Pf changs kung pao chicken recipe

Pf changs kung pao chicken recipe

Chicken stir fried with colorful red and yellow bell peppers, crisp celery, crunchy peanuts and P.F. Chang's® Home Menu bold and spicy Kung Pao Sauce, topped with scallions

30min. Prep Time

30min. Total Time

4 Servings

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic, divided
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger, divided
  • 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 3/4 cup P.F. Chang's® Home Menu Kung Pao Sauce
  • 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts, half crushed
  • 2 sliced green onions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet, season with salt and pepper and cook until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon fresh garlic and 1 teaspoon ginger during last 30 seconds of cooking. Transfer to a clean bowl.
  2. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and remaining garlic and ginger to skillet; cook 30 seconds. Add bell peppers and celery to skillet. Cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add chicken back to skillet, leaving any accumulated liquid in bowl behind. Add Kung Pao sauce and peanuts to the skillet, cook until sauce is thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, stir in green onions and serve.

For extra heat, add 1 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes when cooking the vegetables.

Kung Pao Stir Fry

Nutrition Information

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Is PF Chang's Kung Pao Chicken white meat?

Battered white meat chicken, edamame and red bell peppers in a spicy garlic sauce. New!

What is Kung Pao Sauce made of?

Kung pao sauce has two layers of flavor, one is from spices and the other one is from a balance via soy sauce, vinegar and sugar. Firstly, we fry garlic, ginger and scallion with dried red pepper. This taste is called as “胡辣味”,which means fried chili pepper taste.

Is PF Chang's Kung Pao Chicken spicy?

Spicy yet balanced, our Kung Pao Sauce is anything but ordinary thanks to bold ingredients like fermented chili bean sauce and chili flakes, which are complemented with sweet and tangy flavors from apple juice concentrate and vinegar.

What is the pepper in Kung Pao?

The Kung Pao Pepper is a fairly recently introduced hybrid with excellent mildly hot flavor and is often used in Thai and other Southeast Asian cuisine. Fruits start out green and ripen to a bright red. This medium-hot Asian hybrid chile pepper can be used green or red, fresh or dried.