Description
Honey Sriracha Sesame Chicken is a flavorful and spicy dish featuring tender chicken pieces coated in a sweet and spicy honey sriracha sauce, garnished with toasted sesame seeds. Perfect served over rice for a quick and delicious weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 1 1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
Honey Sriracha Sauce
- 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons low sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sriracha (use more if you like it really spicy)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken: Place the pieces of chicken in a mixing bowl along with the salt, pepper, and cornstarch. Use a fork to toss the chicken until each piece is evenly coated in the cornstarch.
- Make the sauce: In a glass measuring cup or bowl, whisk together all the sauce ingredients: chicken broth, tamari or soy sauce, ketchup, honey, rice wine vinegar, toasted sesame oil, sriracha, garlic powder, and cornstarch. Stir until smooth and combined.
- Cook the chicken: Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat with the tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, swirl to coat the pan evenly. Add the chicken pieces in a single layer and let them brown undisturbed for a few minutes on one side. Then, use a spatula to toss the chicken around until it’s golden brown all over and fully cooked through.
- Coat with sauce: Pour the prepared sauce over the chicken in the skillet. Stir continuously to coat the chicken evenly with the sauce. Cook for about 2-3 minutes, stirring, until the sauce thickens and clings to the chicken.
- Finish and serve: Remove the skillet from heat and sprinkle the chicken with the sesame seeds. Serve the Honey Sriracha Sesame Chicken hot over cooked rice or your favorite grains.
Notes
- If you prefer a thicker sauce, you can add an extra 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with water to the sauce before pouring it into the skillet.
- To make this dish gluten free, be sure to use tamari instead of soy sauce or use a gluten free soy sauce alternative.
- Adjust the amount of sriracha to your heat preference; start with 1 tablespoon and add more for extra spice.
- Avocado oil is recommended for its high smoke point but olive oil works well too.
- Cook the chicken in batches if your skillet isn’t large enough to avoid overcrowding, which can steam the chicken rather than brown it.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
