Your family will love this sweet and spicy stir-fried chicken dish made with Chinese-inspired seasonings and crisp green beans.

Source: Diabetic Living Magazine

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Recipe Summary

active:
20 mins
total:
40 mins
Servings:
2
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • For sauce, in a small bowl combine honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and crushed red pepper; set aside.

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  • Coat a very large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat. Add the chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet.

  • Heat canola oil and sesame oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Add green beans; cook 2 minutes. Add shallots; cook 1 to 2 minutes more or until green beans are bright green and slightly tender.

  • Return chicken to skillet. Stir the sauce into chicken mixture in skillet. Cook about 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Serve with brown rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup chicken and green bean mixture and 1/3 cup rice
333 calories; protein 26g; carbohydrates 35g; dietary fiber 3g; sugars 12g; fat 10g; saturated fat 2g; cholesterol 108mg; sodium 365mg.
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