Sweet and Sour Chicken

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 2 to 4 servings
  • Total: 30 min
  • Active: 30 min
Instead of deep-frying chunks of chicken, this streamlined take on an American Chinese restaurant favorite opts for stir-frying it. Sweetness comes from pineapple chunks and juice, plus a touch of brown sugar, while rice wine vinegar delivers that pleasing sour punch.
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Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced into strips

Salt and pepper

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper

1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained with 1/2 cup reserved juice

3 tablespoons light brown sugar

3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1/4 cup chicken broth

4 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with 4 teaspoons water

Cooked rice, for serving

Directions

  1. In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken strips with salt and pepper and add to pan. Brown chicken and remove to plate. Add red and green peppers and cook for 1 minute.
  2. Stir in pineapple chunks, juice, sugar, vinegar and broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sauce begins to reduce. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring liquid to a simmer. Stir in chicken strips and cook for 5 minutes. Serve over rice.

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Lou M.

Entire family loves this dish!

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