Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken Copycat
A complete copycat version you can easily make right at home! And yes, it tastes a million times better (and healthier) than take-out!
Have you tried Panda Express’ sweet fire chicken yet? It’s a fairly new item but it’s quickly become a favorite. It has that amazing sweetness with just the right amount of spice to it. But just like every other entree item there, they always give you about 3 chicken bites and 8 pineapple pieces with each serving!
Fortunately, this homemade version is really easy to whip up. And if you’re short on time, you can even cut down the cook time further by using frozen chicken nuggets. With that, this will be on your dinner table in 15 minutes from start to finish!
And yes, as always, the homemade version is always tastier and healthier since you know exactly what’s going into your meal!
Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken Copycat
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 ½ cups diced pineapple, fresh or canned
- ½ cup Thai sweet chili sauce, or more, to taste
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
For the chicken
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into
- 1- inch chunks
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, beaten
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Working one at a time, dredge chicken in flour, dip into eggs, then dredge in flour again, pressing to coat.
- Working in batches, add chicken to the skillet, 3 or 4 at a time, and cook until evenly golden and crispy, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bell pepper and pineapple and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in chicken and Thai sweet chili sauce until well combined, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onions.
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I love you so much for this!!!!!!!
Just made this tonight and it was AWESOME! Thank you for this recipe…it’s definitely added to the top of my rotation, Looking forward to trying more of your recipes..Thanks again!!!
I don’t know what it is about Asian cuisine that makes me crave more and more after each and every bite. Now I have one more dish I can make at home instead of ordering out . Thanks for the recipe! The pictures look delish~
I can not wait to try this dish! This is my panda express go to!!!
This looks great. The sweetfire chicken was one of my favorite things at Panda Express and since I don’t eat there anymore, it’ll be great to make it at home. One question, do you drain the pineapple if using canned?
Yes, the pineapple should be drained prior to using.
Yummy! So easy and so very good!! Thanks so much for the wonderful recipe.
This is one of my favorites! I’m so glad I can make it whenever I want now! YUM!
I haven’t tried the Panda Express version but I already know yours is much better! Can’t wait to try this!
This looks delicious! I don’t know about Panda Express’s version, but this looks awesome…thanks for sharing!
Just made this tonight. My husband and I LOVED it! Thanks for the recipe Chungah!
I think I just found tonight’s dinner, love that chili sauce!
Mmm! Sweet and hot is the best, this looks amazing!
okay. this looks incredible. i am so making this during the week 🙂
I love the sweet and spicy combination! I’m adding this to my meal plan for the week. Can’t wait to try it!
Another nice recipe. Thank you.
I love Thai Sweet Chili Sauce, so this is definitely going to be on the table very soon!!
Hi Susan! It sounds like you’re a connoisseur :)) …can you recommend a brand please?
The Sweet Fire Chicken recipe looks amazing, must try it this week
I love how tender the meat becomes when you lightly coat it like that, only a few minutes extra of prepping but SO worth it, and sweet chilli sauce – yum! Fantastic recipe 🙂 x
I love your copycat recipes! They are the best (: I can’t wait to try this one!!
I love all your copycat recipes – this one looks particularly delicious! Love how easy it is too! Pinned 🙂