Healthy Sesame Chicken Recipe

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Gioooo
Gioooo Posts: 301 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm from New York, where we have the most amazing Chinese food and I get cravings for it all the time. Only problem is..it's SO bad for you. Deep fried, and greasy and high in calories. So last night I tried a healthy version of my favorite dish - sesame chicken. It came out wonderful so I thought i'd share :)

INGREDIENTS

1 cup brown rice

3 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

2 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)

2 cloves of garlic, minced

2 egg whites

1/8 cup cornstarch

1 lb chicken cut into 1 inch pieces

Salt and Pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 green onions, sliced

1 1/2 lb broccoli florets



PREPARATION:

2. In a medium bowl whisk together the egg whites and the cornstarch season with salt and pepper.

3. Add the chicken pieces to the egg white mixture and toss to coat the chicken.

4. In a small bowl add the honey, sesame seeds, soy sauce and garlic and whisk until combined.

5. In a non-stick fry pan over medium-high heat add the olive oil. When the oil is hot add the chicken and cook for about 10 minutes until the chicken is golden brown turn the chicken occasionally.

6. Once the chicken is cooked add the honey mixture to the chicken and stir to coat the chicken. Simmer the chicken in the sauce until thickened about 3-5 minutes.

For the Broccoli simply steam until tender but crisp about 5 minutes.

Cook the brown rice according to the package instructions. (i just pick up steamed brown rice from the takeout place)

To serve, spoon some brown rice onto the plate; make a well in the rice and then add the sesame chicken; sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds and place the broccoli on the side.


PIC FROM LAST NIGHT

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  • ionlyhavesporx
    ionlyhavesporx Posts: 120
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    Thanks for sharing!!! Definitely gonna try it
  • danibabs
    danibabs Posts: 298 Member
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    Awesome! Thanks for the idea for tonight's dinner :D
  • MissJamiie
    MissJamiie Posts: 56 Member
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    I will try that soon for shure :) thx for sharing!!
  • Colie140
    Colie140 Posts: 27
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    Thanks so much, I found a recipe a while back but it was the bad kind so I did not make it. So glad I can eat guilt free.
  • smiley01x
    smiley01x Posts: 93 Member
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    sounds so good! and i just might have all those ingredients on hand! THanks!
  • yeahfatty
    yeahfatty Posts: 228 Member
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    omg that looks SO good! *homer drool face*
  • Pifflesmom
    Pifflesmom Posts: 134 Member
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    Last night, I was ready to gnaw my arm off in exchange for a good feed of chinese food...this looks great - thanks for sharing :-)
  • bert16
    bert16 Posts: 725 Member
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    bump (thanks!)
  • Fubar_Bill
    Fubar_Bill Posts: 120 Member
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    OMG that looks YUMMY!!!!!

    Can't wait to try it out!
  • Schula03
    Schula03 Posts: 171 Member
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    YUMMY!!! I am going to make next week! :)
  • traciwe
    traciwe Posts: 78
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    this looks fantastic! definitely printing this out! thanks for sharing! :)
  • ericabrothers
    ericabrothers Posts: 115
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    mmmm sounds good :smile: will definately have to try it
  • supermom954
    supermom954 Posts: 14
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    Yummy.... That looks really good I am going to have to try this one. I love Chinese food!
  • kaetmarie
    kaetmarie Posts: 668 Member
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    making this TONIGHT!
  • Bubs05
    Bubs05 Posts: 182 Member
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    bump
  • hope516
    hope516 Posts: 1,133 Member
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    looks yummy!! whats the calorie content?
  • andreacord
    andreacord Posts: 928
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    Oh my god THANK you. When tom shows its face I get Chinese cravings like you wouldn't believe, its nice to have a healthy alternative to fall back on!
  • AJ_MotherRunner
    AJ_MotherRunner Posts: 175 Member
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    bump!
  • Gioooo
    Gioooo Posts: 301 Member
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    Id say its around 400 with the chicken,rice and brocolli. I eat about a cup of each. :)
  • tageekly
    tageekly Posts: 3,755 Member
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    bumpity because that's making my mouth water so I must try it - thanks for sharing!

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