40 Aprons· by Cheryl Malik★ 5.0 (27)

Sweet and Sour Chicken (Whole30, Paleo)

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken (Whole30, Paleo)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6, 6 servings
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: ½ cup 100% pineapple juice (from can of pineapple chunks); 2 teaspoons arrowroot powder; 2 Medjool dates (pitted; or 3 Deglet Noor dates, pitted); ½ cup apple cider vinegar; ⅓ cup Whole30 ketchup (store-bought or make your own); 1 tablespoon coconut aminos; 2 cloves garlic (peeled); salt (to taste); 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized chunks no larger than 1-inch wide); 2 large eggs; 1 ½ cups arrowroot powder (plus more as needed, see Notes); 2-4 tablespoons refined coconut oil (or avocado oil, for frying); 1 tablespoon refined coconut oil (or avocado oil); 1 cup pineapple chunks (drained, see Notes); 1 medium red bell pepper (seeds removed, sliced into ½-inch wide strips); 1 medium green bell pepper (seeds removed, sliced into ½-inch wide strips); half of one medium yellow onion (thinly sliced, approximately ½ to ¾ cup); steamed cauliflower rice; white sesame seeds; thinly sliced green onions (green parts only)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

26% of a 2,000 cal day

514KCAL

Protein

39g79% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat10g

13%

Saturated5g

23%

Unsaturated5g

—

Total Carbs65g

24%

Fiber4g

15%

Total Sugars19g

—

incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch42g

—

Sodium508mg

22%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Crispy fried chicken with a balanced sweet and sour sauce made from pineapple, vinegar, and natural sweeteners. Whole30 and paleo-compliant, it pairs well with cauliflower rice.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

½ cup100% pineapple juice — from canned pineapple chunks
2 tsparrowroot powder
2Medjool dates — pitted, or Deglet Noor dates
½ cupapple cider vinegar
⅓ cupWhole30 ketchup
1 tbspcoconut aminos
2garlic — peeled
salt — to taste
2 lbboneless, skinless chicken breasts — cut into bite-sized chunks
2large eggs
1½ cupsarrowroot powder
2–4 tbsprefined coconut oil — for frying, or avocado oil
1 tbsprefined coconut oil — or avocado oil
1 cuppineapple chunks — drained
1medium red bell pepper — seeded, sliced
1medium green bell pepper — seeds removed
½medium yellow onion — thinly sliced, ½–¾ cup
steamed cauliflower rice
white sesame seeds
green onions — green parts only

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Method

35m total

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mainthaistir frychickendairy freegluten free

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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