Spicy Honey Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch chunks
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons oil (i used a combo or sesame and olive oils)
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 12 ounces broccoli slaw mix
• 8 ounces water chestnuts, drained
• 20 ounces pineapple chunks in juice, drained (save the juice)
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice (that you saved)
• 1 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (or more if you like hotter)
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 put the flour, salt and pepper in a zip lock bag and seal and shake it up.
• 2 add the chicken chunks to the bag and seal and shake to coat them.
• 3 heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet or wok over medium heat, and add coated chicken chunks to it.
• 4 saute the chicken for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly till browned and cooked through. (add more oil if needed).
• 5 take chicken out of skillet and cover to keep warm.
• 6 heat 2 more tablespoons oil to skillet over medium heat, and add the onion, garlic, and ginger.
• 7 saute for 3-5 minutes.
• 8 add the broccoli slaw, and water chestnuts to skillet.
• 9 saute for 5 minutes more.
• 10 add the drained pineapple chunks (making sure to save the juice)and add the sherry.
• 11 cook on low about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 12 while this is cooking, in a small bowl whisk together 1/2 cup of the saved pineapple juice, the chinese five spice powder, soy sauce, honey, and chili flakes.
• 13 after the skillet mixture has cooked for the last 10 minutes, stir in the contents of the bowl.
• 14 add the chicken back to the skillet now.
• 15 cook on med./low for 8-10 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly and the chicken is warmed through.
• 16 sprinkle some green onions on top of each serving and enjoy!