Description
Enjoy a healthier twist on a classic favorite with this delicious Healthy Sesame Chicken recipe. Tender chicken bites coated in a flavorful sauce, served over a bed of rice and green beans.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 tablespoon avocado oil
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 vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon lime zest (zest of one lime)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice (juice of one lime)
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds for garnish
Optional For Serving:
- 2 cups cooked green beans
- 1 cup cooked white rice
Instructions
- Prep the Chicken: Cut chicken into cubes. Cook rice and green beans.
- Cook Chicken: Heat avocado oil, sauté chicken until browned.
- Make the Sauce: Whisk together coconut aminos, honey, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, rice vinegar, pepper, lime zest, and lime juice.
- Combine: Remove cooked chicken, pour sauce into the pan, cook until thickened. Add chicken back, coat in sauce.
- Serve: Enjoy sesame chicken over rice and green beans.
Notes
- Substitute chicken breasts with thighs if desired.
- Use olive oil or refined coconut oil if avocado oil is not available.
- Swap green beans for broccoli or preferred veggies.
- Replace coconut aminos with low sodium soy sauce or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos.
- Substitute fresh ginger with 1/2 teaspoon of dried ground ginger.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 oz cooked chicken, 1 cup green beans, 1/2 cup cooked white rice
- Calories: 584 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0.03 g
- Carbohydrates: 47 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 53 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg
