Hoisin Chicken | Slimming & Weight Watchers Friendly

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This Hoisin Chicken recipe is a slimming friendly version of the calorific Chinese takeaway dish, and is perfect if you’re counting calories or following a plan like Weight Watchers.

Not only is this recipe low on calories and Points, but it’s also ready in less than the time that our local takeaway takes to deliver.

Traditional Hoisin sauce is made with honey and sesame oil, but as these are high in calories we’ve come up with an alternative version instead. Because of this, the sauce isn’t as sticky and thick as you might expect, but we promise that the flavour is so fantastic that you won’t even notice!

What are you waiting for, dig out that wok and get cooking!

What diets is this Hoisin Chicken suitable for?

This Hoisin Chicken recipe is suitable for dairy free diets.

It can be made gluten free as long as you swap out the following ingredients for gluten free versions;

Soy sauce

Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.

Do you need any special ingredients to make this Hoisin Chicken?

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What is the magic ingredient in this Hoisin Chicken?

One of the ingredients to give this sauce depth and flavour is something called PB2. It’s a powdered, de-fattened peanut butter that you mix with water to form a paste. It tastes just like the real thing, and is much lower in calories when compared to regular peanut butter.

PB2 is 100% natural, with no added nasties and you can also use it to make dishes such as our Chicken Satay – it makes a massive difference.

The other ingredient to give this sauce the wow factor is miso paste which is made from soybeans. A little goes a long way! You can find it in the international foods aisle in any major supermarket except Morrisons – for some reason they don’t stock it.

We use a granulated sweetener with the same weight and sweetness as sugar.

There are lots of high quality, granulated sweeteners available from the supermarket, such as Canderel Sugarly, and Natvia.

If you are using a powdered sweetener, then please check how it compares to sugar. In some cases you’ll need to use less, as powdered sweeteners weigh less.

Hints & Tips

Below we added some of our communities most common hints and tips.
We hope you find them useful.

Another takeaway winner

We like our meals with lots of sauce, so I made 4 portions of chicken and veg and enough sauce for 6 portions. I also added celery. When I reheated the frozen portions, the chicken wasn’t dry and all the veg had a good coating of delicious hoisin sauce.

You can get PB2 via Amazon, and some supermarkets have started to sell PB-fit which is similar.

You can also pick up Natvia from Amazon.

How many calories are in this Hoisin Chicken?

There are 249 calories per portion in this Hoisin Chicken, which means it falls into our Everyday Light category.

This Hoisin Chicken is perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.

As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.

What could I serve with this Hoisin Chicken?

We think that this Hoisin Chicken works really well with rice or as part of a meal with the following starter, accompaniment and drink:

How do you know when this Hoisin Chicken is cooked?

Cook this Hoisin Chicken for around 15 minutes or until the carrots have softened and the chicken is cooked.

Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.

How long can you keep this Hoisin Chicken in the fridge?

Once you’ve put it out, ideally you should eat it within 4 hours.

If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of Hoisin Chicken in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.

Can I freeze this Hoisin Chicken?

Yes you can! This recipe can be frozen, but please remember to do the following;

Freeze it as soon as it is cold enough.

Use a container or bag that is suitable for freezing.

Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!

How do I reheat this Hoisin Chicken?

From chilled: Place in a microwave proof container with loosely fitting lid and heat for 4-7 minutes until piping hot.

From frozen: Allow to defrost, and heat covered in the microwave for 3-5 minutes then stir. Cook for a further 5-7 minutes until piping hot.