A familiar favorite
Sesame Chicken
Sesame chicken with rice as usual.
Make it work for you
Regular or Better
Same food. You choose the version.
Regular
Sesame chicken with rice as usual.
Better
Same sesame chicken, more chicken relative to rice.
More options (protein, portion, fiber)
More protein
Extra chicken, lighter rice.
Smaller portion
Smaller plate.
Better = same dish, one useful change — not a different meal.
Cooking at home
Full recipe — Regular or Better
Same dish. Pick your version. Scale the servings.
Makes about 2 servings. Scale ingredients up or down for 1–4+.
Ingredient amounts are written for the base recipe. For more or fewer servings, multiply or divide roughly — cooking is not lab-perfect.
Regular
Sesame chicken with rice as usual.
Better
Same sesame chicken, more chicken relative to rice.
Regular
2829 calories · 59g protein · 99.2g carbs · 247.3g fat · 3g fiber
Better
918 calories · 69g protein · 99.2g carbs · 25.6g fat · 3g fiber
Same recipe, per serving — only the one ingredient noted in Better changed. Everything else is identical.
Ingredients
- 500 g Chicken thigh raw skinless
- 80 g All-purpose flour
- 500 ml Peanut oil
- 4 tbsp Soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 cup White rice cooked
- 500 g Chicken breast raw skinless
- 80 g All-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp Peanut oil
- 4 tbsp Soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 cup White rice cooked
Instructions
- Cut chicken into pieces and toss in flour.
- Deep-fry until golden and cooked through; drain.
- Simmer soy sauce and brown sugar in a pan until slightly thickened.
- Toss the fried chicken in the sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Serve over rice.
- Same sesame chicken, baked instead of deep-fried, using chicken breast.
- Cut chicken into pieces, toss in flour, and bake on a sheet pan until golden and cooked through.
- Simmer soy sauce and brown sugar until slightly thickened.
- Toss the baked chicken in the sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Serve over rice.
Better steps keep the same dish — one useful change, not a different recipe.
Eating out
Order the food you came for.
Restaurant recipes vary. Start with the dish you want and use the same practical paths without overcomplicating the order.
Sources & review
Know where the information came from.
- Last reviewed
- August 15, 2026
- Nutrition source
- Typical sesame chicken with rice estimate; recipes and portions vary
General food information only; not a substitute for personalized medical advice.