# High Protein Sweet Chilli Popcorn Chicken

This is a high-protein sweet chilli popcorn chicken recipe, perfect for meal prep, with sweet and sticky rice, under 500 calories and 50g of protein.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 800 g chicken breast
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt & pepper
- 1 egg
- 40 g cornflour
- 90 ml sweet chilli sauce
- 60 ml soy sauce
- 80 ml water
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 0.5 lime juice
- 200 g uncooked sticky rice
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sweetener
- to taste salt
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Dice the chicken breast into cubes.
2. Add soy sauce, paprika, garlic powder, salt & pepper, and one egg to the diced chicken.
3. Mix well until the chicken is fully coated.
4. In a large container, add cornflour and the marinated chicken breast.
5. Seal the lid and shake well until the chicken is fully coated in cornflour.
6. Set the coated chicken on a rack.
7. Give the chicken a spray with cooking oil.
8. Bake in the oven at 220°C for 15-18 minutes or air fry at 200°C for 10-12 minutes.
9. Prepare the sticky rice according to package instructions.
10. In a pan, add sweet chilli sauce, light soy sauce, water, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, rice vinegar, and a squeeze of lime juice for the glaze.
11. Simmer the glaze until it thickens.
12. Add the crispy popcorn chicken to the thickened glaze.
13. Mix the chicken and glaze until fully coated.
14. Divide the popcorn chicken and sticky rice into four equal servings.
15. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
16. Add 3 tablespoons of rice vinegar, a tablespoon of sweetener, and salt to taste to the sticky rice after it has cooled for 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- large container
- pan
- rack
- measuring spoons
- chopping board
- knife

## Tips

- For oven baking or air frying, shake/flip halfway through cooking for even crispness.
- Store for up to 5 days in the fridge.
- To reheat, add to a pan and heat through for 3 minutes partially covered, then mix well.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17PsWQYewq/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8d48f1b1-674d-4161-b212-cf4edcc27db3
- Extracted: 2025-11-12

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