Sweet and Sour Chicken Revisited

If you have approximately 35 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Sweet and Sour Chicken Revisited might be a great gluten free and dairy free recipe to try. For $1.47 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One serving contains 247 calories, 26g of protein, and 8g of fat. Several people made this recipe, and 105 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by MotherThyme.com. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Chinese food. If you have ground ginger, brown sugar, salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns an awesome spoonacular score of 82%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Sweet and Sour Chicken, Sweet and Sour Chicken, and Sweet and Sour Chicken.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breast, cubed

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 cup carrot strips

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 garlic clove, minced

1 cup green pepper, cut in to strips

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 8oz can pineapple chunks in juice

1 cup red pepper, cut in to strips

Pinch of salt and pepper

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

Equipment:

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Cook chicken stirring occasionally until all sides are brown and is cooked thoroughly. Add peppers, carrots and garlic and cook until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Mix cornstarch with soy sauce. Add to skillet with pineapple with juice, vinegar, sugar and ginger. Cook for an additional 3 minutes. Serve over white rice or Coconut Rice.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and add to skillet. Cook chicken stirring occasionally until all sides are brown and is cooked thoroughly.

2. Add peppers, carrots and garlic and cook until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.

3. Mix cornstarch with soy sauce.

4. Add to skillet with pineapple with juice, vinegar, sugar and ginger. Cook for an additional 3 minutes.

5. Serve over white rice or Coconut Rice.


Nutrition Information:

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247k Calories
25g Protein
7g Total Fat
17g Carbs
19% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
247k
12%

Fat
7g
12%

  Saturated Fat
4g
28%

Carbohydrates
17g
6%

  Sugar
12g
14%

Cholesterol
72mg
24%

Sodium
697mg
30%

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Protein
25g
52%

Vitamin A
4469IU
89%

Vitamin C
58mg
71%

Vitamin B3
12mg
64%

Vitamin B6
1mg
54%

Selenium
36µg
53%

Phosphorus
274mg
27%

Manganese
0.42mg
21%

Potassium
665mg
19%

Vitamin B5
1mg
18%

Magnesium
47mg
12%

Vitamin B2
0.18mg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.14mg
10%

Folate
31µg
8%

Vitamin K
7µg
7%

Fiber
1g
7%

Vitamin E
1mg
7%

Iron
1mg
6%

Zinc
0.9mg
6%

Copper
0.11mg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.23µg
4%

Calcium
30mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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