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healthy general tso chicken with steamed broccoli and white rice

Healthy General Tso Chicken

Crispy oven baked chicken tossed in a spicy General Tso sauce.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 365kcal
Author: Mason Woodruff

Ingredients

For the Crispy Baked Chicken

  • 1 1/2 lbs Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 Tbsp 15g Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp 15g Red Wine Vinegar, or your choice of vinegar
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper optional
  • 3/4 C 90g Breadcrumbs
  • 2 Tbsp 15g Grated Parmesan

*For the General Tso Sauce

  • 3 Scallions finely chopped
  • 3 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger minced
  • 4-6 Dried Arbol Chiles
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp 24g Toasted Sesame Oil, divided
  • 1/2 C 120g Chicken Stock
  • 1/4 C 60g Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 C 48g Swerve Brown Sugar, or light brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp 30g Red Wine Vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp 30g Sriracha

Instructions

For the Chicken

  • Preheat oven to 400F and spray a wire rack with nonstick cooking spray over a baking sheet. Set aside. (You can bake directly on a baking sheet if you don't have a rack.)
  • Whisk the egg, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Cut 3 large chicken breasts into small pieces and add to the egg mixture.
    chicken pieces and the egg, soy sauce, black pepper, and red wine vinegar marinade
  • Mix the breadcrumbs and parmesan in a shallow bowl. Add about a tablespoon of the egg mixture to the breadcrumbs and stir together to create a few small clumps.
    breading for the crispy baked chicken
  • Coat the chicken pieces in the breadcrumbs and add to the wire rack. If you have leftover egg mixture and breadcrumbs, you can run a few pieces back through a second time.
    chicken in the breading mixture
  • Bake for 14-16 minutes or until the largest pieces reach an internal temperature of 165F.
    baked chicken pieces before mixing with the general tso sauce

*For the General Tso Sauce

  • While the chicken bakes, prepare the ginger, garlic, scallions, and remove the chiles from their packaging. Mix the remaining sauce, reserving 1/2 tablespoon of the sesame oil, ingredients in a bowl.
    ingredients prepped for the general tso sauce
  • Add the 1/2 tablespoon of sesame oil the a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the scallions, garlic, and ginger. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
    scallions, ginger, and garlic in a skillet with sesame oil
  • Add the chiles and cook for another 30-60 seconds before adding the liquid ingredients.
    liquid general tso sauce ingredients added to skillet
  • Continue cooking over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the sauce thickens. This will take about 5-7 minutes, just in time for the chicken to come out of the oven.
    finished general tso sauce before adding the baked chicken
  • Reduce the heat to low and toss the baked chicken in the sauce before removing from the heat, topping with more scallions, sesame seeds, and serving with rice, steamed broccoli, or your choice of pairings.

Notes

*If you like extra saucy chicken or would like extra sauce for rice and veggies, consider doubling the sauce recipe. 
  • Each serving (1/4th the recipe) has 5 Smart Points.
  • Nutrition facts do not include any nutrition info from the zero-calorie Swerve Brown Sugar. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 13g