Sundays are for takeout… style recipes 🥡🥢 I’m always craving Asian food after a long weekend, but I also like to have a healthy meal before the week starts. I worked at a Chinese restaurant for basically all of college and of course I was always asking what was in everything and how they made certain dishes. All I’m going to say is that Americanized Chinese food has to be the #1 worst food for you 😳 I’ll spare you the deep-fried sugary details, but if you’re craving Crispy Lemon Chicken I would highly advise to make this recipe instead. It’s super light and delicious over white jasmine rice and it will keep you on track with your health goals. It’s a win win! 🙌🏼
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Sundays are for takeout... style recipes 🥡🥢 I’m always craving Asian food after a long weekend, but I also like to have a healthy meal before the week starts. I worked at a Chinese restaurant for basically all of college and of course I was always asking what was in everything and how they made certain dishes. All I’m going to say is that Americanized Chinese food has to be the #1 worst food for you 😳 I’ll spare you the deep-fried sugary details, but if you’re craving Crispy Lemon Chicken I would highly advise to make this recipe instead. It’s super light and delicious over white jasmine rice and it will keep you on track with your health goals. It’s a win win! 🙌🏼
Ingredients
Crispy Chicken
- 1/2 lb organic chicken breasts cut into strips
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 2 tbsp tapioca flour
- avocado oil
Lemon Sauce
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup monk fruit sugar regular works too
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp tapioca flour
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- salt & pepper
- rice & veggie of choice to serve
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Coat chicken strips in egg wash then a mixture of almond flour and tapioca flour.
- Add avocado oil to coat the hot pan then add chicken. Cook for 2-4 minutes each side (depends on the size and thickness of the chicken). While the chicken cooks, make the sauce.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together lemon juice, monk fruit sugar, honey, tapioca flour, water, rice vinegar, salt & pepper.
- Remove chicken from the pan and set aside. Add in your sauce and bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. The consistency should be thick, but still runny. If its too thick, add more water and if it’s too thin sprinkle in more tapioca flour.
- To serve, pour the sauce over your chicken and rice. I paired with some sautéd garlic green beans as well!