Check out this recipe for Easy General Tso’s Chicken made quickly & easily in the Air Fryer. Such a delicious dinner recipe that’s better than takeout.
Who loves getting take-out? Our favorite is always Chinese food, it’s so good. What if I told you that you can make Easy General Tso’s Chicken using your air fryer?
Pair this with Instant Pot White Rice and don’t miss our Air Fryer Sesame Chicken recipe too!
I bet I have your attention now. Yes, you absolutely can make some super tasty General Tso’s Chicken that is so simple and better for you too because it is made using the air fryer.
Easy General Tso’s Chicken
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If you love to live life on the spicy side, then this Easy General Tso’s Chicken is your perfect dinner. This favorite take-out recipe is lightly breaded and air fried to perfection. Finished off with a zesty sauce that’s sure to grab your attention.
Here are some commonly asked questions
What can I serve with this recipe?
We love to make a little white or brown rice and some steamed broccoli to serve alongside this dinner. It is so simple and a perfect little dinner for two.
What air fryer do you use?
We actually have 3 air fryers. I have a smaller one from Phillips that we started with. I have since given that to my son since he’s only cooking for 1.
But the more I used the air fryer I realized I really wanted a digital screen. It wasn’t any more expensive, in fact- our XL air fryer from GoWISE was less expensive than the Phillips and I love its ease & extra functions.
Plus it comes with a lot of the extra accessories I like to use when cooking with my fryer.
But I when I started working on my second air fryer book, I wanted to change things up. I picked up this Chefman 6.3 Quart Digital Air Fryer+ Rotisserie, Dehydrator, Convection Oven. It has 8 Touch Screen Presets (Fry, Roast, Dehydrate & Bake, BPA-Free, Auto Shutoff) & Accessories Included. It is XL Family Size, which is great!
HOW DO YOU MAKE Easy General Tso’s Chicken in the Air Fryer?
To make the general tso’s sauce
- Combine sesame oil, garlic, and ginger in a small saucepan.
- Cook over low heat for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken broth, soy sauce, sriracha, and hoisin and whisk to combine.
- Add the cornstarch and whisk and continue cooking over low heat until sauce starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
To make the chicken
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, soy sauce and cornstarch. Toss to combine.
- Place chicken in the air fryer basket, spray with olive oil and cook at 400 degrees for 16 minutes.
- Toss chicken halfway through cooking and spray with a little more olive oil.
- Once the chicken is done cooking, transfer to a large bowl and toss with prepared sauce.
- Top with scallion greens and sesame seeds.
Air Fryer Easy General Tso’s Chicken
To make this recipe you will need…
For the sauce
- sesame oil
- ginger
- minced garlic
- chicken broth
- soy sauce
- cornstarch
- sriracha sauce
- hoisin
For the chicken
- boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1” pieces
- soy sauce
- cornstarch
- scallion
- sesame seeds, for garnish
What to serve with general tso’s chicken
There are so many recipes that we love to pair with this copycat chicken recipe. Here are just a few of our favorites.
I promise this is better than any take-out!
General Tso’s Chicken in the Air Fryer
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Easy General Tso’s Chicken
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 3 teaspoons sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon sriracha sauce plus more for serving
- 1 tablespoon hoisin
For the chicken
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts – cut into 1” pieces
- 1 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 medium scallion just greens for garnish
- sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
To make the sauce
- Combine sesame oil, garlic, and ginger in a small saucepan.
- Cook over low heat for 1 minute.
- Add the chicken broth, soy sauce, sriracha, and hoisin and whisk to combine.
- Add the cornstarch and whisk and continue cooking over low heat until sauce starts to thicken.
- Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
To make the chicken
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, soy sauce and cornstarch. Toss to combine.
- Place chicken in the air fryer basket, spray with olive oil and cook at 400 degrees for 16 minutes.
- Toss chicken halfway through cooking and spray with a little more olive oil.
- Once the chicken is done cooking, transfer to a large bowl and toss with prepared sauce.
- Top with scallion greens and sesame seeds.
Notes
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Teresa Paliotti says
I have to say I was disappointed, I followed the recipe, and it basically tasted, like a stirfry except my stir fry tastes better. Not to my taste at all, I added some spice still just ok , it was more brown than orange , will keep looking for a better recipe!!
Gina Kleinworth says
Maybe you just have different preferences & tastes. Not that the recipe was bad – just didn’t suit YOU in particular. Yes, it is supposed to taste like a stir fry – only made in an air fryer. That’s sort of the point.
JoAnn says
I added a tablespoon of brown sugar and I love the taste
Shawn Marier says
I think it needs a bit more ginger and garlic, but otherwise it was tasty. With a few tweaks this could become one of my go to recipes.
Allie says
I loved this recipe! The flavors were awesome. We made some jasmine rice and steamed broccoli to accompany the chicken!
Whitney Ramirez says
We made this tonight and it was pretty good! It did not taste anything like general Tso’s Chicken to be honest but all 3 of us enjoyed it. I did feel it was more salty than spicy (and I have low sodium soy sauce), but otherwise decent.
Adrienne says
Really good!! My family enjoyed it. Just enough heat but not so much my daughters wouldn’t eat it.
J Shuman says
Loved it! I doubled the sauce, added more soy sauce, some red pepper flakes, some fish sauce and broccoli to make it more like GTC. Delish!
Nettie says
Well people, I think that those who chose to write crispy reply’s about this recipe should go jump in a lake! This recipe was awesome!! I had made some steamed veggies as a side to the rice, stirred in a bit of sweet chilli sauce! My family gobbled it all up! No leftovers tm! Loved the ease of the air fryer! Perfectly cooked the meat! 😋 This will go into a regular rotation in my house! Carry on to those who left positive comments! Thank you for the new recipe idea!!
Rick says
This recipe is fantastic and a lot healthier than deep frying the chicken!! It will be made a lot in my house for myself and son! I didn’t have Siracha so I put in 5 dried chili peppers and it was fantastic!! Thanks again!
Rick
Kathy says
Not to bad! I’d offer one suggestion to
make a slurry of water and corn starch rather than just dumping it in. Then you’ll have no lumps. All in all a good air fryer recipe.
Kelly says
Can you make this with bottled sauce
Gina Kleinworth says
I don’t see why not.