Heavenly Tender Hoisin Chicken - a quick simple dish that is ready in less than 20 minutes and can be cooked in an Actifry or on the Stove Top.
I love Hoisin Sauce, Hoisin sauce can be pretty strong in flavour, so a great way to make the sauce go that little bit further while still keeping the cals low is to mix some with some passata or crushed tomatoes, a little garlic and some water.
You still get that lovely hoisin taste and the chicken is super tender and delicious, because you literally just brown the chicken in the pan, remove, add the sauce, simmer till thickened and back goes in the chicken until cooked.
Perfect served with just some plain rice or noodles and vegetables. Or if you prefer to create more of a fakeaway style dish, then try this with my AMAZING Egg Fried Rice.
If you own a Tefal Actifry, you will be pleased to know you this Hoisin Chicken can be cooked in that as well as Stove Top. The added bonus of course about the Actifry is that you don't need to rotate the chicken to get an even browning, the actifry does it all for you.
The Actifry is a great option for foods that you would usually be deep fried. Perfect Chips and I love cooking my sausages for breakfast in mine too, it means they get a nice even colour.
We have the Tefal Actifry 1.7kg family size, because being a family of 4, we need that extra capacity.
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Hoisin Chicken (Actifry or Stove top) | Slimming Eats
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free and Weight Watchers friendly
WW Smart Points - 1 per serving
Gluten Free - use a gluten free Hoisin Sauce
*suitable for freezing
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (500g/17.5oz), sliced into bitesize pieces
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 3 tbs of Hoisin Sauce
- ¼ cup (60 ml) of passata (crushed tomatoes)
- ¼ cup (60 ml) of water
- cooking oil spray
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
- salt and black pepper
Instructions
Stove Top:
- Mix together the garlic, hoisin sauce, passata and water
- Spray a frying pan over a medium high heat with cooking oil spray.
- Add the chicken and frying until lightly golden on all sides. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Remove from pan and set aside.
- Add the sauce and bring to a boil, so that it reduces and thickens slightly.
- Add back in the chicken pieces and toss until nicely coated in the sauce and cooked through.
- Sprinkle with chopped spring onions and your choice of sides.
Actifry:
- Mix together the garlic, hoisin sauce, passata and water
- Spray the pan of the actifry with cooking oil spray.
- Add the chicken pieces and cook in the actifry for 8 mins until lightly golden, season with salt and black pepper and remove and set aside.
- Add the sauce ingredients to the actifry and cook for 3 mins.
- Add back in the chicken and cook for an additional 3 mins until cooked through.
- Sprinkle with chopped spring onions and your choice of sides.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 3 Serving Size 1 servingAmount Per Serving Calories 225Total Fat 2.8gSaturated Fat 0.1gCholesterol 95mgSodium 403mgCarbohydrates 10.3gFiber 1.2gSugar 5.5gProtein 39.2g
Fiona McNicol says
Highly recommend trying this recipe, it is delicious
Charlotte Farmers says
Bloody lovely!! Does not taste 'diet ' at all. I recommend letting the sauce cook down to make it coat chicken better. You can do this with chicken back in sauce. It doesn't make chicken dry.
Michelle Collett says
One of my favourites! Love it as does my son xxxx
Sian says
This is one of our favourite meals it's lovely!
Sheila Sears says
Absolutely loved this recipe I have now cooked it two or three times and always goes down very well with whoever I serve it to.
Babs says
Think this is my no.1 recipe using chicken thighs! Thanks! So so tasty, had it with wild basmati rice, leftover veg. Another time, will cook some halved mishrooms when browning this chicken and have with the basmati. Very quick to cook too.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Gotta love quick tasty meals like this right? It really would go well with any side. Thanks so much for commenting
Charlotte says
Hi, just wondering, if I cook this in my actifry should I leave the paddle in or take it out? Thanks x
Carolyn says
Really enjoyed this as did the family including my 17 year old son - thank you! It will be cooked again.
Marg says
Wow we had this tonight , my very hard to please husband just loved it , a definite winner , be on our regular menu , so quick but tasty , I added crispy onions and some crushed chilli
Emma Boyle says
Hi .. if I cook this in the ActiFry do I take the paddle out while cooking the chicken ?
Thanks x
Lisa says
Family loved this. Easy to make. Definitely making it again.
Lynda nelson says
When using actifry do you leave paddle in ...if ypu take it out does the sauce get through the hole ...please..i havnt used it only for chips .
Thankyou lynda
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
yes leave the paddle in as it will rotate the chicken for even cooking, the sauce will be pushed over the top of the paddle as it cooks.
Tom says
This recipe is fantastic! I've already made it twice as my husband loves it. I think it's very good as well. Wonderful flavor and easy!
Cheryl says
Made this recipe last week. Absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Definitely a new favourite in our household!
Rachel Price says
This is just so good 😊 I added bean sprouts and mushrooms and served with pilau rice.
I added the sauce to the chicken then added the mushrooms and bean sprouts.
Our Saturday night takeaway! Definitely a winner in this house.