Chinese General Chicken - Ww Core

CoreChick's Note:

This is a very tasty version of General Tso's chicken. If you are following Weight Watchers Core, the cornstarch is less than a half point per serving. On Flex, this is about 6 points per serving.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons Splenda granular, artificial sweetener
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 medium scallions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 2 cups cooked brown rice

Directions:

1. Cut chicken into 2 inch pieces.
2. In a small bowl, mix together chicken broth, cornstarch, Splenda, soy sauce, vinegar and ginger. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add scallions, garlic and pepper. Cook 2 minutes, add chicken and cook until browned, about 5 more minutes.
4. Add sauce and simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
5. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

Reviews

[Marg (CaymanDesigns)]

Good taste, but not like the General Tso we get at our local takeout place. I used sugar instead of Splenda since the recipe I had from the WW site called for sugar. I served it over steamed broccoli and white rice. A good, healthy chicken and rice dish that I'll make again.

[TeresaS]

Excellent flavor! Next time I'm going to throw some veggie in. I did use pheasant breast instead of chicken and ended up adding about 1/2 cup of water to thin out the sauce. Mine thicken up instantly when it hit the pan and became a thick blob of meat. Adding the water made it perfect. It didn't take away from the nice strong flavor either. I also cut the recipe in half. Thanks for posting. :)

[buckeyegirl7]

LOVED this recipe! Chinese food is one of my favorites, but this is even better than anything you can get in a restaurant -- AND it's super easy. Thanks for the great, healthy recipe!