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SkinnyAmerica General Tso's Chicken

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Skinnymixer’s General Tso’s Chicken features in the Takeaway section of the cookbook SkinnyAmerica.

The General Tso’s Chicken is a cookbook exclusive recipe…

Never had General Tso’s Chicken before? It’s about to become your new favourite fakeaway at home!

Our recipe in SkinnyAmerica is naturally sweetened, rich and slightly spicy. You will love this classic American-Chinese takeout dish – the best part is how fast it is cooked!

What you will need:

SkinnyAmerica General Tso's Chicken

SkinnyAmerica General Tso's Chicken

SkinnyAmerica General Tso's Chicken

SkinnyAmerica General Tso's Chicken

  • chicken breast, cut into large bite size pieces
  • olive oil
  • red capsicum
  • snow peas
  • broccoli florets
  • fresh orange juice
  • brown sugar or coconut sugar
  • light soy sauce, tamari or coconut aminos
  • hoisin sauce
  • rice wine vinegar
  • sesame oil
  • chilli flakes (optional)
  • cornflour 
  • rice flour
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • ginger powder
  • spring onion
  • sesame seeds

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Dietary Variations

This recipe has variations to help make General Tso’s Chicken that are Low Carb, Super Skinny, Paleo, Vegetarian and Low Fodmap

For our low carb and paleo community, you can make your own Hoisin sauce for this recipe. 

Want to know more about the SkinnyAmerica cookbook? 

This is the contents of the cookbook with all the dietary variations included for each. As you can see we have a strong focus on 

  • Dairy-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Nut-free
  • Egg Free
  • Low Carb
  • Paleo
  • Vegetarian
  • Low FODMAP

SkinnyAmerica Contents

SkinnyAmerica Contents

SkinnyAmerica General Tso's Chicken

SkinnyAmerica: General Tso's Chicken

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Course: Dinner, Main
Cuisine: American, Chinese
Keyword: Chicken
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 318kcal

Equipment

  • wok or large pan

Ingredients

  • 1000 g chicken breast
  • brown sugar
  • cornflour
  • garlic powder
  • ginger powder
  • hoisin sauce
  • light soy sauce
  • onion powder
  • orange juice
  • rice flour
  • rice wine vinegar
  • sesame oil
  • sesame seeds
  • spring onion

Instructions

  • This recipe is exclusive to our cookbook: SkinnyAmerica

Notes

Serve with rice or cauliflower rice. Feel free to use whatever stir fry vegetables you have.
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Nutrition

Serving: 233g | Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.9g | Protein: 40.5g | Fat: 8.8g | Saturated Fat: 1.8g | Sodium: 877mg | Sugar: 11.6g