oven-baked honey sesame chicken

Name: Oven-Baked Honey Sesame Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ## FOR THE CHICKEN:; 1 pound(s) chicken breasts, cubed; salt and pepper; 1 cup(s) cornstarch; 1-2 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil; ## FOR THE SAUCE:; 1/4 cup(s) honey; 2 tablespoon(s) brown sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) rice wine vinegar; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) sesame oil; 2 tablespoon(s) low sodium soy sauce; ## GARNISH:; toasted sesame seeds

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Stefanie Bouchard

Kenai, AK

Updated on Aug 17, 2020

This oven-baked sesame chicken comes together quick and is always a big hit! Serve it up on top of rice with some garlic-almond green beans on the side, and you've got yourself a better (and healthier!!) than take-out meal! This pairs perfectly with a dry Riesling from Washington state.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

FOR THE CHICKEN:
1 pound chicken breasts, cubed
salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch
1-2 tablespoon vegetable oil
FOR THE SAUCE:
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
GARNISH:
toasted sesame seeds

How To Make oven-baked honey sesame chicken

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2

Lightly salt and pepper the cubed chicken. Put the cornstarch into a gallon zip top bag. Dump chicken in with the cornstarch. Seal the bag and shake vigorously to ensure that the chicken is well coated. Dump chicken and cornstarch into a colander over garbage can, shake excess cornstarch off the chicken.
Step 3

Heat 1 TB of the oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Working in batches so as not to overcrowd the pan, cook the chicken until browned on all sides. Place cooked chicken on a large, rectangular, parchment paper-lined baking pan.
Step 4

In a small/medium bowl, whisk all ingredients for sauce together until well blended. Pour sauce over chicken and stir to make sure every piece is coated.
Step 5

Bake for 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is completely cooked. While chicken is in the oven, stir it every 5-10 minutes to make sure chicken is completely coated with sauce.
Step 6

Serve chicken over jasmine rice and garnish with sesame seeds.
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