Air Fryer Sesame Chicken
Air Fryer Sesame Chicken is to die for! With our homemade sauce that is sweet and tangy you can make this healthy Asian meal year round.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1-1.5 lb chicken breasts or thighs cut into bite size pieces
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp soy sauce
Sesame Chicken Sauce
- 1 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 5 tbsp honey
- 1/4 c chicken broth
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- sesame seeds for topping, optional
- green onions diced, optional
Instructions
- In a bowl mix together diced chicken, cornstarch, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper and 1 tsp soy sauce. Stir together so all meat is nicely coated.
- Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Spray basket with non stick spray and pour coated chicken inside. Cook for approximately 8 minutes flipping after 4 or until largest piece is no longer pink inside.
- In a small saucepan combine remaining ingredients listed under sauce above.
- Whisk sauce together and heat until bubbling, then pour cooked chicken inside pot. Stir to coat nicely and allow to thicken and bubble for about 2 minutes. (You can whisk it together and warm in microwave if you'd rather but sauce won't be quite as thick).
- Serve over rice with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and/or chives/green onions on top.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1085mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 399IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg