9 Takeout Recipes You Can Easily Make at Home
Satisfy your takeout craving this week! These 9 Takeout Replacement Recipes are great options when you're craving your favorite takeout dish in a pinch. Save money AND satisfy your cravings — it's a win in our book!
1. Best Kung Pao Chicken
You know we have to say it... this is the Best Kung Pao Chicken out there. Like, it's truly better than any takeout you can get anywhere! The juicy chunks of chicken, crunchy peanuts, and fresh celery pieces are soaked in a savory, tangy sauce that tastes so terrific atop a bed of fluffy white rice. Stay in and make the Best Kung Pao Chicken ever! You'll be glad you did!
See More2. Better-Than-Takeout Dragon Noodles
Better-Than-Takeout Dragon Noodles are throwing down the gauntlet! They know that no delivery can compete with the tender noodles, savory pork bites, and spicy-sweet sauce that they're offering up! Crunchy peanuts and notes of smoky and sweet brown sugar help make Better-Than-Takeout Dragon Noodles a mythically delicious dish! And with their speed and ease, delivery drivers are going need to invent new means of transportation to beat this!
See More3. Authentic Thai Basil Beef
The weekend is coming! Thai food sounds delicious right about now! But you really don't feel like the hassle of takeout or a restaurant. So don't hassle! Authentic Thai Basil Beef will hit the spot and get your Thai cravings under control. Savory ground beef is authentically spiced with hot peppers, then set atop fluffy white rice! A freshly fried egg completes the full Thai meal experience! Authentic Thai Basil Beef is the meal to make when Thai is on your mind!
See More4. Easy Chow Mein
There's no faster way to satisfy your craving for Chinese food than with this Easy Chow Mein, and that's including delivery! The crisp noodles soak up all that tangy, savory, and tantalizing sweet sauce with the perfect amount of heat to lift your spirits and get your taste buds applauding. A few beefy mushrooms add heartiness and vegetarian meatiness, while bok choy adds a new kind of crunch, giving you just what you're looking for in your go-to takeout! Easy Chow Mein is something a chef of any experience level can make, yet it tastes like it was made by a restaurant pro... which is exactly how you'll feel as you dig in!
Click Here5. Amazing Sticky Orange Chicken
Duplication is the absolute best form of flattery (or so we say), and we're here to flatter all those who know great taste. Amazing Sticky Orange Chicken is your guilty-pleasure, copycat-takeout recipe that you can make at home. Simple and so delicious, fresh-from-the-market chicken breasts are cut into generous pieces, fried, then tossed in a sweet-n-spicy citrus sauce for that shame-free freshness you can't get any place else. Forego the fortune cookies, your lucky day begins the minute Amazing Sticky Orange Chicken hits your skillet. Flattery (and amazing taste) will get you everywhere!
See More6. Talk-of-the-Town Pad Thai
You know the rumor mill (and the wok) is going to be smoking hot when it comes to this little number! Talk-of-the-Town Pad Thai will be a new-to-the-neighborhood, at-home meal the whole family will be shocked by. There is no debate there! The plump, perfectly seasoned shrimp and the delicious glass noodles are all surrounded with an authentic Thai sauce that will make all the chitchat about takeout go in one ear and out the other. Let the busybody in you get right to it and share the Talk-of-the-Town Pad Thai with everyone you can think of. Word on the street is, you've succeeded in making a few people a little jealous with just how good this is!
See More7. Takeout Fried Rice
We've all had that moment of wanting Takeout Fried Rice, but not wanting to call up delivery and wait as the food inevitably grows cold. Thankfully, Takeout Fried Rice is actually a snap to make at home and tastier than anything your local Chinese restaurant can make! In just 30 minutes, you can have the fluffy rice infused with savory soy sauce and filled with bright red peppers, sweet mandarin oranges, juicy beef, and browned onions that you've been dreaming about! Get your chopsticks ready for a new home-cooked favorite!
See More8. Easy Homemade Potstickers
Easy Homemade Potstickers proves that you don't need to call delivery when you're craving this classic appetizer! Filled with juicy pork and savory mushrooms, Easy Homemade Potstickers are flavorful, hearty, and crispy, perfect for dunking in soy sauce or sriracha. Any home chef can make these, and you'll wonder why you ever called for takeout after tasting your homemade delights!
See More9. Hot & Sour Soup
Hot & Sour Soup is such an essential part of Chinese cuisine, it's hard to imagine not breaking out the takeout menu and ordering a bowl of it. But you don't even need the takeout menu! Hot & Sour Soup can be made in your own kitchen anytime, in less time than it takes to wait for delivery! The warming, fragrant, savory soup still has the essential egg whisps and slices of tender tofu, making it just as hearty and satisfying as anything you could find at your local restaurant. Soon enough, you'll be wanting this over chicken noodle when you feel the need for soup to warm you up and make everything feel better!
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