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Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Recipe

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"When a restricted diet became a necessity for me, I didn't want to give up my sweet-and-sour chicken, so I revamped my old recipe," relates Eva Marie Collins of Bolivar, Missouri.

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Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 medium carrot, sliced
1/4 cup chopped onion
1-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
1 small zucchini, sliced
1 cup snow peas, thawed
1/2 medium sweet red or green pepper, cut into strips
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 can (6 ounces) pineapple juice
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 can (8 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained
2 cups hot cooked rice

Directions

In a nonstick skillet, cook the chicken, carrot and onion in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add the zucchini, peas and red pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender.
In a small bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, pepper and pineapple juice until smooth. Stir in the ketchup, lemon juice and soy sauce. Pour over chicken mixture. Add pineapple. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 cup chicken mixture with 1/2 cup rice equals 307 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 33 mg cholesterol, 400 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 18 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fruit.

Originally published as Sweet-and-Sour Chicken in Taste of Home October/November 2002, p10

Light-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

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Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2011 by jolea87

Yummy! I used veggies on hand (green pepper, red onion, carrot), and reduced the sugar. We like things a little spicy, so I added some red pepper flakes at the end. Will definitely make again!

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2010 by NJPickleFiend

This was good. When my boyfriend and I made this, he doubled the recipe, making the sweet-and-sour sauce just a bit too much, but it was still very good. The vegetable mix was great.