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Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe
Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken is one of our family's favorite Asian recipes! You can add pineapple and peppers and serve with rice or noodles to complete this flavorful dish!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 463 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- pineapple chunks
- Chopped peppers
Sweet and Sour Sauce recipe:
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 TB cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Rinse chicken in water and cut into 1 inch cubes. Place cornstarch and eggs in separate bowls.
- Toss several pieces of chicken into the cornstarch to coat and then dip them in the eggs.
- Set chicken pieces aside on a plate and repeat until all pieces have been coated.
- Heat ¼ cup oil in a large pan and cook your chicken for a few minutes on each side until they are slightly browned but not cooked all the way. Place the chicken in a greased 9x13 pan. Set aside.
- For the Sauce: Combine Pineapple juice, 2/3 cup water, vinegar, sugars, salt, soy sauce and Ketchup in a medium pot and bring to a boil.
- Thicken sauce with cornstarch mixed with ¼ cup water stirring occasionally. Add desired amount of pineapple chunks and any optional ingredients. Pour evenly over the chicken.
- Bake for half hour turning the chicken at 15 minutes. (NOTE: I like to leave a little sauce for dipping egg rolls or cream cheese wont tons. YUM!)
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Nutrition Information
Calories
463kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
154mg
(51%)
Sodium
848mg
(35%)
Potassium
525mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
204IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 463
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 463kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 154mg | 51% |
| Sodium | 848mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 525mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 204IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.