Ginger Sesame Chicken and Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
- 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breasts (cut into 1-2 inch cubes)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 lb halved Brussels sprouts
- 6 tbs oil (sesame or olive)
Sauce:
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup pomegranate juice (sub apple juice)
- 2 tbs balsamic
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tbs apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbs molasses
- 2 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- sesame seeds to top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Grease baking sheet with oil.
- Beat egg in a medium sized bowl. Add salt, pepper, and chicken, tossing to combine.
- Add flour to another bowl. Coat egg-soaked chicken in flour, tossing to get a good coat. Lay coated chicken on one Half of the baking sheet and coat with a drizzle of oil. Add halved Brussels sprouts to the other side of the pan, cut side down, and drizzle with oil, tossing with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 12 minutes, flip the chicken, toss the brussels sprouts, and cook for another 5 minutes. Then reduce the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium saucepan combine all the sauce ingredients. Boil for about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally and careful not to burn. Take off heat once the sauce is thickened to run slowly off the back of a spoon.
- Pour half the sauce over the chicken and toss the sprouts with a splash of olive oil. Cook for about 3 more minutes.
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Recipe:
Ginger Sesame Chicken & Sprouts
This Ginger sesame chicken and brussels sprouts dinner is a tasty way to get a high protein, balanced meal. It’s a great meal prep for the week and kills those asian cravings.
Ginger Sesame Chicken and Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
- 1/2 lbs boneless chicken breasts (cut into 1-2 inch cubes)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup flour
- salt and pepper
- 1 lb halved Brussels sprouts
- 6 tbs oil (sesame or olive)
Sauce:
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup pomegranate juice (sub apple juice)
- 2 tbs balsamic
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tbs apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbs molasses
- 2 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- sesame seeds to top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Grease baking sheet with oil.
- Beat egg in a medium sized bowl. Add salt, pepper, and chicken, tossing to combine.
- Add flour to another bowl. Coat egg-soaked chicken in flour, tossing to get a good coat. Lay coated chicken on one Half of the baking sheet and coat with a drizzle of oil. Add halved Brussels sprouts to the other side of the pan, cut side down, and drizzle with oil, tossing with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 12 minutes, flip the chicken, toss the brussels sprouts, and cook for another 5 minutes. Then reduce the oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium saucepan combine all the sauce ingredients. Boil for about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally and careful not to burn. Take off heat once the sauce is thickened to run slowly off the back of a spoon.
- Pour half the sauce over the chicken and toss the sprouts with a splash of olive oil. Cook for about 3 more minutes.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!