30+ Chinese Chicken Recipes to Make at Home

A collection of saucy, sticky, and crispy Chinese and Chinese-fusion chicken recipes, perfect for when you're craving take-out but want to cook at home!

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When you think of takeout, Chinese and Chinese-fusion dishes always come to mind because they’re incredibly delicious, flavorful, and perfect for feeding a hungry family. These recipes are also easier to make at home than you’d think! That’s why I’ve put together a list of my all-time favorite Chinese chicken takeout recipes, ranging from sweet and savory to spicy. Each recipe is made with incredibly fresh and flavorful ingredients and spices. To start, try one of my most popular Copycat Recipes with an incredible sauce, Panda Express Orange Chicken. For a more budget-friendly option, try my Ground Chicken Stir-Fry made with bell peppers and a savory sauce. These recipes are easy to make and perfect for busy weeknights!

Chinese Chicken Dishes

A collection of Chinese and Chinese-inspired chicken dishes, including a list of copycat recipes from your favorite restaurants!

Chinese Chicken Dishes

Try these classic Chinese and Chinese-fusion recipes, made with tender chicken, crispy coatings, and tossed with incredibly delicious sauces!

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General Tso’s Chicken Recipe
General Tso's Chicken is a favorite Chinese food takeout that is made fresh right in your own kitchen. Perfect for a night in. Try it soon!
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chicken in a skillet ready to serve
Cashew Chicken Recipe
Cashew Chicken is tasty dish that is sweet, crunchy, and covered in tangy, sticky sauce. Perfect for weeknight dinner that everyone will love!
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Chinese chicken dinner in a white bowl over rice
Kung Pao Chicken Recipe
Kung Pao Chicken is the spicy sweet Chinese stir-fry you love, easily made at home. Better than takeout and ready in only 40 minutes!
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finished chicken in sauce in skillet.
Baked Orange Chicken Recipe
Baked Orange Chicken made with Panda Express Orange Chicken Copycat Sauce. An easy baked recipe that's healthier than frying in 30 minutes!
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Skillet Sesame Chicken on a plate with rice and veggies
Skillet Sesame Chicken
Skillet Sesame Chicken is an easy way to make a favorite Chinese dish. It’s just as quick as takeout and even more delicious with sweet and tangy flavors.
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Cooked chicken in sauce in pot
3 Ingredient Orange Chicken
3 Ingredient Orange Chicken in less than 20 minutes! Easy orange marmalade bbq sauce and crispy chicken make for a quick and tasty dinner!
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Curry chicken with Veggies on rice
Easy Curry Chicken Recipe
Easy Curry Chicken is just like your favorite Chinese takeout restaurant. It's ready to eat in less than 30 minutes—faster than delivery!
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chicken and veggies in sauce with rice on white plate
Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
Sweet and Sour Chicken with crispy chicken, pineapple, and bell peppers tastes just like takeout without the food coloring. Try this today!
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chicken bowl
Spicy Hoisin Chicken Bowls Recipe
Spicy Hoisin Chicken Bowls is the perfect quick, easy recipe using pre-marinated chicken. Comes together in just 20 minutes – try it tonight!
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chicken and veggies on a bed of rice in a bowl with chopsticks
Szechuan Chicken Recipe
Szechuan Chicken is an easy stir-fry recipe with tender, flavorful chicken pieces, veggies, and red Thai chilies that provide a spicy kick!
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Chicken and vegetables in a bowl
Chop Suey Recipe
Chop Suey is a delicious Chinese dish that's perfect for using up leftovers. Made with chicken, broccoli, and baby corn tossed in sauce.
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General Tso's Chicken Stir Fry plated on rice with chopsticks off to right side
General Tso’s Chicken Stir-Fry
General Tso’s Chicken Stir-Fry is an easy dinner that cooks in 15 minutes! With tender chicken, broccoli and carrots in a spicy tangy sauce.
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Chicken served in bowl with chop sticks
Easy Sesame Chicken Recipe
Easy Sesame Chicken made at home so you can skip the takeout and enjoy your favorite, crispy Chinese restaurant entree in just 30 minutes!
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Cooked chicken in-between chopsticks.
Easy Bourbon Chicken Recipe
Easy Bourbon Chicken is a one-pan meal making crispy, sweet, and sticky chicken just like the kind you grew up eating at the mall! Try today!
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Chicken Fried Rice in bowl with chopsticks on plate
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice is even more flavorful and fresh than takeout. Made in one skillet with juicy chicken, tender rice, and mixed veggies.
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Ground Chicken Recipes

Use ground meat to make Chinese cooking that’s easy, crispy, and affordable!

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Ground Orange Chicken Recipe
Ground Orange Chicken is made in one pan and only takes 20 minutes using a Panda Express copycat sauce. So much healthier than the original!
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Ground General Tso's Chicken in bowl with Rice
Ground General Tso’s Chicken
Ground General Tso's Chicken is a healthy twist on popular takeout! All the garlicky, sweet, spicy flavor you love ready in just 20 minutes!
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Chicken on plate with rice and wontons
Ground Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
Ground Sweet and Sour Chicken is a healthy version of Chinese takeout. Chicken stir fry in the same great sauce with less calories and work!
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Chicken served on plate with rice and broccoli
Ground Chicken Stir Fry Recipe
Ground Chicken Stir Fry is a tasty, healthy twist on Hunan Chicken! Perfect for any weeknight meal and made in just 20 minutes. Try it today!
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Finished burrito with rice, chicken, and veggies
Orange Chicken Burrito Recipe
Orange Chicken Burrito with Panda Express Orange Chicken sauce takes 30 minutes to make and tastes like a mix of two favorite takeout spots.
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ground poultry on a plate of rice, dumplings, and broccoli
Ground Sesame Chicken Recipe
Easy Ground Sesame Chicken delivers that classic sticky-sweet take-out flavor you love, made lighter and ready in just 20 minutes!
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Slow Cooker Recipes

For a set-it-and-forget-it dinner recipe that tastes like your favorite takeout, try these crockpot versions!

Chicken on a white plate with green beans, rice, an orange slice and chopsticks.
Slow Cooker Orange Chicken Recipe
Easy Slow Cooker Orange Chicken is an amazing dinner with tender chicken in better than takeout orange chicken. This will be a favorite!
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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken on serving plate over rice
Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken is a simple, set and forget meal, in a sweet and savory sauce that is as good as Asian takeout.
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Slow Cooker General Tso’s Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker General Tso’s Chicken is the easiest recipe for a favorite Chinese dish! Sweet and tangy chicken, perfect for serving over rice!
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Copycat Recipes

These recipes will bring you back to your best restaurant experience, made with fresh ingredients and spot-on flavors to match your favorite menus!

chicken in bowl with slice of lemon and greens
P.F. Chang’s Orange Peel Chicken (Copycat) Recipe
P.F. Chang's Orange Peel Chicken is crispy, spicy, and sweet with bright orange flavor. Healthier and cheaper than the restaurant version!
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Asian chicken bowl
Panda Express Firecracker Chicken Breast (Copycat) Recipe
Panda Express Firecracker Chicken Breast with marinated white meat and peppers in a spicy black bean sauce. An authentic copycat recipe!
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Served in bowl
Panda Express String Bean Chicken Breast Copycat Recipe
Panda Express String Bean Chicken Breast cooked in a wok in a light ginger-soy sauce. A tasty, healthy, perfect Copycat recipe to try tonight!
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assembled lettuce wraps on plate, 4x3
P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
P.F. Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a healthy and easy-to-make appetizer. It's one of the most popular recipes on their menu! Try today!
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PF Chang Chicken in pan
P.F. Chang’s Spicy Chicken Recipe
P.F. Chang's Spicy Chicken is a Chinese takeout favorite that can be made at home. It's easy to make and ready in 30 minutes. Try it tonight!
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Prepared honey sesame chicken pieces in bowl with broccoli and rice.
Panda Express Honey Sesame Chicken Breast (Copycat)
With my Panda Express Honey Sesame Chicken Breast copycat recipe, you will always be able to enjoy this sweet crispy chicken entree.
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Panda Express Kung Pao Chicken Recipe
Panda Express Kung Pao Copycat Recipe has all the authentic flavors you love from your favorite take out restaurant.
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chicken with sauce and cashews
Cheesecake Factory’s Spicy Cashew Chicken Recipe
Save your money on take-out and try this Cheesecake Factory Spicy Cashew Chicken Copycat at home. You'll be sure to make it again and again!
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sticky chicken in a bowl
Panda Express Orange Chicken (Copycat) Recipe
Tender chicken fried crisp and tossed in my spot-on copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken Sauce. You'll save a fortune and skip the lines!
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This collection is full of recipes my whole family approves of, and I love re-creating my favorite restaurant dishes. Make sure to let me know in the comments below which recipe was your favorite. For more great options, check out my 20 Panda Express Copycat Recipes, and my Delicious Chinese Appetizers!

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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