Sesame Glazed Chicken
Turn any weeknight dinner into an umami-filled meal! This one-pot recipe is the epitome of quick and easy. Whip up this restaurant favorite in 20 minutes!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 229kcal
Ingredients
For the Sauce:
- 5 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons chicken stock or water
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Ingredients:
- 1 pound skinless boneless chicken thigh cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- ½ tablespoon ginger thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 green onions thinly sliced, optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the sauce ingredients together until the honey is dissolved. Set aside.
- Coat the chicken with cornstarch, then set aside.
- Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add about a tablespoon of oil to the pan, then saute the garlic and ginger for a couple of seconds.
- Add the chicken cook until about 90% done. They should have nice browning but still spring back, instead of being firm like when they're fully cooked.
- Pour in the sauce mixture and cook for about 3 - 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and the sauce has reduced to a thick sauce.
- Turn off the heat and finish with sesame oil, sesame seeds, and green onions, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- Cornstarch: This simple pantry ingredient helps tenderize the chicken in the quick marinade and will also help slightly thicken the sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 150g | Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 1377mg | Potassium: 384mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg