Skip takeout and make sesame chicken at home in just minutes! So easy and healthier than what you’d get in a restaurant, but tastes just as AWESOME!!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Chicken
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: asian chicken, asian chicken recipes, chicken and broccoli, chinese chicken and broccoli, chinese sesame chicken, sesame chicken, sesame chicken sauce
Servings: 4
Calories: 517kcal
Author: Averie Sunshine
Ingredients
1tablespoonolive oil
1tablespoonsesame oil
1.25poundsboneless skinless chicken breastdiced into bite-sized pieces
1 ½teaspoonscornstarch
1 ½teaspoonscold water
¼cuplight brown sugarpacked
¼cuplow-sodium soy sauce
2tablespoonshoney
2tablespoonshoisin sauce
1 to 2tablespoonschili garlic sauceor to taste
2teaspoonsground ginger
5cupsbroccoli florets
salt and pepperoptional and to taste
sesame seedsfor garnishing
Instructions
To a large skillet, add the oils, chicken, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is nearly cooked through; stir and flip intermittently to ensure even cooking.
While chicken cooks, to a small bowl, add the cornstarch, water, and stir to dissolve; set slurry aside.
To a separate medium saucepan, add the brown sugar, soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, chili garlic sauce, ginger, stir to combine, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Allow mixture to bubble gently for 1 minute.
After the mixture is boiling, add the cornstarch slurry, whisk to combine, and allow the sauce to boil and thicken for 2 to 3 minutes; whisking nearly constantly.
Push the chicken to one side of the skillet, add the broccoli to the other side, evenly pour the sauce over the chicken and broccoli, and gently stir to combine and coat evenly.
Cover skillet and cook for about 5 minutes, or until broccoli is as crisp-tender as desired.
Optionally add salt and pepper, evenly sprinkle with the sesame seeds, and serve immediately.
Notes
Recipe is best fresh but will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.