30-Minute Honey Sesame Chicken
Make your favorite takeout recipe at home with this easy and DELICIOUS honey sesame chicken. Sticky, juicy chicken with a sweet homemade sauce that consist of 5 ingredients! Made with healthier ingredients and is done in a total of 30 minutes.
Servings 4
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Ingredients
Chicken
- 3 Tablespoons oil
- 2-3 organic chicken breasts, cut into cubes
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oat flour (or all-purpose flour)
- 1/4 cup corn starch
Sauce
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce (see notes for gluten free)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 teaspoons corn starch
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seed oil
Serve with
- cooked rice
- steamed broccoli
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Whisk eggs in a small bowl and in a separate bowl mix together flour and corn starch together.
- First dip chicken into eggs, then flour mixture - use hands to pack flour onto each piece.
- Heat pan with oil then add chicken pieces and brown on each side for 2-3 minutes. Repeat until chicken pieces are all cooked.
- In a separate pan heat all of sauce ingredients for 1 minute until sauce starts to thicken. Add browned chicken and cook in sauce for 1 to 2 minutes. Then serve!
Notes
- Make gluten free: either use gluten free oat flour or a gluten-free flour blend. Then swap soy sauce for either gluten free soy sauce or liquid aminos.
- Make it spicy: This sauce is made sweet & a little bit salty. If preferred add spice by using red pepper flakes or chili pasta until desired level of spiciness.
- Keep leftovers: Store leftovers in a sealed container and refrigerator for 3-4 days.