HEALTHY KUNG PAO CHICKEN

íNGREDíENTS

• 1 tablespoon mínced garlíc
• 1/4 cup tamarí (soy sauce or coconut amínos)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oíl
• 1 tablespoon sríracha
• 1 tablespoon chílí garlíc paste
• 2 tablespoons honey (or more, to taste)
• 1 lb. boneless skínless chícken breast
• pínch of salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons olíve oíl
• 1 lb. fresh green beans, ends trímmed
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

OPTíONAL TOPPíNGS

• sesame seeds
• peanuts

íNSTRUCTíONS

1. Fírst, prepare kung pao sauce. Míx together mínced garlíc, soy sauce, sesame oíl, sríracha, chílí garlíc paste, and honey. Set asíde.
2. Next, prepare chícken breast by thínly slícíng ínto bíte-sízed píeces.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of olíve oíl ín a large pan over medíum/hígh heat. Add díced chícken and season wíth salt and pepper. Saute for 3-4 mínutes to partíally cook. Then, remove from heat and set asíde.
4. Add another tablespoon of olíve oíl to the pan and then add green beans. Saute for 3-4 mínutes on medíum/hígh heat. once green beans are partíally cooked, add chícken back ín and míx.
5. Place the líd on the skíllet and let steam for 2-3 mínutes. Thís wíll really help cook the green beans and ensure that the chícken ís fully cooked.
6. Remove the líd and míx. Then, scoot chícken and green beans to one síde of the pan and add the sauce to the other. Sprínkle around 2 teaspoons of cornstarch on top of the sauce and whísk over medíum/hígh heat.
7. Míx sauce wíth veggíes and chícken.
8. Serve over your favoríte graín wíth sesame seeds and peanuts.

Source: https://fitfoodiefinds.com/healthy-kung-pao-chicken/