Sweet and Spicy Chicken

So, I'm notorious for experimenting on guests. I know it's not something you should do, but I love trying new things, and they usually make more than what my small family will eat. When the boys are bigger, I'm sure that will be a different story. This is a significantly altered recipe that I found on allrecipes. I made the alterations after reading a lot of reviews- that's why I love allrecipes!

Sweet and Spicy Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup orange juice
  
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
• 2-3 tablespoons sriracha hot sauce
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1/2 inch strips
• 1/3 cup flour (I used whole wheat flour)
  
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Mix together brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, orange juice, ginger, garlic and hot sauce in a small bowl.
2. Dredge the chicken strips in the flour.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken strips and brown on both sides, about 1 minute per side. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Simmer uncovered until the sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.

I mixed steamed broccoli into the chicken at the end, and served it over steamed white rice. It was truly delish. I will definitely make this one again, and HIGHLY recommend it!

As a side note, I did NOT serve this to my kiddos, nor would I recommend it for kids. It's spicy. However, I think you could leave out the hot sauce, and add sesame seeds, it would be a great sesame chicken dish. I just set aside some of the floured chicken and cooked it in butter for Noah and he gobbled it up. I bet this would be good with cashews too! So many possibilities :o)