Panda Express Mushroom Chicken Recipe (Copycat)

Panda Express Mushroom Chicken Recipe (Copycat)

 

Make a takeaway favorite at home with this Panda Express mushroom chicken copycat recipe. This dish is prepped and cooked in 30 minutes.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 30 mins
Serves:

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into thin bite sized slices
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 8 fl oz crimini mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 zucchini, medium, cut in half lengthwise, then in ½ inch slices
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tsp ginger, minced (or ½ teaspoon ground ginger)
  • sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Toss the chicken with cornstarch.
  2. Heat the canola and sesame oil in the pan.
  3. Add chicken and cook on medium-high until browned on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

  4. Remove chicken from the pan, and turn the heat up to high.
  5. Add in the mushrooms and zucchini and cook until they start to brown.
  6. Add the garlic and ginger and cook/stir for 30 seconds.
  7. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes as vegetables soften a little.

  8. Add the chicken back in and stir to coat.
  9. Add in the soy sauce, sugar and rice wine vinegar and stir to coat.
  10. Serve with Perfect Brown Rice.

Nutrition

  • Sugar: 5g
  • :
  • Calcium: 38mg
  • Calories: 322kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 13g
  • Cholesterol: 73mg
  • Fat: 18g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Iron: 2mg
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 8g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
  • Potassium: 687mg
  • Protein: 27g
  • Saturated Fat: 4g
  • Sodium: 890mg
  • Trans Fat: 1g
  • Vitamin A: 192IU
  • Vitamin C: 10mg
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