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Panda Express has recently launched a new item: orange chicken with bacon. Yes, everyone’s favorite orange chicken got together with bacon and they are now happily married in this new dish.
I am sure you have seen it on TV ads, and have already tried it, so now how do you make it? Testing again!
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A few readers have requested a copycat Panda Express orange chicken with bacon recipe. I’ve got you covered!
The idea is very easy, once you know how to make orange chicken (click here for my super yummy and easy orange chicken recipe), you can just add bacon to it.
The key is to cut your bacon into bite sized pieces, and cook it in a small pan until they are super crispy. After you make your orange chicken, toss in the bacon pieces, do a couple of quick stirs and you are done.
Serve warm with steamed rice and you can have a quick and healthy Chinese takeout at home!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 423 calories per serving.
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Panda Express Orange Chicken With Bacon
Ingredients
- 8 oz (230g) boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 teaspoons cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3 slices Applewood-smoked bacon (pan-fried/baked till crisp, cut into pieces)
- oil for deep-frying
- salt and sugar to taste
Frying Batter:
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 2 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup water (ice cold)
- 1/2 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 pinch salt
Orange Sauce:
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce sauce (Huy Fong "Rooster" brand, (optional))
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 5 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (red wine vinegar or Chinese white vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix in all the Orange Sauce ingredients. Set aside.
Make the Frying Batter
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs and mix in the rest of the Frying Batter ingredients until batter is smooth. Drop in the chicken cubes and mix well. Heat up a pan or wok with deep-frying oil.
- Gently drop in the battered chicken cubes, one by one, making sure it is spread out to prevent sticking and overcrowding the wok. Deep-fry until color changes to golden brown and completely cooked. Dish out and drain on paper towels.
- Make the Main Recipe
- Heat up the pan/wok or over medium-high heat with 2 teaspoons of cooking oil. Stir-fry the garlic until fragrant.
- Gently pour in the Orange Sauce mixture, stir until the sauce thicken. You may adjust additional seasoning as per taste, i.e. water (if sauce is too thick, cornstarch solution, to thicken the sauce), add salt, sugar, chili sauce, to taste.
- Toss in the deep-fried chicken and bacon, stir well, dish out and ready to serve with warm steamed white rice.
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
I can’t thank you enough. I love Chinese food very much. Orange Chicken looks really good. Now with this recipe, I can try at home.
Can you give a hint as to how much sugar and salt to start with? I want to learn chinese cooking, and have no idea how much should even be in it. It sounds delicious.
I made this for dinner today for my family so I doubled the recipe and it came out perfect! The orange sauce was lighter than most restaurants and had a bright fresh taste. Everyone was trying to steal the last portion. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I will definitely keep it with my faves.
what utensils did you use to make this like exact precise cooking/ frying pans?
I know this is pretty random, but someone gave me your book a couple of years ago and having no experience in asian cooking at all, it turned me into first passable and then quite skilled and I just want to thank you for writing the book and sharing the valuable information about technique, as well as your many wonderful recipes. So happy to finally found you online as well.
Great thanks Tammy!
I’m very got at taking short cuts – I start with honey breaded nuggets and follow the rest of the recipe.
Good idea Janet, I am sure it will taste super delicious!
Hi Bee,
I was wondering whether the recipe stated red wine vinegar or just red wine?
Thank you! Can’t wait to try this recipe:)
Vinegar.
I’m so pleased to have found your wonderful site. Your recipes are delicious and easy to follow. My daughter in law is a native born Chinese and being able to follow your recipes is like having my sweet bonus daughter close to me :-)
Hi Tony, do you mean https://rasamalaysia.com/orange-chicken-recipe/?
Happy cooking this Panda Express Orange Chicken with Bacon. :)
It does tastes great! I made this for yesterday’s dinner and it’s definitely great to be eaten with rice (after all, i’m Asian) Thanks for such a great recipe!
Wow, you are fast. So glad you tried this Panda Express orange chicken with bacon recipe.