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Healthy Sesame Chicken

Healthy Sesame Chicken

A delicious, easy, and healthy sesame chicken recipe that takes 20 minutes or less to prepare.
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Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 5 plates
Calories 333 kcal

Equipment

  • Fry Pan
  • Meal Prep Containers
  • Cheap Kitchen Scale

Ingredients
  

Sauce

  • 5 Tablespoons Soy Sauce Low Sodium
  • 1-2 Teaspoons Hot Sauce *Optional for heat
  • 2 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons Honey
  • 1.5 Teaspoons Ground Ginger
  • 1 Tablespoon Sesame Seeds
  • 1 Tablespoon Corn Starch
  • 2 Tablespoons Cold Water will mix best

Chicken

  • 2 Pounds Chicken Thighs or Chicken Breast (less fat)
  • 2 Tablespoons Corn Starch
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil (Toasted or Other Oil)

Instructions
 

Sauce

  • Mix together your Corn Starch and COLD Water.
  • Add that and the rest of your ingredients into a mixing bowl.
  • Mix everything together.

Chicken

  • Trim the fat off of and cut your Chicken into pieces.
  • Add your chopped up Chicken, Corn Starch, Salt, and Black Pepper into a bowl.
  • Mix everything around until all of your Chicken has been coated (using a hand will make this easier).
  • Add your Sesame Oil into a pan over Medium Heat.
  • Dump in your Chicken mix once it heats up and let it cook for a couple minutes.
  • Flip your Chicken over once that side has browned/crisped up and let it cook for an additional couple minutes.
  • Pour in your Sauce and simmer on Low Heat for a few minutes or until your Sauce thickens up.

Notes

This recipe is great for meal prep and can be made in less than 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1plateCalories: 333kcalCarbohydrates: 12.4gProtein: 36.8gFat: 15.2gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 640.4mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 6.8g
Keyword healthy sesame chicken, sesame chicken, sesame chicken breast, sesame chicken thighs
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