Devilish Sesame Chicken With Green Beans And Scallion Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup rice
• 2 cups chicken broth
• salt
• 1/2 lb green beans
• 1 lb chicken breasts or 1 lb chicken cutlets or 1 lb chicken tenders, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons tamari (dark soy sauce)
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 bunch scallion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil, 1 turn of the pan, over medium-high heat. add the rice; toast, stirring, for a minute or two.
• 2 add 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, lower the heat, cover and simmer until tender, about 17 minutes.
• 3 in a medium skillet, bring enough water to reach a depth of 1 inch to a boil, salt it, add the green beans and cook for 2 minutes; drain and rinse with cold water.
• 4 in a large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, 2 turns of the pan, over high heat until rippling. add the chicken and cook until golden, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 5 add the red pepper and cook until just softened, 3 minutes. add the green beans and cook, tossing, for 1 minute.
• 6 in a bowl, mix together the tamari, honey, hot sauce, mustard and remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth.
• 7 pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables; toss. drizzle the sesame oil over the chicken.
• 8 stir the scallions into the rice and fluff with a fork. serve the chicken over the rice and top with the sesame seeds. and pepper. cover to keep warm.