Sesame Chicken – Spend With Pennies

Sesame Chicken is tender and delicious with flavors of soy, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, and sesame seeds.

This dish is perfect served over rice! Add in a side of steamed broccoli or some bok choy for an easy meal that’s both quick and delicious!

Sesame Chicken For a Quick Meal

Sesame Chicken is an easy and quick meal. Tender chunks of chicken are and pan-fried until crisp and tossed in a sweet and sticky sesame sauce.

Chicken – I use chicken breast in this recipe, but chicken thighs will work too. Marinating in a little bit of egg and some cornstarch helps tenderize the chicken but also makes for a nice crust.

Sesame Sauce –

How To Make Sesame Chicken

1. Marinate chicken in cornstarch, egg, and soy sauce.
2. Combine sauce ingredients (per recipe below).
3. Stir fry in batches until browned. Add sauce and simmer.
4. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.

This recipe is great served with broccoli, snap peas, peppers, or other stir fried veggies.

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Sesame Chicken

This easy sesame chicken recipe is both quick and delicious with a sweet and savory sauce!

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Chill Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 50 minutes minutes

Author Holly Nilsson

• Toss the chicken pieces with egg, cornstarch, and soy sauce. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together broth, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons cornstarch, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic,

• In a 10-inch skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the chicken and stir-fry until browned and almost cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer the fried chicken to a bowl and repeat with the remaining chicken.

• Whisk the sauce and add it to the skillet along with all of the chicken and cook over medium-high heat while stirring until thickened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the sesame seeds.

• Garnish with green onions.

Store leftover sesame chicken in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave until heated through. 

Calories: 310 | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 1571mg | Potassium: 555mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 93IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Chicken, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American, Asian Fusion

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