Description
A delicious and easy-to-make Sweet Chili Chicken recipe that’s perfect for a quick Asian-inspired dinner. Tender chicken pieces are cooked in a flavorful sweet chili sauce, served with steamed rice or noodles, and topped with green onions and sesame seeds for a fantastic meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Garnish:
- sliced green onions and sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add garlic and ginger, sauté for 1 minute.
- Cook chicken: Brown chicken pieces until cooked through, about 6–8 minutes.
- Prepare sauce: Whisk together sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Pour over chicken.
- Cook with sauce: Stir to coat evenly and cook for 2–3 minutes to thicken sauce.
- Garnish and serve: Remove from heat, garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- Serve with steamed rice or noodles and vegetables.
- Top with chopped peanuts or cashews for extra crunch.
- Adjust sweetness and spice levels to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
