Easy sweet and sour chicken with vegetables

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Easy sweet and sour chicken with vegetables is a one-pot meal that’s ready in 25 minutes and features a 5-ingredient, 5-minute homemade sweet and sour sauce. It’s perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner!

*First things first… happy birthday to my sweet baby boy! 🎉🎁🎈 Who’s not a baby anymore…

J turns 5 today and I am just amazed by that.

Amazed that it’s been 5 years since he was born, amazed that I’ve watched him grow into the wonderful, sweet, adorable kid that he is today, and amazed that my youngest is now 5. How in the world?!

It’s definitely bringing a tear to my eyes… but also a smile to my heart. ❤️

We’ll celebrate this weekend with a superhero party at our house. The birthday boy has requested a strawberry cake with chocolate frosting, so that’s what I’ll be making. 🍓🎂

Moving on… earlier this week I shared my homemade sweet and sour sauce, which is just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make. Talk about a great takeout fakeout!

And now we’re putting it to good use with this healthy, easy sweet and sour chicken with vegetables recipe.

This restaurant classic is super easy to make at home. It’s just one pan and ready in 25 minutes! 👍

It’s great for an easy weeknight dinner that’s got major flavor and all kinds of pretty, colorful veggies! Plus, you can customize this stir fry to use the veggies your family loves best.

Notes on this easy sweet and sour chicken with vegetables:

• I of course use my homemade sweet and sour sauce — it just takes 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make! — but you could substitute a store-bought version. (I won’t tell.)
• You’ll need to make the sauce ahead or work on it while the veggies are sautéing.
• Feel free to substitute in any of your favorite veggies that you love in a stir fry. Mushrooms, carrots, water chestnuts and those cute little baby corn ears would all be great here too. You’ll want about 3 total cups of veggies.
• I haven’t included it in the recipe below but you can certainly make this sweet and sour chicken with pineapple. Just add some cut fresh pineapple chunks at the very end to get them mixed in with the sauce.
• We love this served over steamed brown rice or cauliflower rice. You could also stir in some cooked noodles (such as spaghetti or rice noodles) and maybe some extra sauce or pasta water to make a sweet and sour chicken pasta dish. 👍

Put down the takeout menu, break out your wok or skillet and get to cooking tonight. 🍽

Enjoy!

XO,

Kathryn

Psst… Don’t miss my other chicken recipes in under 30 minutes and my whole collection of easy chicken dinner recipes.

Easy sweet and sour chicken with vegetables

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Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Total Time 25 minutes

Serves 4     adjust servings

Easy sweet and sour chicken and vegetables is a one-pot meal that’s ready in 25 minutes!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small head of broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 cup snow peas
• 1 cup homemade sweet and sour sauce (see notes for link to recipe)

Instructions

Combine chicken and cornstarch in a small bowl and stir to coat the chicken pieces.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

Add chicken and sear on first side for 3-4 minutes.

Flip chicken over, sear for 1-2 minutes on the second side and then add the onion, pepper and broccoli. Cook for 5-6 minutes, until the veggies have softened and chicken is almost cooked through. (If you haven’t already, make the sauce now.)

Add the snow peas and 3/4 cup of the sweet and sour sauce. Stir well to mix and warm through, scraping up any browned bits on the bottom of the pan, about 1-2 minutes more. Add extra sauce as desired.

Serve warm over brown rice or cauliflower rice.

Recipe Notes

I use this homemade sweet and sour sauce — it just takes 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make! You could also substitute a store-bought version. You’ll need to make the sauce ahead or work on it while the veggies are sautéing.

Feel free to substitute any of your favorite stir fry veggies. Mushrooms, carrots, water chestnuts and those cute little baby corn ears would all be great here too. You’ll want about 3 total cups of veggies.

You can also add cut fresh pineapple to this recipe at the very end to get them mixed in with the sauce.

We love this served over steamed brown rice or cauliflower rice. You could also stir in some cooked noodles (such as spaghetti or rice noodles) and maybe some extra sauce or pasta water to bring it all together.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving	As Served
Calories 418kcal Calories from fat 76
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8g	12%
Saturated Fat 1g	5%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 124mg	41%
Sodium 417mg	17%
Carbohydrate 39g	13%
Dietary Fiber 4g	16%
Sugars 26g
Protein 43g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

	Calories	2000
Total Fat	Less than	65g
Sat Fat	Less than	25g
Cholesterol	Less than	300mg
Sodium	Less than	2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate		300g
Dietary Fiber		25g