Spicy Sticky Chicken
This spicy sticky chicken recipe is made with healthy chicken breast and other flavorful ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 1/2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
- sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
- 5 fresh garlic cloves, pressed
- 2- inch-long fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
- 1 Tbsp ground flax seed
- ¼ cup coconut aminos, tamari, Braggs liquid aminos, or low sodium soy sauce
- 3 Tbsps raw honey or pure maple syrup
- 3 Tbsps hot sauce, or to taste
- freshly chopped parsley as an optional garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the chopped chicken in a single layer and season with sea salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook the chicken undisturbed for around 3 minutes, then stir and continue to cook until nicely golden brown.
- Once the chicken is golden and almost cooked through, stir in the garlic, ginger, and ground flax seed.
- Sauté for 1 minute. Pour the coconut aminos, honey, and hot sauce.
- Reduce the heat to a low and simmer the sauce for a couple of minutes, until it thickens.
- Remove from heat and serve while hot.
- Your spicy sticky sauce will continue to thicken.
Nutrition
Calories: 229kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 88mg, Sodium: 692mg, Potassium: 297mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 13g, Vitamin A: 47IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 23mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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