Asian-Inspired Chicken Recipes

Almost as easy as takeout, this savory dish is a delicious way to unwind at the end of a hectic weekday.

Sesame oil adds a nutty taste to this 400-calorie dish that takes just 20 minutes to make. Sweet peppers and cilantro keep things colorful, while Asian garlic-chili sauce adds a subtle kick.

Slow-simmering makes this tangy sweet and sour chicken melt in your mouth. Serve it with vegetable fried rice.

A blend of crushed red pepper and Asian-style sesame-ginger dressing adds a delicious flavor to this simple chicken dinner. Honey-roasted peanuts add crunch.

Coconut curls and fresh cilantro top this spicy chicken dish, served with a side of steamed white rice.

This supper of veggies, chicken, nuts, and brown rice tosses together in 25 minutes. No need for a complicated sauce -- bottled peanut sauce and a dash of ginger do the trick.

Six ingredients and 20 minutes put a great chicken pasta dish with a Thai twist onto your table.

Grilled turkey burgers spiked with Thai seasoning, and topped with fresh basil, peanut dipping sauce, and sliced mango make for an exotic and refreshing treat in no time.

Thanks to quick-cooking chicken, convenient broccoli slaw mix, and an easy peanut sauce, 25 minutes is all it takes to wrap up a dinner bursting with the intriguing flavors of the Pacific Rim.

Chicken stir-fried with a Szechwan spicy sauce and lots of colorful vegetables served over rice is a quick, delicious dinner.

Fettuccine, ginger, and sugar snap peas come together with chicken, carrots, and dried mushrooms for a satisfying meal that delivers on taste and nutrition.

Jicama, a crisp root vegetable, stars in this grilled chicken salad with carrot, cucumbers, and enoki mushrooms. A light sprinkling of peanuts adds crunch and flavor.

Thanks to bottled stir-fry sauce, this is a quick meal you can whip up during the busy work week. If you like, substitute regular button mushrooms for shiitakes. Many supermarkets sell button mushrooms already washed and sliced.

Thirty minutes to a fresh, hot, homemade stir-fry -- that beats takeout any day! Especially when the results are seasoned with hoisin sauce and sesame oil -- two super-convenient ways to bring complex, aromatic flavor.

Pasta steps in for steamed rice in this Asian-inspired salad. Be sure to purchase an Asian salad dressing to stay true to the salad's intended flavor.

This Asian-style barbecue sauce spiked with Oriental chili sauce is so good, you'll definitely want to warm up the extra and pass it at the table with the chicken. But watch closely or the bowl may be empty by the time it gets to you!

This spicy combination of chicken, pea pods, chili oil, and crushed red pepper is tossed with Chinese egg noodles and sweet red pepper for this colorful main-dish salad.

Bright chunks of sweet red pepper add a festive note to this sesame-flavored salad.

Kung Pao means "guardian of the throne." Legend has it that this ginger and garlic accented dish was named for one of the throne's guardians who woke up hungry in the middle of one night and commanded his personal chef to make him a snack. This was the result.