Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry

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Prep Time
10m
Cook Time
10m
Total Time
20m
This Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry is a delicious and easy-to-make dish. Tender pieces of chicken and colorful bell peppers are cooked in a tangy and sweet sauce made of apple cider vinegar, pineapple juice, ketchup, and other flavorful ingredients. It's perfect served over a bed of steamed white rice.
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Ingredients

Servings: 4
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Sauce

Thickener

Stir Fry

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Notes

1. I know 1/2 cup of sugar sounds like a lot, but it works out at 1 1/2 tbsp per serving, which isn't too bad!

I use 1/4 cup when I'm trying to be healthy. 🙂 It's still quite sweet, but not restaurant sweet. Using 1/2 cup makes it closer to restaurant sweet, but definitely not tooth-achingly sweet. I use less sugar than many recipes you'll find on the internet - some use 1 cup of sugar!!

2. These 3 ingredients are what makes this sauce more like the Sweet & Sour sauce that is served at Chinese restaurants. They are my "secret ingredients"! You can omit one (substitute with more of one of the others) and it will still taste similar. But please don't leave out all 3! The sauce will taste quite flat and bland.

3. If you are using chicken breast which is leaner, I would recommend tenderising it to make it juicier - see How to Velvet Chicken the Chinese restaurant way.

4. Nutrition per serving, stir fry only. If the sugar is reduced to 1/4 cup, then it reduces to 351 calories per serving.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories
    340kcal
    17%
  • Fat
    9g
    0%
  • Saturated Fat
    1g
    0%
  • Carbohydrates
    52g
    2%
  • Fiber
    1g
    0%
  • Sugar
    45g
    2%
  • Protein
    15g
    0%
  • Cholesterol
    43mg
    2%
  • Sodium
    234mg
    11%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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