Budget Bytes · by Beth Moncel★ 5.0 (7)
Kung Pao Chicken
NUTRITION · PER SERVING60M COOK
CAL 22%·PRO 49%
CARBS 50G45% OF CAL
3G FIBER40G OTHER7G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 15G32% OF CAL
2G SAT13G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Crisp stir-fried chicken and vegetables in a bold, savory-sweet sauce with peanuts. Better than takeout and ready in under an hour.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 2 Tbsp corn starch (divided, $0.12)
- 2 Tbsp water (divided (plus more to cook the rice) $0.00)
- 3 Tbsp vegetable oil (divided, $0.12)
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce (divided, $0.18)
- 3 Tbsp rice wine (divided, see notes, $0.41)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced (about 2 tsp) $0.08)
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (see notes, $2.67)
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar ($0.06)
- 2 Tbsp sambal (chili sauce, see notes, $0.30)
- 1 tsp sesame oil ($0.12)
- 1 medium bell pepper (I used a green bell pepper, $0.86)
- ½ lb carrots ($1.26)
- 1 bunch green onions ($0.75)
- ½ cup roasted unsalted peanuts ($0.42)
- 1 ½ cups uncooked jasmine rice ($0.42)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 60M
CAL 22%·PRO 49%
CARBS 50G45% OF CAL
3G FIBER40G OTHER7G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 15G32% OF CAL
2G SAT13G UNSAT
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 683mg
- Total sugar
- 7g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 547mg
- Calcium
- 36mg
- Iron
- 0.88mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 683MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.