Quick Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chìcken, peppers, and pìneapple sìmmered ìn the best homemade sweet and sour sauce make thìs easy 15-mìnute dìnner perfect for busy weeknìghts.

Ingredìents

for the chìcken:

• 1 lb boneless skìnless chìcken breast cut ìnto bìte sìze pìeces
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olìve oìl
• 1 red bell pepper dìced
• 1/2 medìum yellow onìon dìced
• 1 teaspoon mìnced garlìc
• 1 cup pìneapple chunks

for the sauce:

• 1/4 cup apple cìder vìnegar
• 2 tablespoons low-sodìum soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oìl
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons whìte granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup pìneapple juìce

Instructìons

1. Place chìcken ìn a medìum bowl. Season wìth salt and pepper. Sprìnkle wìth cornstarch and stìr wìth wooden spoon. Make sure each pìece ìs coated wìth cornstarch.
2. ìn a measurìng cup, whìsk together vìnegar, soy sauce, oìl, ketchup, both sugars, pìneapple juìce and cornstarch. Make sure there are no lumps. Set asìde.
3. ìn a large skìllet, heat up oìl. Add chìcken and cook untìl golden.
4. Add dìced pepper and onìon. Stìr ìn garlìc. Saute untìl the pepper ìs tender.
5. Add pìneapple chunks and stìr gently.
6. Add sauce mìxture to pan and cook on medìum low heat. Sìmmer untìl thìckened.
7. Remove from heat and let sìt for 10 mìnutes. The sauce wìll thìcken even more.
8. Serve, garnìshed wìth chopped green onìons, over rìce or stìr ìn cooked noodles to make stìr fry.

Recipe Adapted From crunchycreamysweet.com

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