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Sweet and Sour Chicken Edit Tags: Main Dishes
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Author: Shelly Moon
Uploaded By: Shelly
Ingredients:- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T bottled minced garlic
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into ½ inch pieces
- ¾ C chopped onion
- ½ C chopped celery
- ½ C chopped red pepper
- 1 (15 oz) can pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
- â…“ C soy sauce
- 2 T apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ T cornstarch
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- ¼ C dry-roasted chopped cashews
Directions:
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Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Add garlic, ginger, red pepper, and chicken to pan.
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Saute for 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
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Remove chicken mixture from pan, set aside.
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Add onion, celery, and bell pepper to pan.
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Saute for 4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
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Drain pineapple, reserving ½ C juice.
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Add 1 C pineapple chunks to pan, cook 30 seconds.
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Reserve remaining pineapple juice for another use.
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Combine the reserved ½ C juice, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, cornstarch, and sugar in a bowl.
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Stir with a whisk until smooth.
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Return chicken mixture to pan. Stir in juice mixture; bring to boil.
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Cook 1 minute, sprinkle with cashews.
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Notes:
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Serves 4.
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Sometimes this sauce isn't thick enough.
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If needed, add cornstarch and a little water to a bowl.
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Mix, and add to sauce, and stir until desired thickness.
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This recipe does require a lot of chopping.
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But it is really healthy and yummy!
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This is a cooking light recipe I got from a magazine.
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Serve over rice.
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I use only 1 lb. chicken.
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I 1.5 times the vegetables
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I double the sauce.
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