Make this healthy sweet and sour chicken recipe, then check out our healthy chicken curry, healthy chicken kebabs, healthy pizza and more healthy takeaway recipes.
For more easy stir-fries, try our ginger chicken stir fry, chilli chicken, chicken and cashew stir-fry and plenty more.
Ingredients
- vegetable oil 2 tsp
- chicken breasts 2, cut into bite-sized pieces
- green pepper 1, diced
- red pepper 1, diced
- spring onions 2, cut into 3cm pieces
- garlic 2 cloves, finely chopped
- ginger a thumb-sized piece, finely chopped
- tinned pineapple chunks 100g
- basmati rice to serve
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
- cornflour 1 tbsp
- soft light brown sugar ½ tbsp
- pineapple juice 2 tbsp from the tin
- dark soy sauce 1 tbsp
- rice vinegar 1½ tbsp
- tomato ketchup 1 tbsp
Method
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Step 1
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over a high heat and cook the chicken for 5 minutes until caramelised, then scoop out onto a plate. Stir-fry the peppers and spring onions for 5 minutes until charred. Add the garlic and ginger, and cook for 1 minute.
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Step 2
Put the cornflour and sugar into a small bowl, stir in the pineapple juice, soy and vinegar until smooth, then add the ketchup and 100ml of water. Pour into the pan, add the chicken and cook for 5-10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through. Stir through the pineapple chunks for the final 2 minutes of cooking to warm through.
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Step 3
Serve with basmati rice.
Nutritional Information
- Kcals 534
- Fat 9.7g
- Saturates 0.9g
- Carbs 69.9g
- Sugars 24g
- Fibre 5.7g
- Protein 39g
- Salt 1.4g