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Yields:
4 serving(s)
Preparation Time:
10 mins
Cooking Time:
15 mins
Meal type:
Main Dishes
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by member: moleman2000

General Tsao Chicken

A healthy spin on a traditional favorite chicken and rice dish that's full of taste and flavor.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and ginger; set aside.
  2. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallions, garlic and pepper and cook 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook until browned all over, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add reserved sauce and simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
  4. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.
  5. Yields about 1 cup of chicken and sauce and 1/2 cup of rice per serving.
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Burned the garlic, scallions, and pepper by following the directions. Next time I'll be more careful, but it turned out great.
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21 Feb 11 by member: jennieknits
Awesome!! Used Hot sauce to spice it up!
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07 Feb 11 by member: jessweav
Absolutely amazing!!
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29 Jan 11 by member: Kariann986
Pretty decent flavor. It's not as hot as I normally like my General Tsao, so I also added some hot sauce. I think the sauce could be used to marinate beef and fish too.
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27 Jan 11 by member: CMR
Excellent recipe and very well written out. It was easy enough for a novice like myself to make!
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24 Jan 11 by member: spandolfo
Thanks! We will be making this one again. We used splenda also and Brown Rice.
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23 Jan 11 by member: GMA2KD
Absolutely worth the 6 points, delicious and filling (and excellent with a side of steamed broccoli). Somewhat less spicy than what you would get in a restaurant, but that definitely makes it more kid friendly. The whole family (even my skinny and picky husband) loved this!
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31 Aug 10 by member: Spiderbabyx
This was delicious. The only thing I changed was Splenda for sugar and Perdue Perfect Portions Chicken Breast (Roasted Garlic and White Wine) as it is lower in calories. Otherwise, nothing got changed. Our family loved it. Thank you moleman2000. Very nice dish and perfect nutrition.
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29 Jul 10 by member: The Next Number
Just ate it for dinner and I thought it was so good... Will probably make it again this week... It took a little longer but worth the wait...
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24 May 10 by member: Mom2Jade
LOVED it! This was a hit with the family! I also went with the Splenda/brown rice, will have to make this again soon!
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20 Apr 10 by member: WWing4life
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Nutritional Summary:

There are 298 calories in 1 serving of General Tsao Chicken.
Calorie Breakdown: 12% fat, 46% carbs, 41% prot.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
per serve
per serve
% RI*
Energy
1247 kj
15%
298 kcal
Fat
3.96g
6%
Saturated Fat
0.832g
4%
Trans Fat
0.028g
Monounsaturated Fat
1.462g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.132g
Carbohydrates
33.45g
13%
Sugar
6.81g
8%
Fibre
0.7g
Protein
29.68g
59%
Salt
1.2g
20%
Cholesterol
66mg
Potassium
406mg
20%
* Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal)
15%
of RDI*
(298 cal)
15% RDI
Calorie Breakdown:
 
Carbohydrate (47%)
 
Fat (12%)
 
Protein (41%)
*Based on an RDI of 2000 calories

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