Paleo Running Momma· by Michele★ 4.6 (132)

Healthy Sesame Chicken (Sticky, Easy, Better Than Takeout)

Name: Healthy Sesame Chicken (Sticky, Easy, Better Than Takeout)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup coconut aminos; 2 tablespoons maple syrup (or honey); 3 tablespoons water (or broth); 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons arrowroot flour (or tapioca); 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger; 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste); 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1" pieces); 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 cup tapioca flour (or arrowroot); 1 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 2 large eggs (whisked); Avocado oil (or light olive oil, for frying); 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (for garnish); 3 scallions (thinly sliced, for garnish)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

20% of a 2,000 cal day

400KCAL

Protein

31g62% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat19g

25%

Saturated4g

19%

Unsaturated16g

—

Total Carbs38g

14%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars4g

—

incl. Added Sugars4g

Starch33g

—

Sodium676mg

29%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Sticky pan-seared chicken thighs in a savory-sweet sesame sauce made with coconut aminos and maple syrup. Gluten-free and better than takeout.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

⅓ cupcoconut aminos
2 tbspmaple syrup — or honey
3 tbspwater — or broth
2 tbsprice vinegar
2 tsparrowroot flour — or tapioca
1 tbspsesame oil
1 tspminced garlic
½ tspminced ginger
¼–½ tspred pepper flakes
2 lbboneless skinless chicken thighs — cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tspsesame oil
½ tspgarlic powder
1 cuptapioca flour — or arrowroot
1¼ tspsalt
¼ tspblack pepper
2large eggs — whisked
Avocado oil — for frying, or light olive oil
2 tbspsesame seeds
3scallions — thinly sliced

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Method

35m total

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