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These recipes are quick and easy with no compromises. If you have some help in the kitchen, you can pull together two dishes and a soup in record time. Check out my Easy Cucumber Salad, Egg Drop Soup, Addictive Sichuan Mala Chicken, and Chicken Fried Rice if you’re curious what my favorites are.

Cantonese Main Dishes Under 30 Minutes

Hong Kong style beef and brown sauce over crispy noodles

Beef Pan-Fried Noodles

Making steamed salmon with black bean sauce close-up

Steamed Salmon in Black Bean Sauce

Stir fried chicken with broccoli close-up

Chicken and Broccoli (Chinese Takeout Style)

Beef and broccoli served over rice

Chinese Beef and Broccoli (One Pan Take-Out)

Cantonese ground beef bowl close-up

Cantonese Ground Beef Rice and Eggs (窝蛋牛肉)

Homemade Chinese fried noodles close up

Chicken Lo Mein (Restaurant Style)

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Northern Cuisine Dinners

Restaurant-style black pepper steak that is tender, juicy and rich, with crisp veggies and a scrumptious sauce that goes perfectly with steamed rice. {Gluten Free Adaptable}

Black Pepper Steak (黑椒牛柳)

Sweet and sour tofu with pepper and onion over steamed rice

Sweet and Sour Tofu (糖醋豆腐)

Sweet and sour pork in a pan

Sweet and Sour Pork (糖醋里脊)

Panda Express Style Mushroom Chicken

Chinese Mushroom Chicken Stir Fry

Sweet and Sour Chicken | No Deep Fry Required | Crispy | Takeout | Chinese | Stir Fry | Easy | Sauce |

Sweet and Sour Chicken (Without Deep-Frying)

Stir fried eggplant, potato and pepper close up

Di San Xian (Stir Fried Eggplant, Potato and Pepper, 地三鲜)

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Shanghainese Main Dishes

These fried noodles are loaded with vegetables, and burst with flavor. It’s a quick and healthy one-pot meal you can prep and cook in 20 minutes.

Shrimp Chow Mein

Cashew chicken served in a plate close up

Cashew Chicken (腰果鸡丁)

Quick and easy Chinese Fish Soup

Sister Song’s Soup (宋嫂鱼羹, Chinese Fish Soup)

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Sichuan Dinners

Sichuan braised eggplant over rice

Mapo Eggplant (麻婆茄子)

Balanced sweet, sour, numbing, spicy, and savory flavors make for the perfect kung pao chicken. Learn the technique to recreate the authentic flavor for dinner!

Real-Deal Kung Pao Chicken

Homemade mapo tofu close up

Authentic Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐)

Szechuan beef stir fry in a pan

Real-Deal Szechuan Beef Stir Fry

Sichuan-style shredded chicken in red oil close-up

Chinese Bang Bang Chicken (棒棒鸡)

Sichuan dry fried green beans in a plate

Sichuan Dry Fried Green Beans (干煸四季豆)

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Xinjiang Main Dishes

Chinese sauteed potato with runny egg

Chinese Sauteed Potato (Cumin Chili Home Fries)

Xinjiang cumin lamb in a pan

Real-Deal Xinjiang Cumin Lamb (孜然羊肉)

The tender ground lamb meat is cooked with potato, tomato, onion, and pepper to create a simple, colorful, and delectable noodle sauce - Uyghur-Style Noodles with Lamb Sauce (Laghman, 新疆拌面) | omnivorescookbook.com

Uyghur-Style Noodles with Lamb Sauce (Laghman, 新疆拌面)

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Latest in 30 Minutes or Less

Chinese detox stir fry

Chinese Detox Stir Fry

Curry chicken over rice

Easy Chinese Curry Chicken

Steak and green beans stir fry in a wok

Beef and Flat Bean Stir Fry

Takeout style walnut shrimp close up

Walnut Shrimp

Air fryer cauliflower close up

Air Fryer Cauliflower

Authentic takeout-style beef lo mein with green onion

Beef Lo Mein

Xie Huang Dou Fu close up

Crab Roe Tofu with Salted Duck Eggs (蟹黄豆腐)

Yu xiang eggplant served over rice

Yu Xiang Eggplant (鱼香茄子, Sichuan Eggplant Stir Fry)

Steamed egg with minced pork close up

Steamed Egg with Minced Pork (肉末蒸水蛋)

Takeout-style fried rice in a bowl

Chicken Fried Rice (鸡肉炒饭)

Cabbage glass noodle stir fry

Cabbage Glass Noodles Stir Fry

Sweet and Sour Mongolian meatballs in a skillet

Easy Mongolian Meatballs

Mushroom fried rice in a pan close up

Mushroom Fried Rice (蘑菇炒饭)

General Tso’s Chicken served with broccoli

General Tso’s Chicken (Crispy Chicken Without Deep-Frying)

Stir fried broccoli with mushrooms

Broccoli and Mushroom Stir Fry

Sichuan dry fried green beans in a plate

Sichuan Dry Fried Green Beans (干煸四季豆)

Kung pao shrimp with pepper served in a plate

Kung Pao Shrimp (宫爆虾球)

Suan La Tu Dou Si

Shredded Potato Stir Fry (酸辣土豆丝)

Easy stir fried chicken with shacha sauce

Shacha Chicken (沙茶炒鸡)

Fan Qie Fei Niu Tang

Chinese tomato beef soup (番茄肥牛汤)

Stir fried rice noodles with chicken, eggs and vegetables in a pan

Chicken Mei Fun

Chinese sauteed potato with runny egg

Chinese Sauteed Potato (Cumin Chili Home Fries)

Homemade pork liver stir fry

Pork Liver Stir Fry (炒猪肝)

Homemade vegetarian chow mein close up

Vegetarian Chow Mein (素菜炒面)

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