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Tso's Chicken Nutrition Information

Eating Chinese food is a favorite American pasttime. General Tso's Chicken is one of those favorite pasttime dishes. But what is the nutritional value of Tso's Chicken? Is it worth the indulgence? Get the nutritional facts on Tso's Chicken and see how this Chinese chicken rates on the nutritional scale.

  1. Ingredients

    • The ingredients of Tso's Chicken are very basic: boneless, fried chicken pieces and vegetables. In most recipes, steamed rice is added as a side. However the meat and vegetables are swimming in sauce. Chinese dishes have lots of salt and calories that can add up due to oil and deep-fried batter and breading.

    Nutritional Information

    • A restaurant serving of Tso's Chicken yields 1,300 calories. Tso's Chicken has 608 calories from fat, with total fat grams being 68. There are 11 grams of saturated fat, 21 grams of polyunsaturated fat, and 25 grams of monosaturated fat. Tso's Chicken has 3,200 mg of sodium, 260 mg of cholesterol, 1000 mg of potassium, 65 g of carbohydrates, 3.3 g of dietary fiber and 75 g of protein. This serving yields about four cups of Tso's Chicken.

    By the Cup

    • One cup of Tso's Chicken may be more reasonable to swallow. One cup of Tso's Chicken gives 293.22 calories with 153.03 of those being fat calories. Total fat grams amount to 16.89 with 3.98 g being saturated fat, 5.27 g polyunsaturated fat, and 6.27 g monounsaturated fat. One cup of Tso's Chicken has 905.63 mg of sodium, 64.85 mg cholesterol, 250.23 mg potassium, 16.16 g carbohydrates, and 0.82 g of dietary fiber.

    Ingredients by the Numbers

    • It is interesting to know the amount of ingredients that goes into one cup of Tso's Chicken. One cup of Tso' Chicken has about 613 g of chicken; 128.5 g of broccoli; 36.5 g of sugar, and 23.36 g of cornstarch. Ground spices including ginger comes to about 2 g. One cup yields 78.84 g of soy sauce; 29.84 g of oil; 350 g of chicken broth; and 2.5 g of peppers or chilies.

    A Sensible Recipe

    • Try this healthy Tso's Chicken recipe and keep the taste of Tso's Chicken without the fat and calories. Gather the following ingredients: 3/4 cup canned chicken broth, 2 tbsp. Splenda, 3 tbsp. of soy sauce, 1 tbsp. of white wine vinegar, 1 two inch knot fresh ginger, 2 tbsp. cornstarch, 1 bag Success brown rice, spray Pam, 4 scallions, 4 minced garlic cloves, 2 tsp. red pepper flakes, 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Cut chicken into small pieces.

      Whisk, chicken broth, Splenda, soy sauce, vinegar and ginger together. Set to the side. Microwave Success brown rice. Rice will cook in 10 minutes in microwave. Spray wok or skillet with Pam. Add scallions, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for two to three minutes. Add chicken and allow chicken to brown for five to eight minutes. Add cornstarch to prepared sauce. Whisk to make slurry. Add mixture to chicken in pan and heat to boiling, then reduce to simmer. Boiling will thicken cornstarch. Serve Tso's Chicken over warm brown rice. Makes three generous servings.

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