Description
Panda Express Mushroom Chicken Copycat is a delightful dish that brings the beloved flavors of the popular restaurant right into your home kitchen. This quick and easy recipe features tender chicken breast, crisp zucchini, and savory mushrooms, all coated in a rich, flavorful sauce made from soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. Perfect for busy weeknights or casual family dinners, this dish takes only 20 minutes to prepare and is sure to impress with its vibrant presentation and mouthwatering taste. Serve it over rice or noodles for a complete meal that satisfies everyone at the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast (thinly sliced)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups mushrooms (cleaned and quartered)
- 1 large zucchini (cut into half circles)
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Marinate chicken in a mixture of soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and cornstarch for at least 30 minutes.
- Prepare the sauce by mixing water, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and cornstarch in a bowl.
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over high heat and cook the marinated chicken until browned. Remove from skillet.
- Sauté mushrooms and zucchini until crisp-tender; return chicken to skillet.
- Add garlic and ginger; cook for another minute.
- Pour in the prepared sauce; stir-fry until thickened.
- Serve immediately over rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir-Frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approximately 245g)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 75mg