Sweet N Sour Chicken (version 2)

Here is another version of my all-time favorite "fake out" meal! This is one that my mother prefers and makes often. I love to make it in the mornings and leave it on the "warmer" until dinner time. It is also fairly EASY! Enjoy!

*My hubby prefers the pineapple tidbits instead of the chunks so you can make it to your liking!

I also use my pre-cooked, shredded chicken from the freezer to make it even easier to throw together.

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless cubed chicken

1 Tbl oil

1 cup green/red pepper strips

1/2 cup onion strips

1 Tbl corn starch

1/4 cup lite soy sauce (low sodium)

1 can (8 oz) chunk pineapple in juice

1 1/2 Tbl lemon juice

3 Tbl brown sugar

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp garlic powder

Directions:

Cook chicken in hot oil in large pan until well browned.

Add peppers/onions and cook 1-2 minutes

In a separate bowl wisk the cornstarch and soy sauce making sure that there are no lumps of starch. Add the pineapple and juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic powder.

Pour into pan with chicken and bring to a full boil.

Serve over hot cooked rice

Sweet and Sour Chicken

This is by far THE BEST recipe EVER! My husband and I crave this meal all the time! It is super easy, and is WAY better than traditional take-out! Be sure to make extras to eat as leftovers...otherwise, you will be sorry! :) Enjoy!

Chicken:

3-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces)

1/2 cup flour

1 cup cornstarch

garlic salt (couple dashes)

pepper (couple dashes)

1 egg

2 Tablespoons milk

chopped green peppers, onion, and green onions (for later)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. In a large zip lock bag, combine flour, cornstarch, garlic salt, pepper. Add chicken and coat each piece. Combine egg and milk in a medium bowl. Add floured chicken to the egg mixture. Heat oil in a frying pan and cook chicken until golden brown. Once brown, place chicken in a baking dish and set aside.

Sauce:

1/4 cup chicken broth

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 cup ketchup

3/4 cup sugar

Directions:

Combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Pour sauce mixture over chicken and top with peppers and onions. Bake uncovered for about 1 hour. Serve over rice.

* Feel free to make a second batch of the sauce (if you'd like) to spoon over the chicken and rice right before serving