# General Tso's Chicken & Rice

This recipe shows how to make a delicious and healthy General Tso's chicken dish that packs 50 grams of protein for just 528 calories.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 28 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g chicken breast
- 16 g cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 90 ml reduced sodium soy sauce
- 65 ml hoisin sauce
- 45 g brown sugar or sugar substitute
- 6 g ginger
- 0.5 tsp red pepper flakes
- 12 g cornstarch mixed with water
- 4 cups green onions
- 370 g cooked rice

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
2. Cut chicken breast into 1-inch pieces and red bell pepper into 1-inch pieces.
3. Mix chicken with cornstarch, baking powder, garlic powder, ginger powder, salt, and pepper.
4. Arrange chicken and peppers on a lined baking sheet, spray with oil, and bake for 7-10 minutes, flip, spray again, and bake for an additional 7-10 minutes until golden and cooked through.
5. In a pan, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, minced ginger, and red pepper flakes. Simmer on medium heat.
6. Add cornstarch slurry and cook for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
7. Toss the baked chicken and peppers with the warm sauce.
8. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.

## Equipment

- oven
- baking sheet
- bowl
- pan
- fork
- measuring spoons

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2N8DU6f/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7d97c143-beba-4c0d-a8e9-f42beaf65a7e
- Extracted: 2025-01-25

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