Everyone loves to indulge in Chinese takeout, but the more popular and tasty dishes like Sesame Chicken are deep fried and can cost you a ton of calories. In my lightened-up Sesame Chicken, chunks of chicken breast are coated in corn starch and lightly pan-fried coated, then tossed in a thick, sweet, sticky sauce. Paired with some rice and broccoli, this fakeout takeout is a crowd-pleaser.
Course dinner, lunch, main course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword sesame chicken, takeout
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 378kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
frying pan or wok
small saucepan
Ingredients
Chicken
2lbschicken breastcubed
2tbspcorn starch
cooking spray
Sauce
1/4cupketchup
1/4cupreduced sodium soy sauce
3tbsphoney
1/2cupunsweetened applesauce
1tspsesame oil
2clovesgarlicminced
1tspcorn starch
2tspsesame seeds
Instructions
Chicken
Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Add the chicken pieces to a bowl with the corn starch and toss to coat.
Preheat a large frying pan or wok over medium to medium-high heat.
Spray the pan generously with cooking spray, and then add half of the chicken to the pan.
Make sure the chicken is spaced out, as to not overcrowd the pan. This is the key to getting a golden crust on the chicken.
Cook the chicken for five minutes, and then flip each piece to cook for another five minutes.
Check the internal temperature of the chicken to make sure it's done before removing from the pan. It should be 165F when fully cooked.
Remove the first batch of chicken from the pan and place in a bowl to the side, then repeat with the remaining chicken.
Sauce
Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan, except for the sesame seeds.
Whisk together to ensure the corn starch is broken up and incorporated.
Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
Simmer for approximately five minutes or until the sauce becomes thick and syrupy in texture.
Add the cooked chicken pieces and toss to coat. Cook for another few minutes,
Add the sesame seeds and toss.
Notes
WW Points (per cup):
5 WW points (blue and purple)
7 WW points (green) - calculated using Perdue brand chicken breast