Description
A delicious and easy-to-make Honey Sesame Chicken recipe that is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. Tender chicken pieces coated in a sweet and savory sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onions, served over a bed of fluffy white rice.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water (slurry)
Garnish:
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Serve with:
- cooked white rice
Instructions
- Marinate the Chicken: In a medium bowl, toss the chicken with cornstarch and soy sauce. Let it marinate for 10 minutes.
- Cook the Chicken: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken and cook until browned and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
- Prepare the Sauce: Sauté garlic and ginger in the same skillet. Whisk together soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, and sesame oil. Pour into the skillet, simmer, and thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Combine and Serve: Return the chicken to the skillet, coat with the sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve hot over white rice.
Notes
- You can substitute chicken breast for thighs
- For extra heat, add red pepper flakes or sriracha
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
