Sweet & Spicy Chicken Strips
with broccoli, bacon, cashew salad

Name: Sweet & Spicy Chicken Strips
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless; 1/4 cup Sweet & spicy marinade, homemade (ingredients listed separately); 3 to 5 tsp Hot sauce, adjust based on spice level; 4 tsp Honey; 2 1/2 Tbsp Vinegar, rice; 1 1/2 Tbsp Bragg's / coconut aminos; 1/4 cup Oil, cooking; 1 1/4 lbs Broccoli, chopped; 2 Tbsp Cilantro, chopped; 6 slices Bacon, baked and chopped; 1/4 cup Sweet & spicy marinade, homemade (ingredients listed separately); 1/2 cup Cashews

Active: 25 min Total: 45 min

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

This sweet & spicy (don't worry - it's not that spicy) sauce is so good, we're using it for both our chicken strips and our broccoli salad, creating a lot of flavor with very few ingredients.

Ingredients

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Servings:

Sweet & Spicy Chicken Strips:

Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless - 1 1/2 lbs
Sweet & spicy marinade, homemade - 1/4 cup (ingredients listed separately)

Sweet & Spicy Marinade / Dressing:

Hot sauce - 3 to 5 tsp , adjust based on spice level
Honey - 4 tsp
Vinegar, rice - 2 1/2 Tbsp
Bragg's / coconut aminos - 1 1/2 Tbsp
Oil, cooking - 1/4 cup

Broccoli, Bacon & Cashew Salad:

Broccoli - 1 1/4 lbs , chopped
Cilantro - 2 Tbsp , chopped
Bacon - 6 slices , baked and chopped
Sweet & spicy marinade, homemade - 1/4 cup (ingredients listed separately)
Cashews - 1/2 cup

Prep

Make sweet & spicy marinade / dressing - Whisk together hot sauce, honey, rice vinegar, aminos, and cooking oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper or any of the other ingredients. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Chicken - Slice against the grain into strips (i.e., look for the grain of the meat and slice perpendicular to it), transfer to a baking pan, and season with its portion of the marinade. Tenderize with a fork and let marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to a day. (Can be done up to 1 day ahead)
Broccoli / Cilantro - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)

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Make

Heat oven to 400F (204C).
Nest wire rack into a sheet pan and lay out bacon on rack. Bake in the oven from 15 to 20 minutes until bacon is crispy on the edges. This is a great low-effort way to cook bacon and have all the fat drip off (with little clean up!). Chop into bite-sized pieces when done.
Bake chicken uncovered for 10 to 16 minutes (it’ll take longer if it’s coming out of the fridge) or until it reaches 165F.
Place broccoli in a microwave-safe pan. Cover with a damp paper towel and cook for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, until tender and crunchy. Toss broccoli with the broccoli salad’s portion of dressing, cashews, bacon, and cilantro.
Enjoy chicken strips with remainder of sweet & spicy marinade (there should be a little left!) and broccoli and bacon salad on the side.

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