27 Easy Delicious Lunar New Year Recipes

Chinese New Year is a great time to enjoy Chinese food and other Asian dishes. Whether you’re in the mood for a tasty noodle dish, some egg rolls or something you haven’t made or tasted before, we have plenty of delicious recipes for you to choose from. The following Asian-inspired Lunar New Year recipes can all be mixed and matched, which is great if you have friends coming over to celebrate with you and you want to offer a selection of wonderful Asian favorites.

Black Pepper Chicken

Make restaurant-style black pepper chicken at home in just 30 minutes with this delicious copycat Panda Express recipe. Satisfy your Asian food cravings with this easy and flavorful stir-fry.
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Cashew Chicken with Snap Peas

This slow cooker cashew chicken with snap peas is a delicious fusion of sweet and spicy flavors, intensified by the use of a crockpot. While many Chinese chicken recipes involve stir-frying, this one is easy to prepare and perfect for those who love slow cooker meals.
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General Tso Shrimp Stir Fry

General Tso shrimp is an easy Chinese shrimp dish which you can rustle up in less than 30 minutes. It offers sweet, tangy and savoury flavours, along with a hint of spice.
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Spicy Gochujang Chicken Stir Fry

Gochujang chicken is sweet, spicy and very savoury. It’s a typical Korean inspired stir fry which looks so appetizing served in butter lettuce leaves with rice and Korean garnishes.
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Heart Shaped Pork Potstickers

This isn’t just any potstickers recipe. These potstickers are heart shaped and perfect to surprise your significant other on Valentine’s Day or for Lunar New Year celebrations!
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Yummy Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl

Pork egg roll in a bowl is a low-carb alternative to traditional egg rolls. This is an easy recipe with ground pork, veggies and other flavours which is sure to satisfy a craving for Asian food. I love this easy one pan meal.
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Potstickers – Pork Dumplings with Sesame Sauce

Potstickers are such a wonderful treat! These bite-sized pork dumplings are simple to prepare, and they come with a delicious sesame dipping sauce.
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Wok Seared Steak and Shrimp

Make this tasty Panda Express copycat wok-seared steak and shrimp dish at home with soy sauce, chili sauce, ginger, and garlic flavors. Impress your friends or enjoy it for lunch or dinner – it’s like an Asian surf and turf with beef and shrimp!
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Bánh Bao (vietnamese Steamed Pork Buns)

Banh Bao, popularly known as Vietnamese Pork Buns, are steamed buns filled with a savory mixture of seasoned ground pork, mushrooms, aromatic vegetables, and spices.
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Chả Giò (vietnamese Egg Rolls)

Chả Giò – Vietnamese egg rolls that are crispy, flavorful, and downright addictive! It consists of an irresistible combination of crispy, golden exteriors and flavorful, savory fillings.
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Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

This recipe for beef and broccoli stir fry is a classic dish of beef sauteed with fresh broccoli florets and coated in a savory sauce.
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Baked Honey Sesame Chicken

Baked Honey Sesame Chicken- a delectable dish that combines tender chicken, honey glaze, and a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds!
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Potstickers Recipe

This potstickers recipe is ground pork with mushrooms, cabbage and seasonings, all wrapped in tender dough and cooked until golden brown.
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Easy Asian Glazed Meatballs

These Easy Asian Glazed Meatballs are on the table in less than 30 minutes. Twist up the old meatball routine. Perfect over a bed of rice for dinner.
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Asian Spicy Cucumber Salad

Ultra crunchy and super refreshing, this Asian spicy cucumber salad makes for an excellent summer side dish. asian spicy cucumber salad
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Chinese New Year Almond Cookies

Chinese almond cookies are a traditional cookie said to bring good fortune in the New Year. They’re fragrant, buttery, and perfectly crisp!
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Sweet And Spicy Roasted Acorn Squash Slices

Sweet and Spicy Roasted Acorn Squash Slices — Tender oven-roasted acorn squash is made extra fabulous with a sweet and spicy orange-infused butter sauce.
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Sweet And Sour Chicken Recipe

This easy Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe is crispy, tangy, and delicious! Learn how to make it at home along with a sweet and sour chicken sauce.
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Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs

The chicken marinates in the most delectable mixture of soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and more. The resulting baked chicken is SO tender, juicy, moist, and loaded with Asian-inspired flavors!
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Crockpot Chinese Pork with Noodles

Crockpot Chinese Pork with Noodles – Slow cooked Chinese style pork tenderloin tossed with noodles and veggies, bound to please the entire family.
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Chicken Manchurian

This Chicken Manchurian is a flavor-packed dish that’s made with deep-fried ground chicken balls, soya sauce, chili pepper, ginger, and more!
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Crock Pot Cashew Chicken

This BEST EVER Slow Cooker Chinese Cashew Chicken is loaded with incredibly tender chicken, wonderfully flavorful sauce and buttery, creamy cashews!
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Chicken Chow Mein: How to Stir Fry Noodles

Make your own healthy and flavorful chicken chow mein with vegetables at home. Perfect for meal prep.
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Shrimp Shumai

Succulent shrimp, garlic, ginger, water chestnuts, and more come together in this delicately flavorful, subtly sweet, classic shrimp shumai.
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Sticky Chinese Chicken Wings

Sticky Chinese Chicken Wings – These delectable sweet and savory wings are perfect to the very last bite. Baked not fried, sticky and delicious!
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Pineapple Fried Rice

You won’t be able to tell that this pineapple fried rice was homemade and just as delicious as calling your neighborhood Thai takeout place!
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Instant Pot Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (牛肉麵)

This Instant Pot Taiwanese beef noodle soup is cozy, flavorful, and easy to customize. Even better, it’s ready in a matter of minutes!
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