Healthier Honey Sesame Chicken Food

HEALTHIER PAN-FRIED HONEY-SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine water, chicken broth, ketchup, soy sauce, honey, garlic, rice vinegar, Sriracha, sesame oil, ginger root, and red pepper flakes for sauce in a medium bowl.
• Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and stir-fry until chicken is opaque on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium and add the sauce to the wok. Whisk together water and cornstarch in a small bowl and add to the sauce, stirring constantly until the sauce starts to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken back to the wok, stir, and cook until reheated, about 2 minutes.

HONEY & SOY CHICKEN WITH SESAME BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mix the soy, honey, 1 tbsp of the oil and ½ tbsp garlic & ginger paste in a bowl. Pour over the chicken thighs and leave to marinate if you have time, but don't worry if not - they will be delicious either way. Tip the chicken with all the marinade into a roasting tin, skin-side up. Cook for 45 mins until sticky and the skin is crispy.
• When the chicken has 15 mins left, start cooking the rice following pack instructions, if using, and heat the remaining oil in a frying pan. Add the remaining garlic & ginger paste, sizzle for 1 min, then tip in the broccoli along with a splash of water. Cover and cook for 10 mins until tender, then take the lid off, tip the sesame seeds into the pan and give everything a good toss around. Season. Serve with the chicken, and all the caramelised bits from the bottom of the tin.

HEALTHIER HONEY-SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix honey, ketchup, olive oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, lemon juice, Sriracha sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and ginger in a bowl until well combined. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 6 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Transfer chicken and sauce into an oven-proof dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and turn chicken pieces over. Bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 8 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

HEALTHY SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a gallon-size plastic bag, combine flour, salt and pepper.
• Add chicken, seal bag, and shake well to coat.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and warm over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken to skillet and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until no longer pink.
• Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Combine soy sauce and sugar in the skillet.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves.
• Add oil and sesame seeds.
• Add chicken and chives.
• Toss and serve immediatedly.

PANDA EXPRESS HONEY SESAME CHICKEN BREAST (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• To coat the chicken breast add the egg, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon oil into a medium bowl and whisk together well.
• In a second bowl, add 1/2 cup corn starch and 1/4 cup flour and mix.
• In a large dutch oven or a wok, heat oil to 375 degrees (about 2 inches of oil).
• Dip chicken pieces in the egg mixture, then dredge in the flour mixture.
• Fry the chicken in batches for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden and crisp then remove with a slotted spatula, draining the oil well.
• To make the sauce combine the sweet chili sauce, honey, water, white vinegar, lemon juice, salt, soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil and cook until it thickens (don't make the sauce in your chicken pan).
• When you are done with the chicken, drain most of the oil from the pan (leave about 2 tablespoons).
• Stir fry the string beans and bell pepper strips for 30 seconds, then add in the cooked chicken, sesame oil and the honey sesame sauce and toss quickly to combine.
• Remove from heat and garnish with sesame seeds before serving.

HEALTHY SESAME CHICKEN (GLUTEN FREE + PALEO FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl or container, combine diced chicken with 2 Tbsp. cornstarch and 1 1/2 Tbsp. tamari. Toss with a fork to coat well.
• In a medium skillet, heat 1 Tbsp. avocado oil over medium-high heat.
• Working in batches, add chicken pieces to the pan (they shouldn't be touching) and cook 3-4 minutes on the first side and 1-3 minutes on the second side to cook through. (They should be fully opaque and have no pink inside).
• Remove cooked chicken to a clean plate and repeat with remaining chicken until add chicken is cooked, adding more oil to the pan as needed.
• In a bowl or liquid measuring cup, combine water, tamari, syrup or honey, vinegar, toasted sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes (if using). Whisk to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together 1 Tbsp cornstarch with 1 Tbsp water to make a cornstarch slurry.
• When the chicken is fully cooked, reduce the heat in the pan to medium-low.
• Add cornstarch slurry to the sesame sauce mixture and whisk to combine (it'll now look a bit milky).
• Pour sauce mixture into the warm pan and whisk over medium-low heat 3-5 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbling, thickened, and more translucent. (You should start to be able to see the path of your whisk in the sauce).
• Return cooked chicken to pan and coat with the sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve warm!

BAKED SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Pat dry chicken breasts completely with a paper towel and cut into 1-inch cubes. Place into a medium mixing bowl and season with salt and pepper. Set aside for at least 10 minutes.
• In a large ziploc bag, add flour and cubed chicken. Seal the bag and shake well to coat.
• Prepare a shallow plate with the Panko breadcrumbs and another with the beaten eggs. Dip one piece of chicken at a time into the egg wash and evenly coat it, then evenly coat in the breadcrumbs. The flour will stick to the chicken, the egg wash sticks to the flour, and the breadcrumbs will stick to the egg wash.
• Arrange the breaded chicken on a large half sheet baking pan lined with parchment paper. Spray the chicken with cooking oil spray. This helps create a crispy crust on the outside during baking.
• In a large mixing bowl, add broccoli, cauliflower, olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Toss to coat. Spread the vegetable mix in a single layer on one half of the same baking pan.
• Bake the chicken with vegetables for 25 to 30 minutes until chicken is fully cooked. The internal temperature for the chicken should be 165F. Set the pan aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, add soy sauce, honey, vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir well to mix until cornstarch and sugar dissolves.
• In a large wok or skillet, heat oil over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Turn down to low heat and stir in sauce mixture. Stir well until it thickens, about 2-3 minutes. Keep heat on low heat while stirring.
• Add the cooked chicken and vegetables to the sauce pan. Toss to coat with the sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions.
• Serve over a bowl of steamed rice.

HEALTHY SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a pan, heat toasted avocado oil. Sauté chicken until browned on all sides, approximately 10-15 minutes.
• While chicken is cooking, whisk together the sauce.
• Once chicken is cooked, remove from the pan + set aside. Pour sauce mixture into the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes until it starts to bubble, stirring consistently. The will thicken quickly, but be careful to watch that it doesn't burn.
• While sauce is thickening, steam green beans per direction on package.
• Add cooked chicken back into the pan and coat in sauce. Place Village Harvest Organic Jasmine Rice in microwave + cook per directions.
• Serve over Village Harvest Organic Jasmine Rice and green beans + enjoy!

COPYCAT HONEY SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry with paper towels; toss, in small batches, with cornstarch in medium bowl until all strips are evenly coated with cornstarch.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add chicken; cook 7 to 8 min. or until done, stirring frequently. Remove chicken from skillet; cover to keep warm.
• Heat dressing in same skillet. Add beans, peppers and garlic; cook and stir 4 to 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Return chicken to skillet along with all remaining ingredients except rice; mix lightly.
• Serve over rice.

ROAST HONEY SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced).
• Rinse chicken cavity under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• Trim excess fat from cavity, then tuck the wings underneath and then place chicken breast down in a large glass or ceramic bowl.
• Combine juice, honey, sesame seeds and hoisin (or plum if using) in a small bowl and whisk to combine and then pour half the mixture over the chick, cover the chicken and refrigerate for 20 minutes to marinate.
• Place chicken breast up in a large roasting pan and place ginger, garlic and spring onions inside cavity and tie legs with kitchen string.
• Roast for 45 minutes and then remove from oven and add potatoes, carrots, red onion, zucchini and capsicum and drizzle vegetables with oil and put back in the oven to continue roasting and baste the chicken occassionally with reserved marinade for 35-40 minutes or utill juices run clear when chicken thigh is pierced with a small sharp knife.
• Remove from oven and cover with foil and rest for 5 minutes.
• Portion chicken and serve with roast vegetables.

ASIAN HONEY SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• RINSE chicken; pat dry. Combine all remaining ingredients in large resealable food storage bag; add chicken. Seal. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight, turning once or twice.
• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Pour 1/2 cup marinade into 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Add chicken. Discard remaining marinade.
• BAKE 35 to 45 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center and reaches internal temperature of 165 degrees F.