Air Fryer General Tso’s Chicken

With the help of your air fryer, this popular General Tso's Chinese chicken dish can be made fresh in your home and on your table faster than delivery. Bonus is that the chicken is air-fried instead of deep-fried making

Basic Details:

Prep time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Servings:

4

Yield:

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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 4 servings

Sauce:

  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha

Chicken:

  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon chopped scallions, or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds, or to taste

Directions

  1. For the sauce: Combine broth, sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, cornstarch, garlic, and Sriracha in a medium saucepan. Whisk until cornstarch is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low.

  2. Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

  3. Place chicken, cornstarch, and soy sauce into a bowl and stir until chicken is evenly coated. Transfer chicken to the air fryer basket. Spray with cooking spray.

  4. Cook in the preheated air fryer for 8 minutes. Shake the basket, breaking up any pieces that have stuck together, and spray with cooking spray again. Continue to cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes more.

  5. Transfer chicken to a large bowl. Pour sauce over chicken and toss to coat. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories

201

Fat

7g

Carbs

9g

Protein

25