Sesame chicken that is good for you is a tasty and healthy dinner! It’s easy to cook, has a lot of protein, is low in carbs, and is gluten-free. It’s better than takeout!

You have to try this Healthy Sesame Chicken if you like sesame chicken. It’s just as good as takeout, but the ingredients are better for you. Also, it just takes 25 minutes from start to finish, and you know you’d have to wait that long for delivery anyway!

This variation of sesame chicken is cooked on the stove instead of being deep-fried and full of sodium. This keeps the fat and carbs lower.

You may feel good about the simple, healthy ingredients that go into it, and you can easily get them at any grocery shop.

Sesame Chicken is a tasty and healthy supper! It’s easy to make and better than takeout because it’s high in protein, low in carbohydrates, and gluten-free.

Preparation and Cooking Time

Time to get ready: 15 minutes
Time to cook: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 2 persons

Liz’s tips for making homemade sesame chicken quickly

Put everything on the counter. This will make it very easy to get whatever you need as you cook.
Get rice that has already been cooked! You just have to open the bag and microwave it. It doesn’t get any easier than that!
Mix the sauce ingredients together and put everything away while the chicken cooks.

Ingredients

1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes that are 1 inch across
1/2 tbsp of avocado oil
1/4 cup of coconut aminos
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 tablespoon of minced garlic cloves
2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of lime zest (the zest of one lime)
The juice of one lime, or 1 tablespoon of lime juice
1 tablespoon of sesame seeds for decoration
Two cups of cooked green beans
1 cup of cooked white rice

Instructions

Cut the chicken into little cubes to get it ready.
Follow the directions for cooking white rice and green beans.

Put avocado oil in a pan and heat it for one minute.
Put the chicken in the pan and cook it on medium-high heat until all sides are browned, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Whisk the sauce together as the chicken cooks.
Take the chicken out of the pan and set it aside when it’s done cooking.
Put the sauce mixture in the hot pan (no need to clean it!) and cook it over medium-high heat for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until it starts to boil. The sauce will thicken fast, but be careful not to let it burn.
Put the cooked chicken back in the pan and cover it with sauce.
Put sesame chicken on top of cooked rice and green beans.

Substitutions & Tips

Chicken: You can use boneless chicken thighs or chicken tenders instead of chicken breasts.
You may serve this over any kind of cooked rice or grain. You may use quinoa or cauliflower rice with this. Our Fried Cauliflower Rice would go fantastic with this!
Paleo: Use cauliflower rice instead of paleo sub rice. Our cauliflower fried rice is the best!
If you don’t have avocado oil, you can use olive oil or coconut oil instead.
You can use broccoli or any other vegetables you choose instead of green beans.
Coconut Aminos: If you don’t have coconut aminos, you can use low-sodium soy sauce or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos instead.
You can use maple syrup instead of honey.
Toasted sesame oil is a key part of the recipe. It gives it that deep sesame flavor! Sesame oil and toasted sesame oil are not the same. Sesame oil that has been toasted offers a lot more taste.
Fresh Ginger: You can use 1 teaspoon of grated fresh ginger if you wish to. If you don’t have fresh ginger, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon of dry ground ginger.
Rice vinegar: If you don’t have it, leave it out. You can add a little more coconut aminos.

What makes sesame chicken different from General Tso Chicken?

General Tso and sesame chicken are very different. The key distinction is that sesame chicken is cooked with a sesame sauce, whereas General Tso chicken is tossed in a chili-based sauce.

Storage & Serving

I store this nutritious sesame chicken in the fridge for up to four days.
You can reheat this nutritious sesame chicken in a pan or the microwave.
We haven’t tried freezing this healthy sesame chicken yet, but I think it would work!

Serving Size & Nutritional Information

Serving: 6 ounces of cooked chicken, 1 cup of green beans, and 1/2 cup of cooked white rice

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