Name: Firecracker Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American, Chinese
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless, cut into 1-inch pieces (1.5lb, 680g) $4.01); ½ cup corn starch ($0.48); 1 tsp garlic powder ($0.06); 1 tsp salt ($0.04); 1 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.16); ¼ cup vegetable oil (divided $0.17*); ½ cup buffalo sauce ($1.04); ½ cup brown sugar ($0.24); 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar ($0.04); ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes ($0.01)

Firecracker Chicken

This easy Firecracker Chicken recipe is sweet, spicy, and pan-fried to crispy perfection in one skillet. Just like takeout, but cheaper and faster!

35 min total 10 min prep 25 min cook 4 420 cal

Instructions

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1 Gather and prepare all ingredients.
2 Place the chicken, cornstarch, garlic powder, salt, and pepper into a ziplock bag. Seal and gently shake to coat every piece of chicken.
3 Using a medium-sized skillet, warm 2 Tbsp of oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, carefully place each piece of chicken in the skillet. Work in two batches, so you don't overcrowd. Cook the chicken for 3-4 minutes on one side until golden.
4 Flip the pieces over and continue cooking for another 3-4 minutes. Remove the cooked chicken from the skillet. Add the remaining oil and continue cooking all the chicken until it is done, then remove it from the skillet and set aside.
5 Pour the buffalo sauce, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and red pepper flakes into the skillet. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is thick, 2 minutes.
6 Place the chicken back in the skillet and stir to coat in the sauce and warm through.