Name: Low Carb Asian Ginger Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 7 oz chicken breast, cut into thin slices; 5 oz mixed bell peppers, cut into thin strips; 1 tbs olive oil; 1 tbs tomato paste; 1 tbs soy sauce, or tamari; 1 tbs rice vinegar; ½ tsp ground ginger; ½ cup diet ginger ale; ¼ tsp xanthan gum; 2 green onions, chopped, for garnish; ½ tsp sesame seeds

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This colorful Asian Ginger Chicken dish has a special ingredient – diet ginger ale! Low carb, keto, sugar free and gluten free recipe.

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Traditional Asian sweet sauces are often high in carbs because of the sugar content. So this recipe comes with a surprise ingredient: diet ginger ale! It adds flavor, liquid and sweetness – all without a single carbohydrate.

How to Make Low Carb Asian Ginger Chicken

Prepare the sauce first by mixing together ground ginger, soy sauce (or tamari), rice vinegar, and tomato paste in a bowl.

Add the ginger ale and stir well to mix. Sprinkle over some xanthan gum (a zero carb thickener) and whisk well so that no clumps have formed. Set aside.

Deseed the peppers and cut into strips. I like to use a mixture of red and yellow – but use whichever color you prefer. Cut the chicken into strips – breast or tenders would work well.

Heat some oil in a large skillet and add the chicken. Sauté until the chicken is just cooked through. Add the peppers, continue to cook for a few minutes, then add the sauce. Keep cooking until the sauce starts to thicken.

Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.

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Serve with cauliflower rice, zoodles, or shirataki rice!

Low Carb Asian Ginger Chicken

Yield: 2 Servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

This colorful Asian Ginger Chicken dish has a special ingredient - diet ginger ale! Low carb, keto, sugar free and gluten free recipe.

Ingredients

7 oz chicken breast, cut into thin slices
5 oz mixed bell peppers, cut into thin strips
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs tomato paste
1 tbs soy sauce, or tamari
1 tbs rice vinegar
½ tsp ground ginger
½ cup diet ginger ale
¼ tsp xanthan gum
2 green onions, chopped, for garnish
½ tsp sesame seeds

Instructions

Mix together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, ground ginger and tomato paste in a small bowl. Add the ginger ale and xanthan gum, and whisk to ensure there are no clumps. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet and add the chicken. Cook for 4-5 minutes, turning frequently.
Add the peppers, continue cooking for a few minutes, then add the sauce. Cook until the sauce thickens.
Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

Notes

5g net carbs per serving (half the whole recipe)

Nutrition Information

Yield 2 Serving Size Half the recipe
Amount Per Serving Calories 220Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 63mgSodium 699mgCarbohydrates 7gNet Carbohydrates 5gFiber 2gSugar 4gProtein 23g

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