Ww 6 Points - Chinese Sesame Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs chicken parts, skinned
• 1/2 cup water, plus
• 1 tablespoon water, divided
• 1/3 cup apple juice (no sugar added)
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 dash red pepper
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 to toast sesame seeds, bake at 350f for 10 minutes.
• 2 spray a 5 quart saucepan or dutch oven with nonstick spray.
• 3 set over medium heat.
• 4 add chicken parts and cook, turning when necessary, until chicken is browned on all sides, 4-6 minutes.
• 5 transfer chicken to a platter and set aside.
• 6 in 2-cup measure or small mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup water with the juice, soy sauce, scallion, ketchup, sugar, garlic, and red pepper. mix well.
• 7 pour into pot and cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly to scrape up any browned particles from bottom of pan.
• 8 reduce heat to low and return chicken to pot.
• 9 cover and cook until chicken is tender, 20-25 minutes.
• 10 transfer chicken to platter and keep warm, reserving liquid in pot.
• 11 dissolve cornstarch in remaining tablespoon water and add liquid to pot.
• 12 cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened, 3-4 minutes.
• 13 pour sauce evenly over chicken and sprinle with toasted sesame seeds.
• 14 6 points per serving (serves 4).