Name: Sheet Pan Sticky Ginger Sesame Chicken and Crispy Sweet Potato Fries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken breasts; 2 1/2 cups crushed cornflakes; 1 egg; 1/2c milk or orange juice; 2 large sweet potato cut up into fries; 3 tbsp olive oil or sesame oil; 2/3 cup soy sauce; 1/3 cup orange juice; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1/8 tsp garlic powder; 1/8 tsp ginger; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 4 tbsp brown sugar or molasses; 1/4 cup honey; sesame seeds to sprinkle on top of chicken; white or brown rice for serving

Do you ever run out of meal ideas for Supper? Dinner, as some of y’all may call it. Well, I know that I do. With being a homeschooling mom we have 3 meals a day, plus snacks and the biggest question of the day is “WHAT’S FOR SUPPER?” Ginger Sesame Chicken

LOL, that should not be a hard question to answer, BUT sometimes or a lot of the times it is a hard question to answer.

There are even days that I ask the Lord to help me with it, LOL, y’all may think that is crazy or maybe I’m the only momma that has trouble with meal ideas. And, I’m talking about new ideas, because I cook the same meals over and over until I find a new one!

Guess what???? I found a new meal idea, because I made this meal and there were NO LEFTOVERS! That is a sure sign around my house that they loved this recipe! And, when they ask for ginger sesame chicken again I KNOW that they loved it!

In fact, I made this meal about 5 days ago and while writing up this blog I decided to make it for lunch, LOL. So, we are eating this ginger sesame chicken again today! 🙂

What is in ginger sesame chicken?

chicken breasts
corn flakes
egg
milk or orange juice – usually a mixture of egg and milk is what you dip the chicken breasts into before the breading, however, I replaced my milk with orange juice. It may sound strange, but it delicious.
olive oil or sesame oil
soy sauce
orange juice
apple cider vinegar
garlic powder
ginger
red pepper flakes
brown sugar or molasses
honey
sesame seeds- optional topping
sweet potatoes

How do you crush cornflakes?

There are a couple different ways to crush cornflakes. You can add them to a Zip-loc bag and use a rolling pin or you can use a food processor.

I have a Ninja and it works really good for pulverizing my corn flakes, because I want the cornflakes to be crushed really fine. So, I fill up my Ninja and turn it on. It does all the work for me.

Here are some cornflake questions:

Do I have to buy name brand cornflakes? No, any brand of cornflakes will work for this recipe.

Can I use cornflakes instead of breadcrumbs? Yes, you can replace breadcrumbs with cornflakes in a recipe like this one.

How do you crush cornflakes? As I addressed before, there are a couple different ways to crush the cornflakes.

Can you substitute Panko for cornflakes? Yes, you can substitute Panko for cornflakes in this recipe.

How do you get breading to stick to the chicken?

The wet mixture that you dip the chicken into allows the breading to stick. If your breading falls off just dip again into the wet mixture then the dry again. Also, I love to double dip my chicken for a crunchier crust! Especially, the cornflake crusted chicken is soooo good double dipped!

How do I make ginger sesame chicken in the oven? (scroll down for full printable version of this recipe)

Preheat your oven to 475 degrees
Cut up the sweet potatoes and place them in a bowl. Drizzle olive oil on them and then place them on the baking sheet.
Crush up your cornflakes and set aside
In a small bowl mix egg and milk/orange juice
Take chicken breasts and cut up into small popcorn size pieces
Then, dip chicken pieces into egg mixture and cornflake mixture
Place chicken pieces on a baking sheet line with parchment paper
Bake until internal chicken is 165 degrees
While chicken is baking make the sticky ginger sesame sauce in a medium size sauce pan: olive oil/sesame oil, soy sauce, orange juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, ginger, red pepper flakes, brown sugar/molasses and honey. Bring to a boil and boil for 5-8 minutes until mixture thickens.
Once chicken is done drizzle the chicken and sweet potato fries with the sticky ginger sesame sauce
For serving place the chicken and sweet potato fries on a bowl of white or brown rice. Drizzle more ginger sesame sauce over the chicken and rice. Then, sprinkle with sesame seeds and enjoy! 🙂

Do I have to bake my ginger sesame chicken in the oven?

No, there are a couple different ways to cook this chicken:

Bake in the oven

2. Deep fry in oil

3. Air fry in an air fryer

I believe that the best part of this meal is the sticky ginger sesame sauce. It is so good on the chicken, but even better on the sweet potato fries! My kids loved this meal!

I have made this recipe twice this week alone, lol, but that is ok, because the chicken is baked and not fried. Plus, the sweet potato fries are also baked and not fried. So, that a winner, winner, chicken dinner for me!

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Yield: 6 servings