SESAME CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI AND BROWN RICE

Here is a delicious healthy, clean recipe that my family just loves to cook and eat!  It is a crock pot recipe too!  If you love Chinese take out then this is for you.  In my opinion, it is MUCH better than real Chinese take out.

Prep time: 10 minutes / Cook time: 4 or more hours

Ingredients: 
6 chicken breasts or tenderloins
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
4 Tbsp tomato puree or paste
2 tsp sesame oil
3 tsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water
2 cups broccoli florets (chopped into bite-sized pieces)
Brown rice/quinoa
Optional: Toasted sesame seeds to sprinkle on top (we used sunflower seeds and still delicious)

Steps:
1) Place chicken breasts in the crock pot / slow cooker.
2) Combine onion, garlic, honey, soy sauce, tomato paste, and oil in a bowl, and pour over the chicken.
3) Cook on LOW for at least 4 hours (or 6 hours), turning occasionally to ensure breasts cook evenly.
4) 20 minutes before you want to serve, prepare rice/quinoa and remove the chicken from crock pot.
5) Combine cornstarch and water in a cup or small bowl, and add it to the remaining sauce in crock pot, turning the temperature to HIGH to allow sauce to thicken.  While it thickens up, shred the chicken with a fork in a separate bowl.
6) Add the shredded chicken back to the thickening sauce, turning the mixture occasionally.
7) In a skillet or frying pan, heat 1 tsp. sesame oil over medium high heat.  Stir fry the broccoli pieces until they turn a fresh rich green color.

Lay the broccoli over the rice/quinoa, and top with the chicken mixture.  Sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

Enjoy your meal!!