Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry
A deeply satisfying, quick, and easy Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry, which takes no time at all to throw together. The sauce can be made a little ahead of time, and you can use canned pineapple chunks for convenience. All the prep and chopping can also be done ahead of time, so you need only throw the stir-fry together at suppertime. Do not forget the little garnishes (chopped cilantro) as it enhances the flavor of the dish, and the toasted almonds offer flavor and fantastic texture.
Serve the dish with steamed cauliflower rice (as the sugar content in the sauce may require you to cut back on the carbs where you can!). If this is not an issue for you, this stir-fry is excellent served over fragrant rice, like Jasmine or Basmati.
Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.5 oz sugar-free tomato ketchup
- 1 oz rice wine vinegar
- 2.1 oz brown sugar or you can use coconut sugar
- 1 Tbsp coconut aminos
- 2 Tbsp sliced almonds
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 4 skinless deboned chicken breasts, diced (we use Butcher Box meat)
- 1 green bell pepper seeds removed and diced
- 1 red bell pepper seeds removed and diced
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 large thumb-sized piece of ginger minced
- 5 oz bamboo shoots drained weight
- 7 oz pineapples chunks drained
- Handful chopped cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- 2. Toast the sliced almonds in a large hot, dry pan until golden. Remove and set aside.
- 3. Heat half the olive oil in the same pan and cook the diced chicken until lightly golden. Add the remaining olive oil to the pan of chicken pieces and add the diced bell peppers, garlic, and ginger.
- 4. Continue to cook over moderate heat. Add the pineapple chunks and bamboo shoots and tip in the sauce.
- 5. Continue to cook, stirring regularly while the sauce reduces and the chicken cooks through.
- 6. Serve the sweet and sour chicken garnished with chopped cilantro and toasted almonds. Fantastic with steamed cauliflower rice.
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