Panda Express Honey Sesame Chicken Breast

Honey Sesame Chicken Breast is the lighter sweet option on the Panda Express line: crispy white meat strips tossed with string beans and yellow bell pepper in a honey sesame glaze, 340 calories a serving, ordered in formats from $8.50. It answers the craving Orange Chicken answers while carrying vegetables and breast meat instead of thigh.

The glaze is where it separates itself. Honey leads instead of orange, sesame oil gives it a toasted backbone, and the whole thing stays thinner than the lacquer on the famous entrees, so the batter keeps some crunch through the meal. Fresh string beans and bell pepper go in at the end and stay snappy, which turns the dish into something closer to a stir fry with crispy chicken in it than a bowl of glazed nuggets.

Honey Sesame Chicken Breast calories run 340 with 16 g of protein, 35 g of carbs and 16 g of sugar. That sits meaningfully below Orange Chicken at 510 calories for a similar experience, which is the practical reason to know about it. Sodium reaches 540 mg, and the published flags cover wheat, soy and sesame.

How much is Honey Sesame Chicken Breast? Entrees carry no national a la carte price, so the store sets one. The formats hold steady: $8.50 for a Bowl, $10.50 for a Plate.

It suits anyone who wants the sweet crispy experience without the full calorie bill, and it is the dish to recommend to someone who finds Orange Chicken too heavy. Pair it with Super Greens at 130 calories to keep the whole bowl in the mid 400s, or with White Steamed Rice when the vegetables in the entree are doing enough work already.