Crispy Honey Garlic Butter Chicken and Rice

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg Boneless, skinless chicken breast (Diced; raw weight)
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 0.5 tsp Black pepper
• 35 ml Salt-reduced soy sauce (For the chicken)
• 1 Egg (Whisked)
• 150 g Potato starch (Or cornflour; approximately 50 g sticks to the chicken, so not all is used)
• Light cooking oil spray (FryLight; amount not specified)
• 350 g White rice (Washed; uncooked weight (approximately 960 g cooked))
• 750 ml Chicken broth (Used in place of water to cook the rice)
• 100 g Honey
• 60 ml Salt-reduced soy sauce (For the sauce)
• 60 ml Water (For the sauce)
• 6 Garlic (Cloves, diced)
• 1 tsp Potato starch (Or cornflour; for the sauce)
• 40 g Light butter (Nuttelex Light)

Steps

1. 1

   Put the diced chicken breast in a bowl. Add the garlic powder, black pepper, 35 ml salt-reduced soy sauce, and whisked egg, then mix well to coat the chicken.

2. 2

   Transfer the chicken and potato starch to a lidded container. Close it and shake until the pieces are evenly coated.

3. 3

   Spray the coated chicken lightly with cooking oil spray. Air-fry or oven-bake using the settings shown in the video until golden brown and crispy; the temperature and cooking time are not specified in the source.

4. 4

   Add the washed rice to a rice cooker. Pour in the chicken broth instead of water and cook according to the rice cooker's instructions.

5. 5

   In a bowl, combine the honey, 60 ml salt-reduced soy sauce, water, diced garlic, and 1 teaspoon potato starch or cornflour. Whisk well until combined.

6. 6

   Melt the light butter in a pan.

7. 7

   Add the sauce mixture to the melted butter. Stir continuously until the sauce thickens.

8. 8

   Add the cooked chicken to the pan and mix well to coat it in the sauce.

9. 9

   Divide the rice and chicken evenly among six servings. Add toppings and sides of your choice, if desired, and serve.

Notes

The video refers to air-fryer or oven settings shown on screen, but those settings are not available in the supplied source. The amount of cooking spray used is unspecified. The source says approximately 50 g of the 150 g starch adheres to the chicken; the rest is not necessarily used. Listed macros per serving from the source: 563 calories, 72 g carbohydrates, 5.6 g fat, and 55 g protein.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• meal prep
• high-protein
• chicken
• crispy
• air-fried
• oven-baked
• rice