Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken
An easy and guilt-free recipe for classic sweet and sour chicken with tons of flavor.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded to ½ inch thickness and chopped into 1 inch pieces
- ⅓ cup corn starch
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- ½ white or yellow onion chopped
Sauce
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar (may sub white vinegar)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion salt*
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- First prepare the sauce. Add sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic powder, onion salt, and ketchup to a medium sauce pan. Stir and bring to a boil. In a small bowl whisk together the 1 tablespoon corn starch and cold water until dissolved. Add to sauce pan and stir until thickened, then reduce to low heat.
- Add chicken pieces and corn starch to a large ziplock bag. Seal and shake to coat chicken. Drizzle a large pan or skillet with oil. Add coated chicken. Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add peppers and onions. Continue to saute over medium heat until chicken is browned and cooked through.
- Add sauce to chicken and peppers. Stir to coat well. Serve warm with cooked rice if desired.
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Notes
*If you don't have onion salt, use garlic salt instead of garlic powder, and use onion powder instead of garlic salt.
*If you don't mind a slightly less-healthy version and looooove sauce, you can double the sauce recipe.
*If you don't mind a slightly less-healthy version and looooove sauce, you can double the sauce recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 1034mg | Potassium: 557mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 1966IU | Vitamin C: 79mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
