Description
Craving comfort food that’s both delicious and easy to make? This Panda Express Mushroom Chicken copycat recipe features tender chicken, earthy mushrooms, and colorful vegetables tossed in a savory sauce. Perfect for cozy dinners or impressing guests, this dish brings the restaurant experience right into your kitchen. Enjoy it over steamed rice or noodles for a satisfying meal that will leave everyone asking for seconds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb)
- 8 oz fresh shiitake or button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup bell peppers (red and green), sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces and slice mushrooms and bell peppers. Mince garlic.
- In a bowl, combine chicken with soy sauce, oyster sauce, and cornstarch. Marinate for at least 15 minutes.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic until fragrant, then add mushrooms and bell peppers; cook until slightly softened.
- Push veggies aside in the skillet, add marinated chicken, and cook until browned (about 5-7 minutes).
- Pour in chicken broth and sugar; stir until bubbling. Simmer for about 3-5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Serve hot over steamed rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approximately 1 cup (250g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 75mg