Sweet & Sour Pineapple Chicken Recipe

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Bamboo shoots, sweet red pepper and sugar snap peas give this weeknight wonder a lovely look and pleasant crunch. —Lorraine Caland, Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Sweet & Sour Pineapple Chicken Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

6 bone-in chicken thighs (about 2-1/4 pounds)
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 jars (4-1/2 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, drained
1-1/2 cups frozen sugar snap peas, thawed
1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into strips
1/2 cup canned bamboo shoots
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple tidbits
7-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
Hot cooked rice noodles

Directions

In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil; drain. Add broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Add the mushrooms, peas, red pepper, bamboo shoots and onions. Cover and cook 5-10 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 180° and vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, reserved juice, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar. Pour into the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Stir in pineapple; heat through. Serve with noodles. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken thigh with 1 cup vegetable mixture (calculated without noodles) equals 348 calories, 15 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 82 mg cholesterol, 775 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 26 g protein.

Originally published as Sweet & Sour Pineapple Chicken in Simple & Delicious February/March 2011, p52

Cutting Green Onions

I recently tried a recipe that called for 3/4 cup green onions. Instead of using a knife, I found that snipping the onions with a pair of kitchen scissors took only a few seconds. —Kristy B., Kelowna, British Columbia

Medium-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

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Reviewed on Mar. 09, 2011 by Sugarsugar

I highly recommend this recipe! It was very fast to prepare, VERY flavorful! (I made it with rice though, didn't want to wait for noodles to soak in water)