Description
Enjoy this Easy Chinese Chicken and Green Beans recipe, perfect for Healthy Low Calorie Meals. A flavorful Protein Dinner that fits well in Healthy High Protein Meals and Macro Meals for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb boneless chicken breasts or tenders
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups frozen green beans
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- use less or more for salt preference
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch salt or to taste
- pinch pepper
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and coat lightly with 2 tablespoons corn starch.
- Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat and saute the chicken until golden and cooked through.
- Remove chicken and cook green beans in the same pan until tender.
- Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ground ginger, salt, and pepper in the pan and bring to a boil.
- Mix remaining corn starch with water and add to the pan, whisking until sauce thickens.
- Return chicken and green beans to the pan and cook together for a few minutes.
- Turn off heat and let the dish sit covered for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Chicken Entree
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 303kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1394mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g + 8g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 73mg