General Tso’s Chickpeas & Veggies

Name: General Tso's Chickpeas & Veggies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 knob of ginger, grated; ½ cup vegetable broth; ½ cup gluten-free tamari or soy sauce; ⅓ cup rice vinegar; ¼ cup sugar (Note: Lately we have been cutting back to 3 tablespoons but cutting back more changes the flavor.); 2 tablespoons gluten-free plain tomato paste; 2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in 1-2 tablespoons of cold water (for a thinner sauce, use 1 tablespoon corn starch); 1 15 ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained; 2 -3 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 head of broccoli, cut into bite sized florets; 2 small red bell peppers, cored and sliced or diced; 2-3 cloves minced garlic; 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced, white and green parts divided; Toasted sesame seeds (optional for serving); Optional: chicken breast (cut into 1-2 inch pieces)

A quick n' easy gluten-free and plant-based take on the classic! This simple stir fry gives you the delicious flavor of General Tso's and is entirely customizable to what ever veggies you love or have on hand.

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General Tso’s Chickpeas and Veggies is one of our go-to dinners.

It is quick (ready in 30 minutes), easy, adaptable (switch up the veggies or even add chicken) and beyond delicious.

Waaaaayyy better than takeout!

Most people think of General Tso’s as a deep fried dish but if you add the General Tso’s sauce to stir fried veggies or chicken or chickpeas, you get the same delicious flavor only healthier.

And it is so quick and easy!

And you can even make the sauce ahead and cut the veggies ahead so that all you have to do it a quick stir fry when ready to eat.

It’s no wonder we eat some version of this several times a month!

Let’s start with the sauce.

This General Tso’s sauce is adapted from Pinch of Yum and is delish! It’s a little sweet, a little spicy and so yummy.

It is made with 9 ingredients and comes together quickly, so I recommend gathering your ingredients before starting….

You’ll need:

sesame oil,

garlic

ginger

vegetable broth

gluten-free tamari or soy sauce

rice wine vinegar

sugar

plain tomato paste

and cornstarch.

It comes together quickly so it’s important to have all your ingredients measured out.

First saute the garlic and ginger, then add in the rest of the ingredients, whisk well and let simmer and thicken (just 5 minutes).

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I usually make this first and let it simmer while I prep the veggies.

You could also make it ahead of time. It will thicken when it cools, but thin up again when heated up.

Now to the stir fry!

You could make this with any of your favorite veggies but this time we made it with broccoli, red pepper and chickpeas (+ chicken for the boys).

Then the only other things you need are the General Tso’s sauce, scallions, garlic and some rice!

And the actual stir-frying of the vegetables is also very quick!

First you saute some garlic and green onions.

Then, starting with your longest cooking vegetables, stir fry them one at a time or add them into the pan together as I did here (keeping them separate or mixing together — your choice).

Add in the chickpeas last, as they just need to warm a bit.

Then when the veggies are tender, add in the sauce and stir from a few minutes longer so the vegetables and chickpeas absorb all the flavor!

Like all our recipes, this one is very customizable —

You can substitute chicken for chickpeas or as we do in our house – make chicken AND chickpeas!

And you can stir fry the veggies separate as in the main photo or mix it all together like this,

And if you love the General Tso’s sauce as much as we do, you can make it and switch up the veggies depending on what you have in the house and your preferences.

Here I made it with sauteed cauliflower, snow peas and bok choy…

Here are the quantities I used for these veggies in place of the broccoli and peppers:

1 head of cauliflower, cut into bite sized florets
1-2 cups snow peas, trimmed
5- 6 baby bok choy, ends trimmed, cut lengthwise

For more details on how I made the version with cauliflower, snow peas and bok choy, click here.

Any way, it is delicious!

Hope you love it as much as we do!

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