Grammy's Kitchen · Kung Pao Chicken · Skinny Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken
One of 32 kung pao chicken recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
It ranks #30 of 32 for sweetness perceived among the kung pao chicken recipes we compared. 31 cooks on therecipecritic.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 49% | 20% |
| sweetener | 17% | 3% |
| thickener | 3% | 1% |
| aromatics | 2% | 34% |
| vegetables and beans | 56% | 22% |
| fat | 7% | 5% |
| acid | 0% | 4% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 567 g | 1 1/4 pounds cubed boneless skinless chicken breasts pieces (cut into bite-sized chunks) |
| 1 g | 1/8 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons olive oil |
| 120 g | 1 large chopped red bell pepper |
| 200 g | 1 medium chopped zucchini |
| 80 g | 2/3 cup roasted cashews (or roasted peanuts) |
| **4-6 dried red chili peppers (found in Asian supermarkets or the International section- see NOTE) | |
| 128 g | 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup water |
| 64 g | 3 tablespoons honey |
| 34 g | 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce |
| 9 g | 3 cloves minced garlic |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper chili flakes (or more to taste) |
| 16 g | 2 tablespoons cornstarch ( or arrowroot powder) |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons water |
Method: 7 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Just made and ate this, it was delicious. I didn't end up making this in the slow cooker, so just followed the instructions for the stove, but it was super delicious. The only difference I did was to coat the chicken in cornflour first just to try and crisp ” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made this for dinner for me, my fiancé, and my 7 year old and we all rated this 5/5 ✨ SO good and easy to make. I did only use 1/4 Tsp. red pepper flakes so it wasn’t too spicy for my kid. This will be on our weekly rotation. AMAZING!” — a cook, 5.0★