Healthy Recipes Healthy Ingredient Recipes Healthy Meat & Poultry Recipes Healthy Chicken Recipes Kung Pao Chicken with Bell Peppers 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews Here's an easy chicken recipe you'll definitely want to add to your dinner repertoire. A quick marinade tenderizes the chicken and infuses flavor in this stir fry. Adding a little oil to finish the marinade coats the chicken and helps keep it from sticking to the pan. By Grace Young Grace Young Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Grace Young is an award-winning cookbook author, culinary historian and Chinatown activist. Named the "poet laureate of the wok" by food historian Betty Fussell, Grace has devoted her career to preserving the traditional iron wok and demystifying the ancient cooking utensil for use in contemporary kitchens. With the growing popularity of nonstick cookware, the wok is an endangered culinary tool. She is the first food writer to write extensively about wok hei, the Cantonese term for a stir-fry imbued with the wok's unique fragrance and flavor. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 22, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 cups Nutrition Profile: Dairy-Free Diabetes Appropriate Egg Free Healthy Aging Healthy Immunity High-Protein Low Carbohydrate Low-Calorie Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce plus 1 Tbsp., divided 1 teaspoon dry sherry plus 1 Tbsp., divided 2 teaspoons cornstarch 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons unsalted chicken broth 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar 2 teaspoons chile-garlic sauce (see Tips) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 3 slices fresh ginger, peeled and smashed (see Tips) 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares ¼ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons unsalted dry-roasted peanuts Directions Combine chicken, 2 tsp. soy sauce, 1 tsp. sherry, and cornstarch in a medium bowl. Stir until the cornstarch is no longer visible. Add sesame oil and stir until the chicken is lightly coated. Combine broth, vinegar, chile-garlic sauce, and the remaining 1 Tbsp. soy sauce and 1 Tbsp. sherry in a small bowl. Set aside. Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed carbon-steel wok (or a 12-inch stainless-steel skillet) over high heat until a drop of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact. Swirl in 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil. Add ginger; stir-fry until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Push the ginger slices to the sides and add the chicken in an even layer. Cook, undisturbed, until it begins to brown, about 1 minute. Using a metal spatula, stir-fry the chicken until lightly browned but not cooked through, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate. Swirl in the remaining 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil. Add bell peppers; stir-fry for 1 minute. Return the chicken to the pan along with the reserved sauce; season with salt and stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with peanuts. Tips Tips: You can find chile-garlic sauce in the Asian-foods aisle of most major grocery stores. It is a red sauce often sold in a clear plastic jar. If you can't find it, you can add 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper and 1 tsp. minced garlic with the ginger in Step 3. A slice of ginger is about the size of a quarter. You can smash it with the side of a chef's knife or with the bottom of a small pot or pan. Equipment: 14-inch flat-bottomed carbon-steel wok or 12-inch stainless-steel skillet Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 264 Calories 14g Fat 7g Carbs 25g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Serving Size 1 cup Calories 264 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 7g 3% Dietary Fiber 2g 6% Total Sugars 3g Protein 25g 50% Total Fat 14g 18% Saturated Fat 3g 13% Cholesterol 63mg 21% Vitamin A 1107IU 22% Vitamin C 62mg 69% Folate 26mcg 6% Sodium 459mg 20% Calcium 22mg 2% Iron 1mg 7% Magnesium 41mg 10% Potassium 477mg 10% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved