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Sweet and Sour Chicken

Golden chicken, bell peppers, and pineapple meet a tangy sweet and sour sauce, served over rice. The sauce can be mixed while the rice cooks.

Total
40 min
15 prep · 25 cook
Serves
4
Scale it below
Calories
675
kcal per serving
Protein
44g
per serving
Sweet and sour chicken with pineapple and peppers over rice in a bowl. 40 min

Ingredients

12 ingredients
4 servings

Contains gluten and soy. Always check labels.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated

675 kcal

Protein
44 g
Carbs
95 g
Fat
12 g
Fiber
3 g
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Method

7 steps 15 min prep · 25 min cook

Prep

  1. Step 1. Bring Jasmine Rice, most of the Water, and half the Salt to a boil in a saucepan. Cover and simmer over low heat until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered.

  2. Step 2. Meanwhile, whisk Rice Vinegar, Ketchup, Soy Sauce, Brown Sugar, the rest of the Water, and a little of the Cornstarch in a bowl until smooth.

  3. Step 3. Toss Chicken Breast with the rest of the Salt, then coat lightly with the rest of the Cornstarch, shaking off excess.

Cook

  1. Step 4. Heat half the Vegetable Oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken in batches, adding the rest of the oil for the second batch, until golden and no pink remains, about 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.

  2. Step 5. Cook Bell Pepper and Pineapple in the skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, until the peppers are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add Garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

  3. Step 6. Stir the sauce again and pour it into the skillet. Simmer, stirring, until glossy and thick enough to coat the peppers, about 2 minutes. Fold in the chicken just until coated.

Finish & serve

  1. Step 7. Fluff the rice and divide among bowls. Spoon the chicken, pineapple, peppers, and sauce over the rice.

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Tips

Good to know

Leave space between the chicken pieces and let them brown before turning.

Good to know

Check the largest chicken pieces with an instant-read thermometer; the centers should reach 165°F.

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Use tamari instead of soy sauce for a gluten-free version, checking the label on the ketchup too.

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  1. TONIGHT Turkey Chili 45 min
  2. TOMORROW Bangers and Mash 43 min
  3. DINNER 3 Smoky Barbecue Brisket 250 min
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Produce
  • Bell Peppers2
  • Garlic2 cloves
  • Pineapple½
Meat & fish
  • Chicken Breast1½ lb
Bread & grains
  • Jasmine Rice10½ oz
Cans & jars
  • Ketchup4 tbsp
  • Rice Vinegar4 tbsp
  • Soy Sauce2 tbsp
Other
  • Brown Sugar3¼ tbsp
  • Cornstarch3 tbsp

Vegetable oil and salt count as in stock. Amounts follow your servings.

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