Top 11 Quick and Easy Recipes to Celebrate Chinese New Year

2. Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein With Oyster Sauce

An easy variation of the popular restaurant recipe beef lo mein, made with Ramen noodles.
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4. Szechuan Chicken

This spicy Szechuan chicken recipe gets its heat from Tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper and crushed chilies. Parboiling or "oil poaching" the chicken in hot oil helps make it extra tender.
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5. Easy Chinese Crockpot Chicken

Submitted by a reader, here is an easy recipe for crockpot chicken that you can use as is, or enhance as desired.

6. Szechuan Noodles

Cold noodles are topped with a tart dressing made with balsamic vinegar and hot chili oil (available in Asian markets).
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7. Easy Pineapple Fried Rice

Canned pineapple chunks and cooked shrimp give this dish the flavor of classical pineapple fried rice without the work.
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8. Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao chicken is often served during the Chinese New Year season. This recipe includes a nutritional breakdown.
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9. Moo Shu Chicken Wraps

This is a variation on the classic dish Moo Shu Pork, using chicken breasts and flour tortillas. Leftovers taste great reheated for lunch the next day.
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10. Easy Orange Chicken Stir-fry

This variation on classic orange chicken with red chilies uses chile paste instead of hot chili peppers and replaces the dried tangerine peel with orange juice.
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11. Stir-fry Beef With Three Vegetables

The Chinese believe three is a lucky number.
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