This Easy 20 Minute Ground Sesame Chicken is made in one pan and only takes 20 minutes to make- it’s made with lean ground chicken and a lightened up sesame sauce. It’s much healthier than any sesame chicken you’d order from a Chinese restaurant- and it’s equally delicious!

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
  • 1 Tbsp or 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lb. lean ground chicken
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 tsp garlic chili paste
  • 1/4 cup zero point brown sugar sweetener –  Lakanto Brown monkfruit or Truvia Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • Chopped scallions and sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

    1. Spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat over medium heat.
    2. Add onion and cook for 3 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for a minute longer.
    3. Add the ground chicken to the skillet and cook while breaking up into small pieces until the chicken is cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.
    4. In a small bowl combine garlic chili paste sauce, soy sauce, zero point brown sugar sweetener, and sesame oil. Whisk until well combined.
    5. Pour sauce over the ground chicken and stir to combine.
    6. In a separate small bowl whisk together chicken broth and cornstarch until cornstarch dissolves.
    7. Bring to a simmer and then add the cornstarch mixture while stirring. Continue to cook until sauce has is thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
    8. Serve over your favourite rice: cauliflower, jasmine, brown or white rice.
    9. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds.