Healthier General Tso's Chicken

What a crazy Saturday! I made this Healthy General Tsos Chicken recipe (not realizing that it was originally a slow cooker recipe) and turned it into a stovetop recipe. It turned out so good. I was going to prepare rice and broccoli but Jace and Kevin just had noodles with theirs. I only took one photo because I was so distracted with dinner and honestly didn't want to cook but I'm so glad I did. The original recipe is from Sweet Savory and Steph and can be found HERE. I hope you enjoy! For reference, we did not use sriracha, did not use garlic and used ground ginger in place of ginger. 

Ingredients:
1 large chicken breast, cut into chunks (this was enough for two adults and one child)
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup low sodium, organic soy sauce
1/4 cup organic brown sugar
2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
1/2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp ground ginger

Directions:
Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized cubes. Toss the chicken with cornstarch and pepper. Add PAM or cooking spray to a frying pan and preheat over medium-high heat. After about one minute, sear the chicken on all sides, cooking until browned and golden, about 4-5 minutes. Add chicken to a plate. In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, Hoisin sauce, brown sugar, applesauce, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar. Add the chicken back to the frying pan and pour sauce over. Move heat down to medium heat for 60 seconds and back up to medium-high for 60 more seconds or until chicken is covered in sauce. Serve with veggies, rice, or noodles.