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sesame ginger chicken crumbles with jasmine rice and chili tahini cucumber crunch salad

Sesame Ginger Chicken Crumbles

Asian-inspired ground chicken crumbles with a chili sesame sauce and optional cucumber crunch salad.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Mason Woodruff

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Ground Chicken

For the Sesame Ginger Sauce

  • 1/2 cup Chicken Bone Broth
  • 1/4 cup 60g Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos
  • 2 Tablespoons 42g Honey
  • 2 Tablespoons 30g Rice Vinegar
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoon 24g Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Ginger crushed or grated
  • 3 cloves Garlic crushed or finely minced

For the Chili Sesame Sauce and Cucumber Crunch Salad (optional)

  • 1/4 cup 60g Fresh Lime Juice or Rice Vinegar (about 2 small limes)
  • 3 Tablespoons 48g Tahini (or peanut butter if you prefer)
  • 3 Tablespoons 48g Chili Crunch
  • 2 Tablespoons 42g Honey
  • 2-4 Tablespoons Water to desired consistency
  • Kosher Salt to taste
  • 10 oz Seedless Cucumbers. diced or thinly sliced
  • 1 bunch Red Radishes diced or thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Mix the chili sesame sauce together and add 1/3 cup to a bowl with the cucumbers and radishes. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Reserve the remaining 2/3 cup sauce for serving.
  • Mix all the sesame ginger sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside. (You can also add whole cloves of garlic and peeled ginger to a food processor with the remaining ingredients if you prefer.)
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat before adding the ground chicken. Cook for 3-4 minutes until golden brown on one side before breaking apart to fully cook.
  • Once the chicken is fully cooked and broken into small crumbles, add the sauce. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes until the sauce thickens before turning off the heat.
  • Serve the chicken over rice with the cucumber crunch, chili sesame sauce, sliced scallions, toasted sesame seeds or sesame garlic crunch, and lime wedges.

Notes

The nutrition facts are for the chicken crumbles only.
2 Tablespoons (about 30g) of the chili sesame sauce has 80 calories, 1g protein, 8g carbs, and 5g fat.
The cucumber crunch salad makes about 20 oz total (serve 2 oz crunch salad per serving of chicken) with 25 calories, 0.5g protein, 3g carbs, and 1.5g fat per serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 3oz | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 5g