Fast Sesame Chicken Recipe

Be the first to write a review

Rate recipe

"My mother passed down the recipe for this tasty stir-fry, which is so quick and easy to make," writes Elizabeth Limestahl of Port Clinton, Ohio. "Served with wild rice and vegetables, it's a wholesome meal in minutes."

This recipe is:

Quick

Diabetic Friendly

[X]

Rate Fast Sesame Chicken Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Fast Sesame Chicken Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 5 Servings

30 30

Ingredients

1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 large onion, sliced
2 jars (4-1/2 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, drained or 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

Directions

In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil until no longer pink. Stir in the soy sauce and sesame seeds. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Remove chicken with a slotted spoon; set aside and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute onion and mushrooms until onion is tender. Return chicken to pan; heat through. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 serving (prepared with reduced-sodium soy sauce and fresh mushrooms) equals 272 calories, 13 g fat (0 saturated fat), 73 mg cholesterol, 474 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 31 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 fat, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Sesame Chicken in Quick Cooking May/June 2000, p10