Favorite Recipe of the Week!

As we are cooking at home more (and branching out from our beloved slow cooker) this summer, we have decided to post our favorite recipe each week!

This week, our favorite recipe as been Kung Pao chicken! Mmm!

We adapted a recipe from blogchef.net that we found on pinterest. Here is the recipe:

• 2 chicken breasts (cut into 1 inch by 1 inch squares)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons chopped onions
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/3 cup dry roasted peanuts (we added some extra to the top because we are addicted and obsessed with peanuts)

1. Combine chicken and cornstarch in a small bowl and toss to coat. Heat sesame oil in large pan over medium heat. Add chicken and stir-fry for 8-10 minutes or until cooked. Remove and set aside.
2. Add onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and powdered ginger to the pan and stir fry for 15 seconds. I also had to add a little more sesame oil because my pan was pretty dry at this point! :)
3. Combine vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in a small bowl. Mix wekk and add sauce to the pan.
4. Return chicken to the pan and coat with sauce. Stir in roasted peanuts and let simmer for 2-3 minutes to make sure chicken in coated. The recipe said to top with green onions We chose to top with peanuts!

We also ate ours with Uncle Ben's Ready Rice- Jasmine. We are really obsessed with these rice pouches since we live in an apartment and have a small stove that makes it difficult to have more than 2 pans going. The rice is also perfect and quick. This one is a little higher in calories than we like (it has 250 calories per cup), but we really like the sweet flavor when we make Asian dishes.

This little experiment went really well! The chicken had good flavor with a little kick to it, so it paired well with the sweeter rice! Hope you enjoy! :)