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Recipe for Chinese Chicken and Broccoli
(Low carb and Gluten free)
Let’s start off this series of articles on healthy and low carb recipes with a dish that’s easy to make and the staple of many Chinese restaurants. Or at least take-out Chinese restaurants. Now you can make it at home and eat and live healthy. The only thing missing are the fortune cookies! 🙂
Nutrition facts: One serving yields 326 calories, 17 grams of fat, 13 grams of carbs and 29 grams of protein.
Ingredients (Serves four):
- 2 chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 large head of broccoli, cut into florets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- Marinade:
- 1 teaspoon raw organic honey
- 2 teaspoons arrowroot powder*
- 1 tablespoon wheat-free soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Sauce:
- ¼ cup wheat-free soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
- 1 tablespoon raw organic honey
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder (the arrowroot powder acts like cornstarch. Only much healthier and far less carbs!)
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
Directions:
- In a small bowl combine all the marinade ingredients.
- Combine chicken cubes and marinade in a Ziploc bag (or a shallow container) and refrigerate.
- In the meantime, bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
- Blanch the broccoli florets for two minutes, drain, and run under cool water (to stop the cooking) and set aside.
- In a small bowl combine all sauce ingredients.
- Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a wok (or large frying pan) over medium-high heat; once sizzling, add chicken with its marinade and ½ of the sauce and saute cook for about eight to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
- Return the wok to the stove and heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat until sizzling.
- Add broccoli and saute for one to two minutes until slightly charred.
- Quickly add chicken and remaining sauce and cook for further two minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Top with sesame seeds and serve.
I hope you enjoy this low carb, healthy, Chinese recipe!
Humbly submitted for your consumption,
—Mee Magnum (“Chop! Chop!”)