Easy sweet and sour chicken with vegetables
Easy sweet and sour chicken and vegetables is a one-pot meal that’s ready in 25 minutes!
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½-inch chunks
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ 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 ¾ 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.
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.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 403mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g
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