Name: P.F. Chang’s Spicy Chicken (Copycat) Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Chicken Ingredients; 2 pcs chicken breasts; ¼ cup cornstarch; Vegetable Oil; For the Spicy Chicken Sauce; 5 garlic cloves; ¼ cup Green Onions; 1 cup pineapple juice; ¼ cup Sweet chili sauce; 2 tbsp white vinegar; ½ tsp red pepper flakes

How To Make P.F. Chang’s Spicy Chicken (Copycat)

You can now make this all-time favorite takeout P.F. Chang’s spicy chicken at home, made with pineapple juice, chili sauce, green onions, and vinegar.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

Chicken Ingredients

2 pcschicken breastsboneless, skinless
¼cupcornstarch
vegetable oil

For the Spicy Chicken Sauce

5garlic clovesminced
¼cupgreen onionsthinly sliced green and white parts
1cuppineapple juice
¼cupsweet chili sauce
2tbspwhite vinegar
½tspred pepper flakescrushed

Instructions

Cut the chicken into matchstick-sized pieces and toss with cornstarch.
Heat 1 inch of oil in a large skillet on high heat and fry the chicken in batches until cooked for about 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove chicken to a plate and drain oil, leaving 1 tablespoon or so behind to make the sauce.
Add garlic and half the green onions to a large skillet or wok, cooking for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
Whisk in the pineapple juice, sweet chili sauce, white vinegar, and crushed red pepper flakes.
Bring to a boil and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes until slightly thickened.
Add in the chicken and stir to combine, cooking 2 minutes until sauce is thickened. If the sauce is still thin, add 1 teaspoon cornstarch to 1 tablespoon water and add it to the skillet, stir and cook until thickened.
Stir in remaining green onions and serve immediately.