Looking for the perfect date night recipe, but definitely don’t want to order takeout? Then try this easy salt and pepper chicken recipe – it’s incredible! This Chinese inspired salt and pepper chicken dish smells incredible and tastes even better!
Easy salt and pepper chicken recipe
You only need a few ingredients to make this easy salt and pepper chicken recipe:
- Chicken
- Peppers
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cornflour
- Oil
- Salt
- Chilli flakes
- Chinese 5 spice
- Rice to serve
It’s never going to be the healthiest dish on the menu with it using over a tablespoon of salt, plus tons of oil, but everything in moderation, right?
Use fresh ingredients if you can
I’ve tried making this dish with frozen peppers and onion, and suite honestly, it doesn’t taste as good.
A lovely fresh red pepper will bring crunch to the recipe and onions add so much flavour to a dish when you use fresh ones.
I also like to throw in a few fresh birds eye chillis when sauteing the onion and pepper to being extra heat. Try this if you dare – it can make this easy salt and pepper chicken recipe pretty spicy!
Is this Chinese Salt and Pepper chicken suitable for kids?
I very much believe that everything is fine for kids as long as it’s offered in moderation, but this dish does contain a heck of a lot of salt. I would therefore recommend not offering this to very young children and limit their portion size if possible.
What’s the best type of oil to use in this recipe?
I use sunflower oil when making this recipe as it’s one of the best oils to use for shallow frying. Sunflower oil contains vitamin E but on the other hand it also contains omega-6 fatty acid which can be bad for you if consumed regularly. This is definitely a dish to eat in moderation – but you knew that right?
