When you want Chinese takeout but want to avoid delivery fees (and changing out of sweatpants), whip up one of these better-than-takeout meals made at home. You’ll find some of your favorites from your best-loved Chinese restaurant, like stir fry, orange chicken, fried rice, spring rolls, egg rolls, shrimp toast, crab rangoon, hot and sour soup, dumplings, and more. Made from the comfort of your own kitchen, these copycat versions are an easy way to recreate your favorite takeout meals at home.
Chinese Take-Out at Home (Chicken)
“I have used pork loin, beef tenderloin, and rotisserie chicken in this recipe. Tofu would be an acceptable vegetarian alternative. All are acceptable substitutes.” – Susanne
Pineapple Sweet and Sour Chicken
“I have been making it for years. Everybody in my family loves it.” – Sunny
Spicy Stir-Fry Sauce
“My husband begged for stir-fry, so I had to search for a good stir-fry sauce. I found a couple I liked, but I made my own and threw stuff together. This is what I came up with. He drooled and ate so much I thought he’d burst!” – Michaela
Yang Chow Fried Rice
“My family would call me an expert when it comes to fried rice. I seemingly make it every time I crave to eat Chinese food. Fried rice is a staple in Asian cuisine because it’s simple, tasty, has meat, vegetables, and carbs, and is satisfying. It’s hard to mess up making fried rice.” – Connie “Kiyu”
Easy Orange Chicken
“One of my employees used to own a few restaurants, and he told me the secret to making crunchy yet juicy fried chicken. It is the corn starch step. It really works. I served this at the beach last summer, and my daughter and law said this might be the best meal I have had. I said at the beach this week? She replied, No, ever!” – Cathie
Spring Rolls
“These spring rolls are easy to make and so good.” – Melissa
Shrimp Toast – My Way
“There is a Chinese restaurant here that has shrimp toast on its menu. I dream about it! Really! I just had to come up with a way to make this at home. So here is my version. They are soooo good.” – Dawn
Hot and Sour Soup
“The secret to this soup is ground white pepper. Add more or less to your taste!” – Fran
Best Ever Chinese Chicken
“My daughter brought home friends from China. I wanted to make something for them to remind them of home. So, I tried this recipe. It was easy to assemble and make. Not only did the friends from China love it, but my family also loved it. I’ll be making this again and again.” – Neena
Baked Egg Rolls With Ground Turkey
“I love egg rolls from Chinese restaurants, but they are so full of fat from being fried. Here is a recipe that will spare you the fat and mess from frying.” – Myra
Spicy Sweet Stir-Fry
“This is my go-to recipe when I need to feed a lot of people, or when I need to make myself some food that will last for lunches at work throughout the week. It’s so versatile. It can be made with chicken, beef, pork, or even vegetarian with tofu or other vegetables.” – Lillian
Chicken Bites Tempura Style
“This batter works on onion rings, fish, and more. For the chicken bites, try adding a pinch of powdered ginger to the batter. It tastes so good!” – Ralph
Crab and Chive Baked Rangoons
“Yum! Almost as good as deep-fried. I happened to serve these alongside a soup this time… but these make a wonderful appetizer or just a snack! You can easily half this recipe.” – Wendy
Crab Rangoon with Simple Plum Sauce
“My best appetizer (so I’m told). It’s quick, fun, and very tasty.” – Tara
Easy Chinese Egg Rolls
“I don’t know what’s happening to all the Chinese restaurants in my town, but they’re all closing up! I’m originally from D.C. and love good Chinese food. I was jonesing for egg rolls and decided to try making my own. And they were yummy!” – Barbara
Easy Chicken Fried Rice
“Love this stuff; it goes with anything! I like to cook it with Teriyaki chicken so I can drizzle the sauce over it.” – Hope
Shrimp Chinese Style Noodle Soup
“I got this recipe from my stepmother. It is absolutely yummy.” – Jodi
Hunan Chicken
“A tasty dish!” – Barbara
Jiaozi (Chinese Dumplings) Recipe
“With the Chinese New Year in just a few days, I thought that it was about time to practice my dumpling-making skills. Jiaozi or Chinese dumplings consist of a filling, generally a ground meat, that is wrapped in a thin wrapper and sealed by pressing the edges together or by crimping, and they are commonly served with a dipping sauce.” – Kevin