Chinese Chicken Recipes
Chinese-style chicken recipes for Western kitchens, including stir-fries, fried rice, takeout-style sauces, and rice bowls.
Chicken is one of the most useful proteins for international home cooks learning Chinese-style dinners. It is easy to find, quick to cook, and flexible enough for stir-fries, fried rice, noodle bowls, and takeout-style sauces.
This collection groups the site's chicken recipes so visitors can compare mild family dinners, high-protein rice bowls, and familiar takeout adaptations without needing restaurant equipment.
Recipes in This Collection
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Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Make a Chinese-style chicken and broccoli stir-fry with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, cornstarch, and accessible oyster sauce substitutions.
27 minutes | Easy | None heat -
Ginger Scallion Chicken Rice Bowls
Make Chinese-style ginger scallion chicken rice bowls with chicken, rice, green onions, ginger, soy sauce, and practical substitutions.
30 minutes | Easy | None heat -
Soy Sauce Chicken Thighs
Cook soy sauce chicken thighs in a skillet with ginger, garlic, brown sugar, green onion, and a glossy sauce for rice bowls.
34 minutes | Easy | None heat -
Kung Pao Chicken with Peanuts
Cook a family-friendly kung pao chicken with peanuts, bell pepper, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and optional chili crisp.
27 minutes | Medium | Mild heat -
Orange Chicken Bites
Cook orange chicken bites at home with supermarket chicken, fresh orange juice, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and a shallow skillet method.
36 minutes | Medium | None heat -
Sesame Chicken Rice Bowls
Make sesame chicken rice bowls with pan-browned chicken, soy sauce, honey or brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and broccoli.
32 minutes | Easy | None heat -
Chicken Chow Mein
Cook chicken chow mein with thin chicken, cabbage, carrot, green onion, soy sauce, oyster sauce alternatives, and spaghetti-friendly noodles.
34 minutes | Medium | None heat -
Sweet and Sour Chicken Skillet
Make sweet and sour chicken at home with bell peppers, onion, pineapple, ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and a simple skillet method.
36 minutes | Easy | None heat -
General Tso's Chicken
Make General Tso's chicken at home with skillet-browned chicken, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, hoisin, and mild chili options.
36 minutes | Medium | Mild heat -
Cashew Chicken
Cook cashew chicken with chicken, roasted cashews, bell pepper, onion, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and oyster sauce alternatives.
32 minutes | Easy | None heat -
Honey Garlic Chicken
Cook honey garlic chicken with chicken pieces, soy sauce, honey, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame seeds, green onion, and broccoli or rice.
28 minutes | Easy | None heat -
Lemon Chicken
Make lemon chicken at home with skillet-browned chicken, fresh lemon juice, soy sauce, honey or sugar, garlic, ginger, and rice.
30 minutes | Easy | None heat -
Chicken Fried Rice
Make chicken fried rice with leftover rice, diced chicken, egg, peas, carrot, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
26 minutes | Easy | None heat
FAQ
- Which Chinese chicken recipe is easiest for beginners?
- Chicken broccoli stir-fry, honey garlic chicken, cashew chicken, and chicken fried rice are the easiest starting points.
- Can I use chicken breast instead of chicken thigh?
- Yes. Chicken breast works in most recipes, but cut it evenly and avoid overcooking because it dries faster than thigh.
- Which chicken recipes are best for family dinners?
- Honey garlic chicken, lemon chicken, sesame chicken rice bowls, sweet and sour chicken, and chicken fried rice are mild and family-friendly.