It can be difficult to refuse when your children are nagging for takeaway food, especially when they need to keep to a gluten-free diet. However, perfecting some recipes for healthy alternatives is a great way to appease them without always indulging their love of unhealthy treats – and hopefully, show them that dinner can be tasty and healthy. And that is possible with this yummy gluten-free sticky chicken recipe.
This sticky chicken recipe is an excellent alternative to a Chinese takeaway. Healthy, quick and bursting with an exciting mix of flavours, it’s sure to be enjoyed by all members of your family and serves a family of four.
You can, of course, adjust the recipe to suit your family’s tastes. For example, if you have fussy eaters, spring onion and pak choi can be substituted for peas, mushrooms, or whatever else you may have in your fridge. Likewise, Basmati rice can be used, or to make the meal healthier still, try long-grain brown rice.
Hearty Gluten-Free Sticky Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 stalks spring onions
- ¼ cup coriander leaves chopped
- 1 medium red chilli finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 1 bunch bok choy
- 200 grams rice
- 2 medium eggs
- 4 medium chicken breasts skinless
- 5 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
Hoisin Sauce Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon black bean paste
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon chillies crushed
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
Instructions
Chicken Instructions
- Mix together the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sunflower oil, garlic and ginger, and marinate the sliced chicken breast for a minimum of 20 minutes.
- Put in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius, 180 degrees Celsius fan oven, 400 degrees Fahrenheit or gas 6, on a foil-lined baking tray. Take out every 10 minutes to add any left-over sauce.
- Meanwhile, you can boil the rice to packet instructions and steaming or stir-fry the bok choy. Steam it for 5 to 10 minutes, or stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Beat the egg, then fry on both sides in a small pan before cutting into strips.
- Add your egg strips, chilli, spring onions and coriander to your rice when all is cooked, and serve!
Hoisin Sauce Instructions
- Blend together all ingredients for a tasty hoisin sauce.
