“Healthified” Sweet and Sour Chicken

(from acschaap’s recipe box)

Source: Eat Better America

Prep time: 25 minutes
Serves 5 people

Categories: Dinner

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons canola or olive oil
  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 small onion, sliced into thin wedges
  • 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 can pineapple chunks in unsweetened juice, drained and liquid reserved (8 oz)
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 4 cups hot cooked instant brown rice

Directions

  1. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt, cook and stir 4 to 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove from skillet.

  2. In sam skillet, cook bell peppers and onion over medium-high heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Return chicken to skillet.

  3. In small bowl, mix broth, reserved pineapple liquid, vinegar, brown sugar, cornstarch and crushed red pepper flakes; stir into chicken mixture. Add pineapple; heat to boiling. Reduce heat, cook uncovered, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened and bubbly. serve over rice.

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