A familiar favorite
General Tso’s Chicken
Crispy chicken in the familiar sauce, usually with rice.
Make it work for you
Regular or Better
Same food. You choose the version.
Regular
Crispy chicken in the familiar sauce, usually with rice.
Better
Same crispy chicken and sauce with extra chicken and less rice on the plate. Not steamed chicken with sauce on the side.
More options (protein, portion, fiber)
More protein
Extra chicken, lighter rice.
Smaller portion
Smaller plate; same recipe.
More fiber
Side of broccoli if you want fiber.
Better = same dish, one useful change — not a different meal.
Cooking at home
Full recipe — Regular or Better
Same dish. Pick your version. Scale the servings.
Makes about 2 servings. Scale ingredients up or down for 1–4+.
Ingredient amounts are written for the base recipe. For more or fewer servings, multiply or divide roughly — cooking is not lab-perfect.
Regular
Crispy chicken in the familiar sauce, usually with rice.
Better
Same crispy chicken and sauce with extra chicken and less rice on the plate. Not steamed chicken with sauce on the side.
Regular
2783 calories · 57.5g protein · 97.8g carbs · 242.9g fat · 2.2g fiber
Better
872 calories · 67.5g protein · 97.8g carbs · 21.2g fat · 2.2g fiber
Same recipe, per serving — only the one ingredient noted in Better changed. Everything else is identical.
Ingredients
- 500 g Chicken thigh raw skinless
- 80 g All-purpose flour
- 500 ml Peanut oil
- 4 tbsp Soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 tsp Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)
- 2 cup White rice cooked
- 500 g Chicken breast raw skinless
- 80 g All-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp Peanut oil
- 4 tbsp Soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 tsp Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)
- 2 cup White rice cooked
Instructions
- Cut chicken into pieces and toss in flour.
- Deep-fry until golden and cooked through; drain.
- Simmer soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and chili flakes until slightly thickened.
- Toss the fried chicken in the sauce.
- Serve over rice.
- Same dish, baked instead of deep-fried, using chicken breast.
- Cut chicken into pieces, toss in flour, and bake until golden and cooked through.
- Simmer soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and chili flakes until thickened.
- Toss the baked chicken in the sauce.
- Serve over rice.
Better steps keep the same dish — one useful change, not a different recipe.
Eating out
Order the food you came for.
Restaurant recipes vary. Start with the dish you want and use the same practical paths without overcomplicating the order.
Sources & review
Know where the information came from.
- Last reviewed
- August 15, 2026
- Nutrition source
- Typical Chinese-American entrée with rice estimate; recipes and portions vary
General food information only; not a substitute for personalized medical advice.