Weight Watchers General Tso's Chicken

Submitted by xpnsve

"Great WW recipe from a meeting. 8Points plus per serving."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup canned reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 2 medium scallions, chopped
• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes or 1 dried chili, minced
• 1 lb uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 cups cooked white rice, kept hot

directions

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and ginger; set aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add scallions, garlic and pepper and cook 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook until browned all over, about 5 minutes.
3. Add reserved sauce and simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
4. Serve chicken and sauce over rice. Yields about 1 cup of chicken and sauce and 1/2 cup of rice per serving.

Reviews

[donnie27]

This is a little different than General Tso's chicken, but it was absolutely delicious. Am trying to make every dish a little healthier lately and was not expecting such a great flavor in such a simple to make dish. <br/>I didn't change any ingredients, but did cut the sugar down to 1 1/2 T., but after eating it, I think next time I will only use 1 T. (I don't think we will miss the extra sweetness, and it saves a few calories.)<br/>I also almost doubled the chicken broth because the sauce got very thick quickly, and we like ours not quite so "gelatinous", if that is a word.....?? <br/>Any recipe that makes my family go back for seconds is 5 stars in my book.<br/>Next time I will add water chestnuts, green pepper strips, and some asparagus.<br/>Donna<br/>.

 

[Abby Girl]

Incredible dish which I served over brown rice. I double checked the points and I came out with 8 points....so just beware. My DH and I were very impressed with this meal and will plan on doing it again and again!!! Thanks for the posting!

 

[Chill]

I don't think this tastes like General Tso's chicken, that said it was good. I added some red bell peppers, chunks of onion and sliced water chestnuts to give it more texture.

 

[PennyLane22]

Ok, so I only made the sauce and used it in some frozen stir fry veggies. But it was so easy and fantastic! Very satisfying and yummy! Thanks for this recipe... I'll definitely be making this instead of buying the crap in the bottles.

 

[Sal from Maine]

This was really good. I don't usually eat it from restaurants but my husband does & said it was very good. The spice was just right for me. It was very simple to make and will definitely make again. I used sesame oil becuase I had it on hand & didn't want to spend $5 on the peanut oil. I served it on lo main noodles but won't again, just becuase the WW pts are double what the white rice was. It was tasty but if you're watching points...It's only 4 pts if you take the rice out of the recipe.