Skillet Sweet Chili Chicken

This skillet sweet chili chicken recipe is such a quick and easy dish that is perfect for busy weeknight dinners and it’s just packed with flavour! After sauteing the chicken in a skillet until cooked you simply add the sweet chili sauce, season it a bit with fish sauce and lime juice before adding the cilantro and toasted sesame seeds. It takes less time to cook the chicken than it does to cook the rice, pasta, or quinoa and a vegetable to make it a complete meal in less than 20 minutes! In addition to serving it over something this skillet sweet chili chicken is perfect in salads, sandwiches, quesadillas, enchiladas, etc!

Skillet Sweet Chili Chicken

Prep Time:5 minutes Cook Time:10 minutes Total Time:15 minutes Servings: 4

Skillet chikcen in a quick and easy sweet chili chicken sauce!

ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional)
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

directions

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add the chicken, seasoned with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until lightly brown all over, about 6 minutes, before adding the sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, and lime juice and cooking to warm.
Mix in the cilantro, remove from heat and enjoy!

Option: Add a tablespoon of tahini or peanut butter!
Option: Garnish with toasted seasme seeds!
Option: Garnish with thinly sliced green onions.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 205, Fat 9g (Saturated 1g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 95mg, Sodium 64mg, Carbs 0.3g (Fiber 0, Sugars 0), Protein 28g

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Use in:
Thai Sweet Chili Chicken Buddha Bowls

Comments

Jessica says
March 2, 2018 at 6:21 pm
This looks fast and easy, and definitely not boring!
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Jo says
March 2, 2018 at 11:24 pm
I know you live in Toronto, but have you ever had farm fresh asparagus? The stuff they sell in the stores is not even comparable. I never buy asparagus anywhere else. There have got to be asparagus farms within reach of you. Mind you the season is beginning of May to July. I noticed there was a recipe with asparagus in the email I received.
kevin says
March 4, 2018 at 7:04 pm
Jo: I try to get my asparagus at farmers markets, which I believe would be similar.
Jo says
March 4, 2018 at 9:28 pm
I would imagine farmers markets would be comparable. But if you have to break off the ends before you cook it, it is not fresh. From the farm you can eat every bit.
kevin says
March 5, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Jo: I will have to look for a farm direct source to compare!
T.R. says
March 7, 2018 at 3:59 am
Kevin, This looks amazing! And it looks like it
comes together pretty easy. Thanks!