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Kung Pao Chicken

Here's how you make Kung Pao Chicken
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 15m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 5 cups fresh broccoli florets (small)
  • Kraft Catalina dressing (1/4 cup, divided)
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter (Kraft smooth peanut butter)
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce (hot chilli sauce)
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 green onions, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon gingerroot, minced
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks (I use a 14oz can of pineapple tidbits, drained)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the water and broccoli in a non-stick skillet, cover and cook over high heat for about 5 minutes or until crisp tender.

  • Step 2: Meanwhile, mix 2 tablespoons dressing, peanut butter, soy sauce, Sriracha sauce and pepper until well blended; set aside.

  • Step 3: Cut 3 green onions into 1 inch pieces; thinly slice remaining onions.

  • Step 4: Remove broccoli from skillet; cover to keep warm. Heat remaining dressing in skillet on medium-high heat.

  • Step 5: Add garlic and ginger; cook and stir 1 min.

  • Step 6: Add chicken; cook 2 min, stirring frequently.

  • Step 7: Stir in peanut butter mixture, 1 inch onion pieces and pineapple; cook 5-7 min or until chicken is done and sauce is thickened, stirring frequently to scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet.

  • Step 8: Transfer chicken mixture to platter; top with thinly sliced onions; surround with broccoli.

  • Step 9: Serve with hot cooked rice.


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