General Tsao Chicken with Brown Rice and Broccoli
After a busy day, I wanted a simple dinner. I had a bottle of Trader Joe’s General Tsao sauce (also known as General Tso’s sauce), so I made General Tso’s chicken with brown rice and broccoli. The sauce was too spicy for my kids, so I served their chicken with teriyaki sauce, and they loved it. This spicy General Tso’s chicken recipe was a quick, simple, healthy meal, and we all thought it paired nicely with baked vegetable egg rolls.
General Tsao Chicken with Brown Rice and Broccoli
Ingredients:
- Brown rice or garlic rice, cooked per package instructions
- Fresh broccoli crowns, steamed until tender
Chicken:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 5 chicken thighs, fat removed
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- Garlic powder, to taste
- Trader Joe’s General Tsao stir-fry sauce
- Green onions, chopped
How to Make General Tsao Chicken with Brown Rice and Broccoli:
Cook brown rice or garlic rice in a large saucepan, according to the instructions.
Meanwhile, steam the broccoli by placing a steamer in a large saucepan with a few inches of water. Add broccoli florets, cover with a lid, and steam for 2-3 minutes, or until fork-tender.
Prepare the chicken by seasoning the thighs with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder to taste.
Cook the chicken by heating the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken to the hot skillet and cook for 5 minutes per side or until cooked through.
Add sauce to taste, and simmer for 1 minute, tossing so the chicken is evenly coated.
Remove the chicken from the stove. Top with green onions.
Serve immediately with broccoli, rice, and lots of sauce.
Equipment
- Steamer and Large Saucepan with Lid
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- Brown rice or garlic rice cooked per package instructions
- Fresh broccoli crowns steamed until tender
Chicken:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 5 chicken thighs fat removed
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- Garlic powder to taste
- Trader Joe's General Tsao stir-fry sauce
- Green onions chopped
Instructions
- Cook brown rice or garlic rice in a large saucepan, according to the instructions.
- Meanwhile, steam the broccoli by placing a steamer in a large saucepan with a few inches of water. Add broccoli florets, cover with a lid, and steam for 2-3 minutes, or until fork-tender.
- Prepare the chicken by seasoning the thighs with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder to taste.
- Cook the chicken by heating the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken to the hot skillet and cook for 5 minutes per side or until cooked through.
- Add sauce to taste, and simmer for 1 minute, tossing so the chicken is evenly coated.
- Remove the chicken from the stove. Top with green onions.
- Serve immediately with broccoli, rice, and lots of sauce.
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I love General Tsao's chicken- I will have to give this a try.
How much teriyaka sauce do you use?
I used enough sauce to coat both sides of the chicken and extra to dip.
Pam