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Healthy Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Healthy Low Calorie Sweet and Sour Chicken

30 minServes 2Nutri-Score B€€
from @jalalsamfit17 imports0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

2 people
  • chicken breast (diced into bite-sized pieces)Meat300 g
  • cornflourPantry15 g
  • vegetable oilPantry15 ml
  • onion (cut into chunks)Produce1 piece
  • red pepper (deseeded and cut into chunks)Produce1 piece
  • green pepper (deseeded and cut into chunks)Produce1 piece
  • carrot (peeled and sliced)Produce1 piece
  • tinned pineapple (chunks, juice reserved)Produce150 g
  • tomato ketchupPantry40 g
  • rice vinegarPantry30 ml
  • soy saucePantry20 ml
  • honeyPantry15 g
  • brown sugarPantry10 g
  • garlic (crushed)Produce2 pieces
  • ginger (grated)Produce10 g
  • cornflour (mixed with water for the sauce)Pantry5 g
  • spring onion (sliced)Produce2 pieces
  • sesame seedsNuts & seeds5 g
  • rice (rinsed)Grains120 g

per serving

Nutrition

515kcal

Carbs
65 g
Proteins
39 g
Fat
11 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Frying pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Saucepan

step by step

Method

  1. Coat the chicken

    • Dice the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces.
    • Toss the chicken with the cornflour until evenly coated.
    Step 1

  2. Cook the chicken

    • Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
    • Fry the chicken until golden and cooked through.
    Step 2

  3. Cook the rice

    • Rinse the rice and simmer in a saucepan of water until tender.
    • Drain and set aside.
    Step 3

  4. Stir-fry the vegetables

    • Add the onion, peppers and carrot to the pan and stir-fry until just tender.
    • Add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.
    Step 4

  5. Make the sweet and sour sauce

    • Mix the ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, brown sugar and reserved pineapple juice.
    • Stir in the cornflour slurry.
    Step 5

  6. Combine and simmer

    • Pour the sauce into the pan with the pineapple chunks.
    • Simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken and vegetables.
    Step 6

  7. Serve

    • Spoon the sweet and sour chicken over the rice.
    • Scatter over the spring onion and sesame seeds.
    Step 7
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