Sweet & Sour Chicken Stir Fry

Name: Sweet & Sour Chicken Stir Fry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 4 cups cooked rice; 1/3 cup ketchup; 3 tbls reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 tbls packed brown sugar; 1 tbls white vinegar; 4 tsp cornstarch; 1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks in juice; 1 med green bell pepper; 2 cloves garlic (I like to use more); 12 oz cooked chicken, cut in chunks (I just use the canned cooked chicken, and I use more than the recipe calls for--about 20 oz)

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:31:54 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories323.4 kcal (16%)

Total Fat6 g (9%)

Carbs56.5 g (22%)

Sugars21.7 g (24%)

Protein11.2 g (22%)

Sodium404.7 mg (20%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

4 cupsrice

cooked

⅓ cupketchup

3 tblsreduced-sodium soy sauce

2 tblsbrown sugar

packed

1 tblswhite vinegar

4 tspcornstarch

1 x 20 ozcan pineapple chunks in juice

1green bell pepper

med

2 clovesgarlic

I like to use more

12 ozchicken

cooked, cut in chunks, I just use the canned cooked chicken, and I use more than the recipe calls for

Instructions

Step 1

1) combine ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and cornstarch using whisk until blended.

Step 2

2) Drain pineapple reserving juice in small bowl. Measure 1/2 cup pineapple juice and add to ketchup mixture and set aside. (Discard remaining juice).

Step 3

3) Dice bell pepper - make sure seeds are removed.

Step 4

4) Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add green pepper and garlic that has been pressed. Stirfry 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Stir ketchup mixture and add to skillet. Bring to boil. Cook and stir 1 minute until thickened. Add pineapple and chicken, toss to heat thoroughly. Serve over rice.