Description
Sesame chicken served with broccoli and a combo mixture of cauliflower rice and quinoa. Quick and easy to make for a weeknight staple.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1egg
- 2 tbsp potato starch or corn starch
- pinch of salt & pepper
- 1lb chicken breast cubed
- 2 tbsp oil
Sauce:
- 1/3 cup coconut aminos or soy sauce1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 1.5 tbsp monk fruit
- sugar or brown sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 tsp potato starch
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup onion, finely diced
- Pinch of salt only if you are using coconut aminos. (Soy sauce has plenty of sodium)
Sides
- 1 head of broccoli chopped
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 1.5 cup cooked cauliflower rice
- 1.5 cup cooked quinoa
- Toppings: green onions and sesame seeds optional
Instructions
Sauce
- Prepare the sauce by adding all the ingredients into a bowl and set to the side.
Chicken
- In a separate bowl whisk the egg, 2 tbsp of potato starch, salt & pepper.
- Chop chicken breast into one inch cubes and add to egg mixture.
- Mix well to evenly coat.In a medium skillet heat oil over medium heat.
- Add the chicken with egg mixture and spread evenly over the pan.
- Cook chicken until golden brown with out touching it.
- Flip the chicken and break up the pieces.
- Continue to cook the chicken until golden brown.
- Try not to stir the chicken too much so the egg coating stays intact with the chicken.
- Once chicken is brown on all sides add sauce mixture.
- Gently toss the chicken to coat in the sauce. Let simmer for a minute or two then gently stir the chicken in the sauce until it has slightly thickened and onions are tender.
- Remove from heat.
Broccoli
- Saute the chopped broccoli in 1 tbsp of sesame oil on med heat for 8 minutes or until tender.
- Add salt/pepper to your liking.
- Serve chicken and broccoli over the combo mixture of cauliflower rice and quinoa.
- Top with sesame seeds & green onions.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
Keywords: sesame chicken