QUICK & EASY Szechuan Chicken with Zing!

This Szechuan chicken recipe is an easy weeknight meal with homemade spicy Chinese sauce, seasoned chicken, and a variety of chili peppers.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 QUICK & EASY Szechuan Chicken
0:45 Marinate Chicken
1:45 Szechuan Sauce
6:06 Cooking Chicken
7:28 Bell Peppers & Jalapenos
8:24 Szechuan Peppercorns
9:34 Adding Chicken & Sauce
10:00 Done!

THINGS YOU’LL NEED:
1 pound chicken breast chopped into bite-sized pieces (you can also use chicken thighs if you'd like)
1/4 cup soy sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon sesame oil, or use olive oil
1 large bell pepper chopped
2 serrano pepper chopped (optional for extra spicy!)
10 dried chile de arbol peppers optional for extra spicy, or use other dried peppers you love
1 tablespoon Szechuan peppercorns or use black peppercorns
1/4 cup peanuts chopped (plus more for garnish - cashews are great here, too!)
FOR THE SZECHUAN SAUCE
1/4 soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon ground ginger, fresh minced ginger is good too
1 tablespoon honey or more for sweeter
1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder fresh minced garlic is good too
1 teaspoon sriracha or more to taste
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 cup chicken stock
1-2 tablespoons cornstarch for thickening
1/2 - 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns, lightly toasted and ground, or use black peppercorns instead
1/2 - 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice
FOR SERVING
Cooked white rice or noodles, spicy chili flakes

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