Sweet Chilli Chicken with Slaw
Sweet chilli chicken with slaw is an Asian-inspired main course featuring sticky glazed chicken thighs alongside a crunchy cabbage, lime and sesame slaw. The Thermomix blends the sweet chilli marinade and shreds the vegetables in seconds, giving you balanced flavours and textures with minimal effort for a quick weeknight dinner.
About this recipe
Sweet Chilli Chicken with Slaw Thermomix TM7 brings a vibrant Asian-inspired dinner to your table with minimal fuss. Searching for a quick weeknight dinner recipe that tastes like it came from your favourite takeaway? This all-in-one kitchen machine takes care of the labour-intensive parts: it mixes the sweet chilli, soy, garlic and ginger marinade into a glossy glaze and grates the cabbage for the refreshing slaw in mere seconds. The chicken thighs roast with their skin on until caramelised and sticky, while the lime and sesame slaw cuts through the sweetness with bright acidity and crunch. It is the ideal recipe for busy households, casual weekend gatherings or meal prep, since the slaw keeps well and the glaze doubles as a basting sauce. With precise, repeatable results every time, the TM7 turns a handful of everyday ingredients into a balanced main course that looks as good as it tastes.
Preparation tips
- Pat the chicken thighs dry before placing them in the baking dish so the sweet chilli glaze caramelises rather than steams, giving you lacquered, glossy skin instead of a watery sauce.
- Dress the cabbage slaw with lime juice and sesame oil just before serving to keep it crisp; prepare the shredded cabbage earlier and store it covered in the fridge for extra convenience.
- For a milder family-friendly version, reduce the sweet chilli sauce and add a spoonful of honey, or swap the light soy sauce for a gluten-free tamari without losing that savoury depth.
Recipe variations
- Make it gluten-free by replacing the light soy sauce with tamari and checking that your sweet chilli sauce is certified gluten-free; the sticky glaze and crunchy slaw stay exactly the same.
- For a lighter seasonal twist, grill the glazed chicken on the barbecue in summer and serve the slaw with added grated carrot and apple for extra sweetness and colour.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The TM7 mixes the sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil into a glossy marinade in seconds, coating every chicken thigh evenly.
- Fresh ginger and garlic cloves are chopped by the Thermomix finer than a knife could manage, releasing their aroma straight into the glaze.
- Grating the cabbage in the mixing bowl takes mere moments, producing fine, even shreds that absorb the lime dressing beautifully.
- The built-in scale weighs the soy sauce and sesame oil directly into the bowl, so the marinade balance is spot on every single time.
- Heating the glaze gently in the Thermomix thickens it without any burning, ready to brush over the chicken before roasting.
Ingredients
- chicken thighs, skin on, bone in
- garlic cloves
- fresh root ginger
- lime
- light soy sauce
- sweet chilli sauce
- fresh coriander leaves
- spring onions
- white cabbage
- red cabbage