tbspcoconut oil
4garlic — minced
1½ inchginger — minced
1 tbsptoasted sesame seeds
½ cupchicken bone broth
scallions — thinly sliced
sesame seeds — optional
2 tsparrowroot + 2 Tbsp broth to thicken sauce after chicken cooks

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Method

30m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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