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
Ingredients
12 ingredientsContains gluten and soy. Always check labels.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated675 kcal
- Protein
- 44 g
- Carbs
- 95 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
Method
7 steps 15 min prep · 25 min cookPrep
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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.
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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.
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Step 3. Toss Chicken Breast with the rest of the Salt, then coat lightly with the rest of the Cornstarch, shaking off excess.
Cook
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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.
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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.
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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
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Step 7. Fluff the rice and divide among bowls. Spoon the chicken, pineapple, peppers, and sauce over the rice.
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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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DINNER 4 · ADDED Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Bell Peppers2
- Garlic2 cloves
- Pineapple½
- Chicken Breast1½ lb
- Jasmine Rice10½ oz
- Ketchup4 tbsp
- Rice Vinegar4 tbsp
- Soy Sauce2 tbsp
- Brown Sugar3¼ tbsp
- Cornstarch3 tbsp
Vegetable oil and salt count as in stock. Amounts follow your servings.