Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Crispy chicken bites with bell peppers and pineapple coated in a tangy-sweet sauce with hints of garlic. This tastes like your favorite Chinese takeout and comes together in under an hour, served over rice or noodles.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (chopped into 1-inch pieces)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup chicken broth (plus more as needed)
- 3 tablespoon vegetable oil (plus more for frying the chicken)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ red onion (roughly chopped)
- 1 green bell pepper (seeded and roughly chopped)
- 1 red bell pepper (seeded and roughly chopped)
- 1 (15-ounce) can canned pineapple chunks (drained)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch + two tablespoons water ((cornstarch slurry))
- ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 2 tablespoon water
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 50M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 35m
- Sodium
- 1727mg
- Total sugar
- 28g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 838mg
- Calcium
- 59mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1727MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.