This Low Calorie Chinese Sesame Chicken Recipe is just 273 calories (per cup!) and is low sugar and low in carbs!
Did you know that for the same serving size at PF Changs you’re looking at 870 calories?! This one is way healthier, and much cheaper too!
Best of all, this lower calorie, lower cost, homemade sesame chicken recipe takes just 15 minutes (including prep time!) to make… You can’t even find parking at PF Changs in 15 minutes!
I’ve supplied you with a low calorie (and low sugar) honey sesame chicken sauce… and I recommend doubling the sauce as you’ll want to pour it over chicken for the rest of the week.
This Healthy Chinese Sesame Chicken Recipe is just 273 calories (per cup!) and is low sugar and low in carbs!
Low Calorie Chinese Sesame Chicken
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Ingredients in Healthy Sesame Chicken
Like I noted above, this is a healthy Chinese chicken dish.. and to keep the sesame chicken calories low, I skipped the frying.
This also means I was able cut the time it takes to make the Chinese chicken recipe, and made it easier to modify for gluten-free diets.
Shopping List for Healthier Sesame Chicken Recipes:
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Olive oil spray
- Garlic
- Low calorie all-natural honey (or honey)
- Reduced sodium soy sauce (or Tamari for Gluten-free)
- Tomato sauce
- All-natural zero calorie brown sugar (or brown sugar)
- Rice vinegar
- Toasted sesame oil
- Cornstarch
- Sesame seeds
How to Make Healthy Sesame Chicken Recipes
This 15 minute Chinese chicken dinner is fast and easy… Plus you can meal prep it by making the sauce and cube the chicken ahead of time.
You can even make the rice (or buy frozen cauliflower rice) ahead of time to make this recipe sesame chicken even faster and easier.
How to Make a Sesame Chicken Recipe Easy:
- Heat a large pan over medium heat, spray with olive oil and add in the chicken. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine the garlic, honey, soy sauce, tomato sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil and cornstarch in a bowl. Mix well.
- Add the sesame chicken sauce to the chicken. Toss well to coat the chicken, and cook for 5 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thickened.
- Top with sesame seeds and serve over rice, or cauliflower rice.
Low Calorie Chinese Sesame Chicken Recipe
I made this sesame chicken healthy by skipping the frying (which would require flour, eggs, and oil) and found that I didn’t even miss it! If the sesame chicken sauce is great (like this one), you don’t need to fry the chicken first!
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Low Calorie Chinese Sesame Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
- Olive oil spray
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic about 1/2 a garlic clove
- 1/4 cup low calorie all-natural honey or honey
- 1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce or Tamari for Gluten-free
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 3 tablespoons all-natural zero calorie brown sugar or brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat a large pan over medium heat, spray with olive oil and add in the chicken. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine the garlic, honey, soy sauce, tomato sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil and cornstarch in a bowl. Mix well.
- Add the sesame chicken sauce to the chicken. Toss well to coat the chicken, and cook for 5 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thickened.
- Top with sesame seeds and serve over rice, or cauliflower rice.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Sesame Chicken
This low calorie sesame chicken is healthy and delicious… but how does it compare to the big chains and Chinese restaurants?
Below I have shared the calories (for the same serving size) of sesame chicken for PF Changs, Panda Express, and the average Chinese Restaurant… and below that the nutrition label for our healthy sesame chicken recipe.
- 870 Calories in PF Chang’s Sesame Chicken
- 490 Calories in Panda Express Sesame Chicken
- 890 Calories in average Chinese Restaurant Sesame Chicken
- 273 Calories in Lose Weight By Eating’s Sesame Chicken (recipe above)
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Article History:
- Originally written and published April 6, 2022 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on April 18, 2023 by Audrey Johns
