Sweet & Sour Chicken Lunch

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A delicious and tangy sweet & sour chicken lunch with white rice. This dish is a popular Chinese takeout option and is loved for its combination of flavors. The chicken is crispy and coated in a sweet and tangy sauce, served with fluffy white rice.

Recipe Type:
Standard

Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
30 mins

Total Time:
50 mins

Recipe Yield 17.65 oz
Number of Servings 4
Serving Size 4.41 oz

Ingredients

17.65 oz

Chicken Breasts

1.77 oz

cornstarch

1.01 fl oz

vegetable oil

7.06 oz

Bell peppers

7.06 oz

Pineapple Chunks

2.03 fl oz

white vinegar

2.12 oz

ketchup

1.01 fl oz

soy sauce

1.06 oz

sugar

0.18 oz

salt

14.12 oz

White rice

Directions

Cutting

Step 1

Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.

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Coating

Step 2

Coat the chicken pieces in cornstarch.

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Frying

Step 3

Heat vegetable oil in a pan and fry the chicken until golden and crispy.

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15 mins
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Step 4

Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.

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Sautéing

Step 5

In the same pan, sauté the bell peppers and pineapple chunks until slightly softened.

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5 mins
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Mixing

Step 6

In a separate bowl, mix together white vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, and salt to make the sweet and sour sauce.

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Cooking

Step 7

Add the sweet and sour sauce to the pan with the bell peppers and pineapple chunks.

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5 mins
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Mixing

Step 8

Return the fried chicken to the pan and toss to coat it in the sauce.

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2 mins
Cook Time
Boiling

Step 9

Cook the white rice according to the package instructions.

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10 mins
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Serving

Step 10

Serve the sweet and sour chicken over the cooked white rice.

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Nutrition Facts

Carbs (41.38%)
Protein (27.59%)
Fat (31.03%)

Fat:
10 g (90 kcal)

Protein:
20 g (80 kcal)

Carbohydrates:
30 g (120 kcal)

kcal
g
Calories 13.23 kcal 0.66%
Vitamin A 0.441 IU 0.05%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2205 g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0882 g 0.08%
Fat 0.441 g 0.32%
Carbohydrates 1.323 g 0.26%
Sodium 35.28 mg 7.06%
Fibers 0.0882 g 0.23%
Sugars 0.882 g 0%
Protein 0.882 g 1.04%
Vitamin C 3.528 mg 3.92%
Calcium 0.1764 mg 0.04%
Iron 0.441 mg 0.09%
Potassium 17.64 mg 3.53%
Alcohol 0 g 0%
Cholesterol 2.205 mg 0%
Lactose 0 g 0%
Vitamin B6 0.6615 mg 50.88%
Vitamin B12 0.441 mcg 18.38%
Vitamin E 0.2646 mg 1.76%
Zinc 0.3528 mg 0.07%
Selenium 0.6615 mcg 0.13%
Vitamin D 0.0882 mcg 0.59%

Recipe Attributes

Cuisines Chinese
Cultural Chinese New Year Hanukkah Oktoberfest
Demographics Kids Friendly Teen Friendly Allergy Friendly
Diet Mediterranean Diet DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Flexitarian Diet Weight Watchers (WW) Diet MIND Diet (Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) Volumetrics Diet Paleo Diet The Whole30 Diet Atkins Diet Ketogenic Diet Low Carb, High Fat (LCHF) Diet Vegetarian Diet The Lactose-Free Diet
Meal Type Lunch
Difficulty Level Easy

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