- prep: 15 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 45 min
Summary
This version of Kung Pao chicken has all the flavors you'd expect from the classic dish, but in a comforting, homestyle spaghetti and meatballs package!
Ingredients
- KUNG PAO SPAGHETTI:
- 1 pound spaghetti (or linguini)
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts (roughly chopped)
- 2 green onions (sliced)
- 2/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock
- 1/2 cup dry sherry (can substitute with equal amount of chicken broth or stock)
- 2 Tbsp red chili paste with garlic (to taste)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- CHICKEN MEATBALLS:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/3 cup yellow onion (finely diced or grated)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup oats
- 1 Tbsp sriracha sauce
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- FOR THE MEATBALL SAUCE:
- 4 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp sriracha sauce
- 2 Tbsp red chili paste with garlic
- 2 Tbsp honey
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 1275 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 45 g 69.19%
- Saturated Fat: 11 g 54.33%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 107 mg 35.76%
- Sodium: 6114 mg 254.73%
- Calcium: 999 mg 99.95%
- Potassium: 2047 mg 58.5%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 20 mg 108.83%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 206 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 58 g 232.9%
- Sugar: 33 g
- Protein: 59 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 6 g
- Vitamin A 22.13%
- Vitamin C 48.95%
- Vitamin D 0.49%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch11
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat5
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total4 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total6 oz-eq