Healthier Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir Fry Recipes

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Sweet and Sour sauce. In a small saucepan add oil over medium heat and saute garlic and ginger for about 1 minute. Stir in sugar, vinegar, honey, ketchup, soy sauce. Simmer until sugar dissolves.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and water and pour the mixture into the saucepan. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until the sweet and sour sauce starts thickening. Set aside.
• Chicken prep. In a medium bowl add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and stir in the cornstarch. Make sure all the chicken pieces are covered in cornstarch. Set aside.
• Stir fry. In a large skillet or wok over medium to high heat add 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil and cook the chicken until golden brown on all sides (about 3-4 minutes.) Remove from pan and set aside in a plate lined with a paper towel.
• In the same skillet add vegetables, cook for few minutes until they get almost tender and throw in the pineapple. Stir well and return the chicken to the pan, pour the sauce on top. Stir and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Taste the sauce for seasoning, add salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve with scallions, sesame seeds, and rice, noodles, or another favorite side.

HEALTHIER SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Spray a non-stick skillet with cooking spray.
• Sauté garlic for 2 minutes. Add chicken and brown over medium heat. Add bell pepper, carrot, celery, and pea pods and stir fry for 5-7 minutes, until carrots soften just a bit.
• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and soy sauce and mix. Pour into skillet, along with pineapple, vinegar, Sugar Twin, and ginger. Stir well and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 1-2 minutes until sauce thickens.
• Serve over hot rice, or cabbage for a "lower carb" option.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Mix together Sauce ingredients. Mix together Thickener in a separate small bowl.
• Heat oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken and stir fry until it it is white all over but still pink inside.
• Add capsicum and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Add Sauce ingredients. Stir until sugar has dissolved and the sauce begins to bubble.
• Add Thickener. Bring to simmer, stirring constantly. Then cook until it thickens to a syrup consistency - about 3 minutes.
• Stir through pineapple pieces (just to warm) and remove from stove.
• Serve immediately with rice - or for a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice! Garnish with shallots if desired.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix Bisquick mix and pepper.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly. Stir in chicken until coated. Using slotted spoon, remove chicken from eggs; place in bag with Bisquick mix. Seal bag; shake bag until chicken is coated.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add bell pepper and onion; cook 2 minutes longer, stirring frequently. Remove from skillet.
• In same skillet, heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Add chicken; cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown on outside and no longer pink in center. Add vegetables; cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until hot. Stir in pineapple and sweet-and-sour sauce; cook until hot. Serve over cooked rice.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Cut the chicken breasts into 1/2 inch chunks.
• Peel and slice the carrots.
• Cut the pepper and onion into 1/2-1 inch pieces.
• Drain the pineapple from the can reserving 1/4 cup of the pineapple juice.
• Heat a wok or frypan on medium high heat. Add 2 tbsp oil. Stir in the chicken and cook until no longer pink. Scoop the chicken onto a plate.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and dump in the sliced carrots, pepper and onion. Cover the wok or frypan with a lid. Check every couple minutes and stir to ensure the vegetables do not stick to the bottom of the pan. If needed, add the optional 2 tbsp of water which will help steam the veggies and keep them from burning.
• Once the carrots are starting to soften, lower the heat and add the pineapple chunks and cooked chicken.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients, ensuring the corn starch is dissolved.
• Pour the sauce into the frypan and stir it gently through the chicken and veggies. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the sauce is thickened.
• Serve on cooked rice.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• In a hot pan, add a little oil. Season chicken to taste with salt and pepper. Place chicken in pan with all vegetables, cook until nearly done and browned, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add can of chunk pineapple including juice and cover. Cook another 10 minutes. Mix vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, and cornstarch together in a bowl. Add to chicken and pineapple. Cook until thickened and bubbly. Serve over white rice.