Kung Pao Chicken Recipes to make in the Slow Cooker or the Instant Pot are a perfect idea for dinner when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen! And this slightly-spicy chicken is a take out favorite, and this post has ten amazing recipes for you to try!
PIN the Kung Pao Chicken Recipes to try one later!
Kung Pao Chicken is a spicy Szechuan dish that’s a favorite to order in a Chinese restaurant. And today we’re featuring Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken Recipes, with ten different versions of this favorite dish to try at home!
No matter which cooking method you use, this is a dinner that won’t heat up the kitchen. And homemade Kung Pao Chicken will be cheaper than take-out, and you can adjust the ingredients and spiciness to suit your family. If this famous dish is something you’ve enjoyed in a restaurant, I hope you make one of these recipes right away!
What is Kung Pao Chicken?
This restaurant famous dish always includes pieces of diced chicken, peanuts, and dried red chili peppers. It’s flavored with garlic and ginger, and often has red bell pepper, zucchini, and green onions.
Why make Kung Pao Chicken at home?
Restaurant versions of this favorite chicken dish can sometimes be too spicy for some people. But when you make Kung Pao Chicken at home, you can modify the heat level so it’s just spicy enough for your tastebuds! And you can focus on ingredients your family prefers and switch sugar for another sweetener if you’re watching carbs
How do you get the complete recipe?
Just click any recipe title to see the complete recipe on the original site? All photos are copyrighted to the site that posted the recipe.
More Asian Chicken Recipes to try at Home:
- Orange Chicken Recipes (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot)
- Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Asian Chicken Recipes
- Instant Pot Korean Chicken Recipes
- Slow Cooker Sriracha Chicken
- Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken Recipes
Healthier Kung Pao Chicken from Life Made Sweeter can be made in the Instant Pot or the Slow Cooker and this recipe gives a range for the red pepper flakes so you can customize the level of heat so it’s perfect for your family. The recipe has been wildly popular, and don’t you agree that it looks amazing!
Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken from Pressure Cooking Today uses chunks of chicken spiced with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. And the recipe has tips for cooking the rice at the same time with the pot-in-pot method!
Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken from Creme de la Crumb looks delicious and this uses common ingredients you might have in the house.
Kung Pao Chicken from Six Sisters’ Stuff is an extra-easy recipe that uses purchased Kung Pao Sauce to cook in the slow cooker with the chicken and vegetables.
Extra-easy Pressure Cooker Kung Pao Chicken from Eazy Peazy Mealz uses a purchase Kung Pao Sauce for a dinner that’s on the table in minutes!
Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken from Prevention RD is another recipe that uses common ingredients, and this one includes a lot of healthy veggies, FTW!
More Kung Pao Chicken in the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot:
- Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken From Platings and Pairings
- Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken from Leigh Anne Wilkes
- CrockPot Kung Pao Chicken from Crock Pots and Flip Flops
- Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken from Pressure Luck Cooking
Thanks for taking the time to comment on Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker! We love hearing from fellow slow cooker or pressure cooker fans, especially if you’ve tried or plan to try one of the recipes featured here.
Sometimes comments won’t show up until we publish them. Thanks for understanding!
And if you really like a post, Pins, Shares, and Tweets are always appreciated!