Do you ever get seduced by the guy at the food court pushing the glazed Asian chicken? My husband does. Every time. Over Christmas as he and my little guy devoured a big plate of it, I got to thinking…”Huh, this is good, how can I skinny it up?” I came up with this skinny version of Honey Sesame Chicken. It’s baked, but it still was nice and glazed. Feel free to change the ratios of the siracha and the honey to make it more spicy or sweeter based on your taste.
BTW–Sesame chicken from PF Changs, for example, has over 1,000 calories.
Zài jiàn deep fried!
1.25lbs of chicken, cut into cubes
1 TBS of sesame oil
Preheat the oven to 400. Sprinkle flour onto a plate and dip the chicken into it, shaking off the excess. Line a baking pan (with high sides) with parchment paper and add the chicken making sure it is spaced out. Bake for 15 minutes. While the chicken is baking, mix together the soy, sesame oil, soy, honey and siracha. Take out the chicken and pour the sauce over it, stirring to coat each piece. Put the chicken back in the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes more or until a thick glaze has formed, stirring a few times to be sure every piece is glazed evenly. Toss with the sesame seeds and serve with a big bowl of edadame –that only takes 4 minutes!
*Note: Don’t worry that this is a lot of honey! Much of it stays on the parchment 
Kid Tip:
If you go easy on the siracha (1 tsp) this is perfect for kids. They will love the little bite-sized pieces and the sweetness of the honey.
What a great idea and I'm sure it is much healthier this way.
This looks fantastic! I love honey
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This looks absolutely incredible! Love your recipe!
That's so funny!! Those guys in the food court are so sneaky!
THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!! I love Lemon Chicken but my partner loves honey chicken, which is annoying! So I made this and just added the juice of one lemon. He loved it, I loved it, everyone’s a winner! Haha.
So glad you liked it-Thanks!
1000 calories????? Yikes, that’s scary! Thanks for sharing, definitly giving this a try and will blog it for review!
Mmm this looks so delicious! Sesame chicken is my favorite thing to get when ordering take-out! But a healthier, homemade version sounds even better! Thanks for sharing!
Love the hot and sweet contrast of your recipe. Please share it on my foodie friday linky today.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I’ve made this a couple of times (including tonight) and my family LOVES it!
Thanks for letting me know Lindsay–warms my heart!
How many calories per serving please?
Hi Barb,
Unfortunately, I don’t count calories. I do pay attention to fat grams. Sorry!
I am wondering if the chicken has that crispy exterior that the naughty fried version has…? I know there is sacrifice in making it healthier, but soggy coatings just gag me ! LOL Thanks !
Hi Charity,
It’s actually not soggy at all. I loved the outside and hope you will too!
The recipe was great just amount of honey was too much. So I used 1/4 cup of honey with little bit more siracha sauce and also added 1 tbsp of lemon ask it was delicious!!!
Glad you liked it and I like the addition of the lemon!