I’ll confess, my takeout order is not Sesame chicken or the beloved General Tso’s either. However, it is what my son loves. I find the quality provided by many establishments is pretty low. I wanted to create a similar recipe that didn’t face me to pan fry chicken, stink up the house and create a bunch of dishes. Enter this Sesame chicken sheet pan meal. I wanted the recipe to be easy to create, with plenty of fibers while not sacrificing that sticky sweet taste. Now this sheet pan sesame chicken can be a go to for your laid back cooking days when you need something simple that the whole family can love.
Your next weeknight meal:
Protein ✅
Veggies ✅
Complex carbs ✅
Kid friendly ✅
Minimal prep ✅
Have you tried this one out yet?
Related: Check out these BBQ meatballs for another gluten free kid friendly meal
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Sesame Chicken and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- 2 small heads of broccoli cut into flourettes
- 1 bag of sugar snap peas
Sauce
- 2 cloves garlic – peeled and minced
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp molasses
- 4 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp sesame oil reserve for end- optional
Garnish
- Green onion
- Sesame seeds
Side
- Rice or cauliflower rice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Prep rice if using and follow rice cooking instructions
- Spray broccoli w/ avocado oil and spread onto sheet pan
- Begin roasting for 5 minutes
- Cut chicken into cubes, spray with avocado oil and sprinkle with a bit of salt
- Add the chicken to the sheet pan after the initial 5 minutes
- Roast for another 10 minutes
- While chicken is in the oven, assemble the sauce in a small sauce pot and bring to a simmer.
- Add bag of snap peas to sheet pan and roast for last 5 minutes (Internal temp of chicken should be 165*)
- Transfer to medium sized bowl
- Remove sauce from heat and add the reserved sesame oil sauce. Cover sheet pan ingredients
- Serve with rice or cauliflower rice
- Garnish with green onions or sesame seed
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