20 Panda Express Copycat Recipes

The ultimate collection of Panda Express copycat recipes, from entrees to sides and appetizers. Quick, easy, and they taste just like the original recipes!

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Photo collage of three Panda Express copycat recipes, orange chicken, crab rangoon, and chow mein.

Panda Express recipes make it onto the site pretty often, and it felt more and more important to put together a complete collection where you could go to see all of the recipes in one place. There is a huge selection of copycat recipes on the site, but this page is your resource for everything Panda Express! If you’re ready to recreate some of your favorite take-away restaurant dishes in the comfort of your own home, I’ve got you covered. Whether you’re looking for classic Chinese favorites like Fried Rice, or the ever popular one of a kind Orange Chicken recipe, you’ll find something for everyone on this list!

Panda Express Potato Chicken ingredients in serving bowl 1x1
Panda Express Potato Chicken
Panda Express Potato Chicken is an amazing stir fry dish with a filling side of potatoes cooked along with the fresh bell pepper, spices, and sauce.
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bowl of mixed veggies in a white bowl with other bowls of food in background
Panda Express Super Greens (Copycat) Recipe
Panda Express Super Greens Copycat is an easy mix green veggie recipe steamed together in a light broth for a healthy side. Try it out soon!
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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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close up of sauced chicken pieces in white bowl
Panda Express Orange Chicken 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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Panda Express Beijing Beef
Panda Express Beijing Beef with bell peppers and onions, tossed in the wok with a tangy sweet and spicy sauce is a tasty spot-on copycat!
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Chow mein in white bowl with chop sticks
Panda Express Chow Mein (Perfect Copycat)
Perfect Panda Express Chow Mein Copycat with about half the oil! It tastes exactly like you're eating a combo plate with your favorite side.
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Panda Express Shanghai Angus Steak (Copycat) Recipe
Panda Express Shanghai Angus Steak is a quick stir-fry dish with thinly-sliced steak, mushrooms, onions, and green beans in a savory sauce.
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Mushroom and zucchini served in bowl with chicken
Panda Express Zucchini & Mushroom Chicken Recipe
Panda Express Zucchini Mushroom Chicken is the perfect healthy copycat takeout dish. Ready in less time it takes to pick it up! Try tonight!
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sliced chicken on bed of rice with pineapple slices
Panda Express Teriyaki Chicken (Copycat)
Panda Express Teriyaki Chicken made with just a few ingredients and cooked on a super hot grill pan, you’ll be saving yourself a ton of time and money by making it at home!
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Panda Express Sweet and Sour Sauce (Copycat) Recipe
Panda Express Sweet & Sour Sauce is a perfect Copycat that tastes just like the classic Chinese takeout sauce you know and love! Try it soon!
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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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Panda Express Mixed Veggies is a mix of broccoli, zucchini, carrots, string beans and cabbage steamed in chicken stock for added flavor.
Panda Express Mixed Veggies (Copycat)
Panda Express Mixed Veggies is a mix of broccoli, zucchini, carrots, string beans and cabbage steamed in chicken stock for added flavor.
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Walnut Shrimp
Panda Express Honey Walnut Shrimp Recipe
Panda Express Honey Walnut Shrimp are fried with tempura batter and tossed in a honey sauce with sweetened walnuts. The perfect copycat!
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Plate of fried rangoons with bowl of sweet sour sauce
Panda Express Cream Cheese Rangoon
Panda Express Cream Cheese Rangoon with a creamy center and crispy exterior are the perfect appetizer for your next Chinese takeout meal.
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Side view showing chicken and peppers over rice
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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Bites of beef and broccoli on a plate
Panda Express Beef and Broccoli (Copycat) Recipe
Panda Express Beef & Broccoli is a delicious copycat that tastes just like the original! This is sure to make it into the weeknight rotation!
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sliced chicken, peppers, veggies, and rice on a plate
Panda Express SweetFire Chicken Breast (Copycat) Recipe
Panda Express SweetFire Chicken Breast is crispy chicken tossed in a sweet and spicy chili sauce with a kick of heat and some tropical tang!
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Peper chicken with veggies in a bowl
Panda Express Black Pepper Chicken (Copycat) Recipe
A lighter stir-fry Black Pepper Chicken with crisp veggies and a bold peppery flavor. Just like the takeout favorite from Panda Express!
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Panda Express Fried Rice Copycat Recipe
Panda Express Fried Rice is the most popular copycat takeout recipe! This quick and delicious recipe pairs well with any Asian entree!
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I’ve had so many requests when I started re-creating Panda Express Recipes that it became a sort of a mission to get all of them! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do, and be sure to let me know in the comments below which recipe was your favorite. If you’re looking for more easy dinner ideas, definitely check out My 23 Best Burger Recipes and my 36 Easy and Delicious Sloppy Joe Recipes.

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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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    1. You’re welcome. Yummm… Shanghai Angus Steak! Let us know which recipes you tried and tell us what you think!

  1. Looks so very interesting, can’t wait to start making use of your wonderful recipes!! Thank you for allowing me to be one of your members!!

  2. Absolutely delicious I made the kung pao chicken without the Chile’s cuz I have small children we love it. Thank you for sharing

  3. Hi Sabrina,

    Any chance you can create the spicy eggplant that used to be on Panda’s menu?

    How about the creamy cilantro lime dressing from El Pollo Loco?

    Thank you!

  4. One selection Panda Express no longer offers was a favorite of mine:
    Eggplant & Tofu with Garlic Sauce.

  5. There was something that they took off the menu several years ago and I can’t remember what it was called. I’d get it with the Orange Chicken and it was SO good…I’d give anything to 1)remember what it was called, and 2)to have a copycat recipe of it