Kung Pao Chicken Spaghetti and Meatballs May Be the Ultimate Fusion

It’s comfort food with a kick!

This dish from The Chunky Chef takes classic spaghetti, adds homemade chicken meatballs and finishes it all off with some serious Chinese-style spice.

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You will need:

Spaghetti

• 1 pound spaghetti (linguine works too)
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup dry roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
• 2 green onions, sliced
• ⅔ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup chicken broth or stock
• ½ cup dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons red chili paste with garlic
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Chicken meatballs

• 1 pound ground chicken
• ⅓ cup yellow onion, grated or finely diced
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup oats
• 1 tablespoon sriracha
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Sauce

• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sriracha
• 2 tablespoons red chili paste with garlic
• 2 tablespoons honey

Get the full recipe from The Chunky Chef.

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