Sesame Chicken

Name: Sesame Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 10½ oz Jasmine Rice; ½ tsp Salt; 3 tbsp Honey; 3 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar; 1 tsp Sesame Oil; 2 cloves Garlic; 1¾ tbsp Ginger; 4 tbsp Cornstarch; 1½ lb Chicken Breast; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 lb Broccoli; ½ oz Sesame Seeds

By Eatpace

Crisp pieces of chicken are coated in a honey-sesame glaze and served with rice and steamed broccoli. The glaze mixes together while the rice cooks.

Total: 40 min; 15 prep · 25 cook
Serves: 4; Scale it below
Calories: 696; kcal per serving
Protein: 47g; per serving

Plan this dinner Jump to recipe

Sesame-glazed chicken pieces with rice and steamed broccoli on a plate.

40 min

Method

7 steps Oven 425°F 15 min prep · 25 min cook

Prep

Step 1. Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Bring Jasmine Rice, most of the Water, and Salt to a boil in a covered saucepan. Reduce to low and cook until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand covered.
Step 2. Meanwhile, whisk Honey, Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Garlic, Ginger, the rest of the Water, and a spoonful of the Cornstarch in a bowl.
Step 3. Pat Chicken Breast dry and toss with the rest of the Cornstarch, then toss with Vegetable Oil. Spread the pieces apart on a parchment-lined sheet pan.

Cook

Step 4. Bake the chicken at 425°F (220°C), turning once, until golden at the edges and no longer pink inside, about 18 minutes.
Step 5. Meanwhile, steam Broccoli in a covered steamer basket over simmering water until bright green and tender-crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Step 6. Whisk the glaze again and add it to a large skillet. Simmer over medium heat until glossy and thick enough to coat a spoon, about 2 minutes.

Finish & serve

Step 7. Toss the chicken in the glaze. Fluff the rice and serve with the chicken and broccoli; scatter Sesame Seeds over the chicken.

In the app, cook mode shows one step at a time with its timer, and it works offline.

Get the app

Tips

Good to know

Leave space between the chicken pieces on the sheet pan so their edges brown.

Good to know

Check the largest chicken pieces with an instant-read thermometer; the safe internal temperature is 165°F.

Swap it

Use gluten-free tamari in place of soy sauce if needed.

In Eatpace

Plan it, and the grocery list follows.

Add this dinner to the plan or to Up next, and 11 of its 13 ingredients join one grocery list with your other dinners, the same ingredients added up and sorted by aisle.

Plan this dinner Free on iPhone

This plan 3 dinners to go