Description
This Easy Mongolian Chicken recipe is a quick and flavorful dish that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner. Tender chicken slices are coated in a savory-sweet sauce with hints of garlic and ginger, served over steamed rice or noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
For the chicken:
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
For the sauce:
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch (for slurry)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 4 green onions, chopped (whites and greens separated)
Instructions
- Toss the chicken: Coat the sliced chicken in cornstarch.
- Cook the chicken: Brown the chicken slices in a skillet, then set aside.
- Sauté aromatics: Cook garlic, ginger, and green onion whites until fragrant.
- Make the sauce: Whisk together soy sauce, water, and brown sugar. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Combine and simmer: Return chicken to the pan, toss in sauce, and simmer until flavors meld.
- Serve: Top with green onion greens and serve over rice or noodles.
Notes
- Serve over steamed rice or noodles.
- Add bell peppers or broccoli for extra veggies.
- Adjust spiciness with more red pepper flakes or sriracha.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
