Stir fried sesame chicken, leek and noodles is a really quick and easy to prepare meal. Marinating the chicken first adds to the flavour and prevents it drying out during cooking.
Cooked with just a small amount of oil, stir-fry’s like this sesame chicken stir fry have been traditionally cooked this way and healthily for centuries.
What does put me off is the overly generous addition of oils to food that is not required.
I think this subsequently spoils the taste and adds unnecessary calories to otherwise extremely flavoursome dish.
In this particular sesame chicken stir fry the sesame oil is used only because it helps to enhance the overall flavour of the dish.
This popular chicken and leek stir fry recipe was updated in 2022 with new pictures, a step by step guide and more information to help you make this great recipe.
You'll definitely want to add this to your list of easy recipes and healthy recipes.
It takes less than 30 minutes to make this easy stir fry chicken recipe. It tastes amazing and the leeks and sesame seeds give it a unique flavour.
I've detailed below the wok I use to make this recipe but you could also make it in a large pan or large skillet.
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Ingredients
- Water
- Lemon Juice
- Soy Sauce
- Garlic Cloves
- White Wine Vinegar
- Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts
- Sesame Seeds
- Leek
- Sesame Oil
- Noodles
- Freshly Grated Salt and Black Pepper
See recipe card for quantities.
How To Make Chicken And Leek Stir Fry
Detailed instructions are in the recipe card below. But here is a quick step by step guide of how to make this easy stir fry recipe:
Step 1
- Put all the marinade ingredients into a small bowl.
Step 2
- Add chicken to marinade.
Step 3
- Dry fry sesame seeds until golden.
Step 4
- Cook noodles according to packet instructions.
Step 5
- Add sesame oil to wok and heat gently.
Steps 6
- Stir fry the chicken in the sesame oil.
Step 7
Add marinade and leeks to wok and stir fry together.
Step 8
Add noodles and sesame seeds and stir fry together.
Step 8 cont.
- Season to taste and serve.
Substitutions
- Water
- Lemon Juice - you can use lemon juice from a bottle or the juice of ½ freshly squeezed lemon.
- Soy Sauce - light or dark soy sauce is fine.
- Garlic Cloves - I use 2 cloves but use 1 garlic clove if you want instead.
- White Wine Vinegar - you can substitute with rice vinegar instead.
- Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts - substitute with sliced chicken thighs or you could use shrimp / prawns or tofu instead.
- Sesame Seeds
- Leek - you could substitute with spring onions cut lengthways instead.
- Sesame Oil - you could use vegetable oil or a different cooking oil but you will loose the sesame taste of the original recipe.
- Noodles - I use whole wheat noodles. If you use egg noodles or rice noodles the nutritional label will be altered.
- Freshly Grated Salt and Black Pepper
Equipment
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It's suitable for all hobs including gas, ceramic, induction, electric, solid plate and hot plate.
Featuring a solid wooden handle for an authentic finishing touch it's made of 1.2mm Carbon Steel with a Non Stick Coating.
Suitable for all family cooking the size is 27cm (10.5") dia x 46cm (18") with handle x 11cm (4.25") high.
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Tips For Making This Sesame Chicken, Leek and Noodles Stir Fry
- Marinate the chicken in the fridge for at least one hour if you can in order for the chicken to absorb as much moisture as possible.
- This sesame chicken stir fry is best served on slightly warmed plates.
- To prepare the leek start by cutting off the green top and root bottom. Cut the leek in half lengthwise then carefully cut long strips along the whole length of the leek.
- Check that the chicken is cook before you add the noodles and sesame seeds. Cut a piece in half to make sure it isn't still pink inside.
- Add extra vegetables if you want some variation. Broccoli florets, a sliced bell pepper, bok choy, snow peas, green beans or sugar snap peas could be added in at step 7.
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Stir Fried Sesame Chicken, Leek and Noodles Recipe
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Ingredients
Marinade
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice or the juice of ½ a lemon
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce (I use light soy sauce)
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
Stir Fry
- 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts , boneless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 trimmed julienned leek (white and light green part cut lengthways)
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 nests of noodles (I use whole wheat)
- Salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- Put all the marinade ingredients into one dish.
- Cut the chicken breasts into thin slices, add to the marinade, cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Heat wok until very hot, add the sesame seeds and dry-fry them until just golden, then remove them from the wok. Set aside.
- In a separate saucepan add the noodles and cook according to packet instructions, then drain.
- Add sesame oil to the Wok and heat gently.
- Using a slotted spoon remove the chicken from the marinade, add the chicken to the wok and stir-fry for about 5 minutes.
- Add the marinade to the Wok along with the leeks and stir-fry all the ingredients until the leeks are soft for about 2 – 3 minutes.
- Check the chicken is cooked, add the sesame seeds and the drained, cooked noodles, stir-fry together well for about 30 seconds, season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
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Sally Hunter
Appreciate you updating this recipe for me Neil. It's now clearer for me to understand with the step by step pictures. I need those because I'm a bit rubbish at following instructions!
Neil
No problems Sally. Glad it helps!