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!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
Olive oil spray
1 teaspoon minced garlic
¼ cup low calorie all-natural honey (see recipe card)
⅓ cup reduced sodium soy sauce (or Tamari for Gluten-free)
½ cup tomato sauce
3 tablespoons all-natural zero calorie brown sugar (see recipe card)
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Low Calorie Chinese Sesame Chicken

Healthy Sesame Chicken Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: This makes an amazing meal prep lunch or dinner. Cool the chicken and cool completely. Then add to individual meal prep containers with some rice (or cauliflower rice) and some raw broccoli or bell peppers. (The cook when you reheat the meal prep!)
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days and the freezer for a month.
Reheating: Reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes covered.

Low Calorie Chinese Sesame Chicken Recipe

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Low Calorie Chinese Sesame Chicken

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This healthy Chinese Sesame Chicken is just 273 calories per cup!

We skipped the breading and frying of the chicken, and found that we liked it even better… Plus it lowered the carbs, sugar and calories by a lot!

Special Tip: If you're looking to make an extra healthy sesame chicken dinner, serve over cauliflower rice (or Cauliflower fried rice- recipe below) and save even more calories and carbs.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings servings

Calories 273 kcal

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
Olive oil spray
1 teaspoon minced garlic about 1/2 a garlic clove
¼ cup low calorie all-natural honey or honey
⅓ cup reduced sodium soy sauce or Tamari for Gluten-free
½ 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

Serving: 1cupCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 34.4gFat: 12.3gSaturated Fat: 2.9gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 677mgPotassium: 385mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 1.1gCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg

Keyword chicken, Chinese

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About the Author

Hi, my name is Audrey Johns and I am a 4 time best selling cookbook author! All 4 of my low calorie cookbooks are published by HarperCollins (the oldest publishing house in the US!) and have been featured on prominent TV shows like The Today Show, Rachael Ray and The Doctors. I am a low calorie and healthy recipe authority and my delicious recipes are tried and loved by thousands of readers.

After a one year 150 pound weight loss (and I’ve kept it off for 13 years!) I started sharing all of my low calorie recipes with the world. They are always all-natural and geared around weight loss and weight management. I have even made some of these recipes with my Biggest Loser pal Bob Harper! Check out my weight loss story, my best selling cookbooks, and my numerous TV appearances by clicking here.