I had a few requests for the mushroom chicken from the Chinese buffet. Unfortunately, they don’t have mushroom chicken at any of the buffets where I live so I hope this is similar to what you’re looking for. I thought this recipe turned out great. I mean with mushrooms, zucchini, and chicken – you can’t go wrong! This recipe takes a little time to prepare but in the end, it’s well worth it. The sauce is really easy to make and is basically a combination of soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and balsamic vinegar. There was just enough sauce to cover the chicken, zucchini and mushrooms. So if you are serving with noodles or rice I would recommend doubling the sauce. As far as the chicken goes you can either use boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs, whichever you prefer. I feel frying the chicken in a mixture of vegetable and sesame oil gives it great flavor. I have many more great recipes from the buffet to come in the near future. Enjoy.
Mushroom Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- cornstarch (for dusting)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 package fresh button mushrooms
- 4 small zucchini
Instructions
- Cut chicken and zucchini into 1” chunks. Lightly dust chicken with a little bit of corn starch until lightly coated.
- Add vegetable and sesame oil to the wok and fry chicken pieces until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Add zucchini and mushrooms to the wok and stir fry for a few minutes. Add soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, minced fresh garlic, and ground ginger to the wok stirring to coat and stir fry until mushrooms and zucchini are fully cooked.
- Return chicken pieces to the wok and coat with sauce, heat thoroughly and serve.
Tony
Wednesday 8th of August 2012
I liked the recipe, didn't have zucchini so i substituted onions. When i make it again, i think i will try a little less balsalmic vinegar...my vinegar seemed to overpower the rest of the great tastes.
Ana
Tuesday 10th of July 2012
I made this for asian night at my house today .. And it was great
Taylor Segen
Sunday 13th of November 2011
Don't think this is a lot like the Panda Express one but it gives a starting point. The chicken Panda Express has doesn't seem to have been dusted but more a seasoned chicken added to the zucchini and mushroom mixture. Will use this recipe for that portion but still need to figure out how they are pre-cooking the chicken for the flavor it lends to the dish. Suggestions welcome!
KT
Wednesday 9th of February 2011
Excellent recipe. This is very tasty and easy to make. I have made it twice in the past 2 weeks. I would recommend using more oil to fry the chicken, maybe doubling it. Anyway, great recipe.
Trista
Friday 2nd of April 2010
I have been looking for this recipe for a long while...When i found this and looked at the pictures it looks just like the Mushroom chicken from the mall i used to eat when i was pregnant!!! I sure hope it tastes just as well!!!!