Sweet and Sour Chicken

Finally a sweet and sour chicken recipe that is faster and healthier than Chinese take-out! 🙂 Stir-fried chicken with pineapple, red bell peppers, onions and candied ginger in a sweet and sour sauce. Many sweet and sour chicken recipes are deep fried and although I do enjoy the occasional deep fried food, I love this healthier option for my favorite Chinese dish. Serve over long-grain white rice with Egg Rolls and crab rangoon as an appetizer.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

4.50 from 2 votes

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Ingredients 

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon candied ginger, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1 15 1/4-ounce can pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
• 1/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup dry-roasted chopped cashews

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Instructions

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic, ginger, red pepper, and chicken and sauté 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from pan; set aside.
• Add onion, celery, and bell pepper to pan, and sauté 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice. Add 1 cup pineapple chunks to pan; cook 30 seconds. Reserve remaining pineapple for garnish. In a two cup measuring cup, whisk together the reserved 1/2 cup juice, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, and sugar until smooth.
• Return chicken mixture to pan. Stir in juice mixture; bring to boil. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and sprinkle with cashews.

Author: Laura

Source: adapted from Cooking Light, April 2007