Healthy Kung Pao Chicken
- 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
- 1 cup Onion, Chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, Crushed
- 1 pound Skinless, Boneless Chicken Thighs, Cut Into 1" Pieces
- 3/4 cups Water
- 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce, Low Sodium
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons Ginger, Minced
- 1 cup Snow Peas, Trimmed
- 1 cup Red Bell Pepper, Sliced Thin
- Rice, To Serve
- 2 Tablespoons Dry Roasted Peanuts, To Serve
- Red Pepper Flakes, To Serve
- Heat the sesame oil over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and saute for 3 minutes.
- Add garlic and stir constantly for 30 seconds.
- Add chicken and saute until chicken browns.
- Next combine the water, soy sauce, corn starch, brown sugar and ginger and mix until sugar dissolves.
- Add to the chicken and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the snow peas and red pepper.
- Cook for 2-5 minutes (until vegetables are crisp and sauce thickens).
- Serve over rice with peanuts and red pepper flakes.
- Adapted from Cooking Light Magazine, December 2010.
sesame oil, onion, garlic, chicken, water, soy sauce, cornstarch, brown sugar, ginger, snow, red bell pepper, rice, peanuts, red pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/healthy-kung-pao-chicken/ (may not work)