healthy sesame chicken recipe ingredients

There are only a few ingredients in the sauce/this dish, and it only needs about 25 minutes to come together over the
stove in total.
ingredients

• 450 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes

• 1 cup cooked white rice

• 1/2 tablespoon avocado oil

• 2 cups green beans

For the Sauce:

• 1/4 cup coconut aminos

• 1 tablespoon honey

• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1 tablespoon garlic cloves minced

• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 teaspoon lime zest (zest of one lime)

• 1 tablespoon lime juice (juice of one lime)

• 1 tablespoons sesame seeds for garnish

instructions

• 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.

• Serve over cooked rice and green beans!


notes

Substitutions for this Healthy Sesame Chicken Recipe:

• Chicken – You can sub chicken breasts with chicken thighs.

• Avocado Oil – If you don’t have avocado oil you can use olive oil or refined coconut oil

• Green Beans– You can sub in green beans with broccoli or any other veggies you like

• Coconut Aminos – If you don’t have coconut aminos you can use low sodium soy sauce or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos.

• Fresh Ginger – If you don’t have fresh ginger you can use 1/2 teaspoon of dried ground ginger.

nutrition facts

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Sesame Chicken

Amount Per Serving (12 oz chicken, veggies + rice)

Calories 553Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 4g

Monounsaturated Fat 7g

Cholesterol 145mg48%

Sodium 736mg32%

Potassium 1105mg32%

Carbohydrates 45g15%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 12g13%

Protein 52g104%

Vitamin A 827IU17%

Vitamin C 16mg19%

Calcium 62mg6%

Iron 2mg11

 

[Penny4]

Looks nice. I've seen coconut aminos at Woolworths.