spicy honey sesame chicken.

One of the most simple recipes I’ve made! I was having my sister over for dinner, but we were going to boot camp first. I had some chicken breasts already in the fridge and brown rice in my cabinet. All I had to do was get some broccoli florets and I was in business! I already had my soy sauce and toasted sesame oil – MUST HAVES for this recipe! I happen to use both of these a lot when cooking. Here we go!

Recipe: (serves 4)

• 3 large chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup soy sauce (I used reduced sodium)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 Tablespoons ketchup
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon sriracha
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 Tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• olive oil
• salt & pepper to taste
• sesame seeds, for garnish
• scallions, for garnish
• serve with broccoli and brown rice

note: I didn’t use much salt at all because the soy sauce has A LOT of salt in it. I reccommend tasting first before adding any salt.

Instructions:

1. Cut your chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes.
2. Heat up a large skillet to medium-high heat.
3. Drizzle some olive oil into your skillet.
4. Coat chicken in flour and transfer to your hot pan.
5. Brown chicken on all sides.
6. Make your sauce – combine soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, ketchup, brown sugar, sriracha, garlic and ginger in a bowl and whisk together.
7. Add to your pan with the chicken and turn down the heat to low.
8. Let simmer until your sauce gets thick and chicken is cooked through.
9. Add sesame seeds – as many as you want!
10. Serve with your steamed broccoli and brown rice!