316 Reviews of Sesame Chicken

From: Chef #201661

On May 2, 2005

Love, love, love, love love this recipe!!! So good! Was a bit too much soy sauce for me so I split it and used 1/2 the soy sauce and made up the difference with sesame oil. Delicious!!!

From: Marie Nixon

On May 3, 2004

This satisfied my taste for order-out Chinese Sesame chicken. It's practically guilt-free since the chicken is not deep fried. I made a half-order of the recipe and the proportions were fine. The sauce thickened to a beautiful dark brown color.

From: Digigirl

On Feb 22, 2008

Very good low-cal recipe. I made this to take to work for lunches and it was quick and simple and heated up well. My chicken came out a bit dry and tough, and I expect it is because of that long simmering time, which is way more than the chicken needs to get cooked through. Next time I will make the following changes: 1) Cut chicken into bite size pieces instead of strips 2) Mix all sauce ingredients except cornstarch and sesame seeds and marinate the chicken overnight 3) Cook chicken in nonstick pan just until chicken is done, add cornstarch mixed with a little water or soy sauce at end to thicken, sprinkle with sesame seeds. Overall a very good recipe and a great addition to my healthy menus. Thanks for sharing!

From: Pikake21

On Oct 4, 2007

Oh my goodness...this is a good one. For a couple of reasons. It's super-quick to prepare, and isn't deep-fried. Although I only used two chicken breasts, I left all of the other measurements the same, so I'd have enough sauce for my rice. I did add a few things, and I think they made all the difference. I added a 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1/2 tablespoon of brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons of sesame oil to the sauce. I also replaced the water with chicken broth, and topped with green onions. The result was fabulous restaurant-quality food, in an instant!

From: MarieAlice

On May 3, 2005

This was delicious. I loved the flavour of the sauce. I added some garlic, rice and steamed veggies for a whole meal treat! Thanks for a great recipe I know I will make again!

From: Amy in Kansas

On Feb 15, 2006

I have looked for a great Sesame Chicken recipe for a long time. The first time I made this, I didn't completely love it, so I made it again using the tempura batter from Tempura Batter. Frying the chicken first then coating it in the sauce made it the "real" thing for me. I also added a teaspoon of garlic, 1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes, and about 4 tablespoons of toasted sesame seeds to suit my tastes! Thanks for the recipe!

From: rosslare

On Feb 9, 2006

What wonderful simphony of flavors! I did add fresh ginger instead of dried and a little garlic, too. I marinated the chicken over night and added the water and cornstarch to the liquid before adding to the pan. Delicious!

From: elizabethli

On Feb 28, 2006

This was very good. I added several crushed cloves of garlic to the sauce and minced green onions for garnish. Thanks for a great recipe!

From: Colleen Knezevic

On Nov 22, 2005

this recipe was great! very easy to make and very little cleanup! the only thing i did differently was, i cooked the chicken in about a tablespoon of sesame oil instead of the Pam... it turned out wonderful!!!! THANKS!

From: Charmie777

On Dec 9, 2005

Delicious! My Chinese-food-haters devoured it!!! I doubled the sauce and added about 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to add a little more sweetness.