Ww 6 Points - Chinese Sesame Chicken

Submitted by mariposa13

"From WW Favorite Recipes cookbook"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken parts, skinned
• 1⁄2 cup water, plus
• 1 tablespoon water, divided
• 1⁄3 cup apple juice (no sugar added)
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 dash red pepper
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

directions

1. To toast sesame seeds, bake at 350F for 10 minutes.
2. Spray a 5 quart saucepan or dutch oven with nonstick spray.
3. Set over medium heat.
4. Add chicken parts and cook, turning when necessary, until chicken is browned on all sides, 4-6 minutes.
5. Transfer chicken to a platter and set aside.
6. In 2-cup measure or small mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup water with the juice, soy sauce, scallion, ketchup, sugar, garlic, and red pepper. Mix well.
7. Pour into pot and cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly to scrape up any browned particles from bottom of pan.
8. Reduce heat to low and return chicken to pot.
9. Cover and cook until chicken is tender, 20-25 minutes.
10. Transfer chicken to platter and keep warm, reserving liquid in pot.
11. Dissolve cornstarch in remaining tablespoon water and add liquid to pot.
12. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened, 3-4 minutes.
13. Pour sauce evenly over chicken and sprinle with toasted sesame seeds.
14. 6 Points per serving (serves 4).

Reviews

[BrayNTays Mama]

This was very good! Even my husband loved it and asked to take the leftovers to work. Very tasty for only 6 points! I also used just boneless skinless chicken breasts and I doubled the sauce recipe.

 

[Parrot Head Mama]

VERY very good. I modified a bit. I toasted the sesame seeds in a dry pan, subbed boneless/skinless breasts for the "chicken parts", added a bag of stir fry veggies at the end and tripled the sauce ingredients. All in all I think it cut the cooking time about in half. Very good flavor, even better left over. LOVED it and will make it again.

 

[hannahactually]

This is definitely another winner, marisposa13! I made it for PAC 2006, and I think I made a great choice (both in picking you and in choosing this recipe!). I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts, but other than that I followed the recipe to a T. This is a delicious WW recipe which my entire family enjoyed. Thanks so much for posting!