Sweet & Spicy Chicken Strips
with broccoli, bacon, cashew salad
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
- Chicken breasts, boneless & skinless - 1 1/2 lbs
- Sweet & spicy marinade, homemade - 1/4 cup ((ingredients listed separately))
- Hot sauce - 3 to 5 tsp ((adjust based on spice level))
- Honey - 4 tsp
- Rice vinegar - 2 1/2 Tbsp
- Bragg's / coconut aminos - 1 1/2 Tbsp
- Cooking oil - 1/4 cup
- 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
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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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Reviews
Ratings
59 reviews
These would make great bowls for lunches. I doubled the sauce and roasted the veggies on a sheet pan while the chicken baked. I kept the hot sauce minimal for the kids and the adults added sriracha at the end.
0 HelpfulGood! Easy to keep the components separate for those who don’t want spice or like their food mixed. For others, it tastes best to eat it all together.
0 HelpfulReceived multiple compliments throughout the meal from the hubby. After reading comments, i doubled the sauce, started marinating the chicken early and baked veggies for last 7 minutes of chicken. I also didn't bake cashews but crushed them uncooked over the meal. End result was one of my favorites!!
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