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Home › Recipe Index › Holiday/Season › Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year Recipes

Celebrate Chinese New Year with dishes that bring joy, prosperity, and togetherness! Growing up in Taiwan with parents and grandparents from China, this has always been the biggest event of the year in my family.

Here, you’ll find my take on our Lunar New Year dishes—from savory wontons and long noodle soups to sweet Chinese almond cookies. These recipes are perfect for ringing in the Lunar New Year.

Whether you’re hosting a big family feast or a cozy dinner, you’ll discover both traditional and modern favorites to make your celebration unforgettable.

Main Course

Photo shows homemade Panda express orange chicken served in a white plate with fresh slices of oranges.

Panda Express Orange Chicken

Side Dishes

Smashed Chinese cucumber salad served on a white plate.

Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad (拍黃瓜)

Side Dishes

An overhead shot shows a big plate of roasted bok choy served on a platter with garlic chili sauce

Roasted Bok Choy

Snacks

A close shot shows crispy crunchy Taiwanese popcorn chicken with crushed basil leaves served in a light pink big plate.

Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken (鹽酥雞)

Side Dishes

An overhead close shot shows the cooked noodles tossed with peanut sauce with diced cucumbers on the side in a neutral color plate.

Spicy peanut noodles

Main Course

A close shot shows beef stir-fried in shacha sauce and served in a yellow color bowl

Sha cha beef

Main Course

A close shot shows seared chicken breasts sauteed with green beans and onion served with white rice in a blue color bowl

String Bean Chicken Panda Express

Main Course

A close shot shows silky scrambled eggs with shrimp served over a bed of steamed white rice on a white plate

Shrimp scrambled eggs (滑蛋蝦仁)

Soup

Winter melon and meatballs simmered in a big white clay soup pot with a ladle and extra sauce on the side

Winter melon soup with meatballs

Soup

Photo shows chicken corn egg drop soup served in two white soup bowls with spring onion and chili sauce garnish on top.

Chinese Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup

Main Course

Photo shows a hot pot loaded with vegetables with dipping sauces on the side

Vegan Hot Pot

Condiments

Feature image shows 5 different flavors of hot pot sauces all homemade over a light beige background

Hot pot Sauces

Main Course

A close shot shows golden brown fried shrimp with walnuts drizzled with honey sauce served in a big white plate

Panda express honey walnut shrimp

Main Course

Sha cha chicken served with white rice on a white color plate with yellow napkin on the side and a fork

Sha Cha Chicken

Condiments

homemade sha cha sauce served in a blue white color small bowl with spoon inside.

Shacha Sauce

Main Course

Large shrimp coated with general tso sauce served with rice in a blue white color plate.

General Tso Shrimp

Side Dishes

rice noodles tossed with garlic chili sauce oil in a saute pan with chopsticks on the side.

Garlic Chili Noodles

Condiments

Homemade chili garlic sauce served in a light colored bowl with a spoon in the bowl

Garlic Chili Sauce

Side Dishes

Bok choy stir fry served over a white plate with chopsticks on the side

Bok Choy Stir-Fry

Main Course

Photo shows jumbo meatballs and napa cabbage stew in a big white clay pot

Chinese Lion’s Head Meatballs With Cabbage Stew (Shi Zi Tou, 獅子頭)

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