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Jalapeno Chicken Recipe
This Jalapeno Chicken is crispy yet tender bites of chicken that are coated in a sweet and spicy sauce. It makes a great weeknight meal.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 876kcal
large mixing bowl
large skillets
- 1 pound chicken tenderloins
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup oil high temperature oil
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 jalapenos seeded and sliced
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- ⅓ cup lite soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ⅓ cup ketchup
In a large mixing bowl toss the chicken tenderloins with the cornstarch.
Heat up the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Brown the chicken quickly in the pan. Do not worry if the chicken is not cooked through, it will be cooking more later.
Remove the chicken from the pan.
In another skillet or the same one cleaned out add the sesame oil, onion and jalapenos.
Saute these over medium heat until they start to become tender and slightly browned
To the pan add the soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, garlic and ketchup.
Whisk the sauce together.
Add the chicken to the sauce.
Cook everything over medium heat until the sauce becomes thick and coats the chicken.
Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 876kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Monounsaturated Fat: 37g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1405mg | Potassium: 638mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 251IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg