Chicken With An Asian Flair

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces french's french fried onions
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 egg whites
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized chunks
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 3/4 cup sliced green onion, green top parts included
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 6 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3/4 cup coffee
• 6 tablespoons peanut butter
• 9 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons splenda granular
• sprinkling red pepper flakes (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 put the french fried onions in a food processor until it is very fine crumbs, then add the 1 cup of whole wheat flour and pulse until mixed well.
• 2 put the flour mixture into a large ziplock bag and set aside.
• 3 beat the 3 egg whites together with a fork, in a medium bowl with a little water(about 1 tablespoon).
• 4 dip the chunks of chicken in the egg mixture and then shake in the closed ziplock bag to coat them in the flour mixture.
• 5 in a wok or large skillet, fry the breaded chicken chunks in 1 tablespoons of the sesame oil until cooked through and browned.
• 6 remove chicken to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• 7 wipe out the wok or skillet, and heat the remaining 1 tablespoons sesame oil.
• 8 add the green onions, garlic, and grated fresh ginger, and saute for a few minutes on medium to low heat.
• 9 add the soy sauce, coffee, peanut butter, the 9 tablespoons water, splenda, and red pepper flakes to the wok or skillet and stir well until the peanut butter melts and sauce is hot.
• 10 add the cooked chicken back to the wok or skillet and toss gently to coat with the sauce.
• 11 cook about 5 minutes more till the chicken is heated through and the sauce thickens slightly.
• 12 serve with hot cooked rice. enjoy!