High Protein Sweet and Sour Chicken

• porsiyonlar: Serves: 4
• toplam süre: 4 minutes

Malzemeler

Chicken

1¾ lbs (790 g) diced chicken breast

1 tbsp (8 g) cornstarch

2 tsp garlic powder

¾ teaspoon salt (and pepper to taste)

olive oil cooking spray

Veggies

1 onion (cut in thick strips)

3 bell peppers (cut into chunks)

Sweet & Sour Sauce

¾ cup (180 g) pineapple juice (or pineapple chunks with juice)

½ cup (120 ml) rice vinegar

6 tbsp (92 g) low-sugar ketchup

4 tbsp (12 g) brown sugar substitute

6 tbsp (90 g) soy sauce

1 tbsp (8 g) cornstarch (for thickening sauce)

Yöntemler

4 cups (375g) cooked white rice

Instructions

Prep your rice, use day old rice if possible

Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes. Place in bowl with seasoning and toss until evenly coated

Pre-heat a large wok or deep pan over med-high heat and lightly spray with cooking spray

Cook chicken in batches until cooked through

While chicken cooks, chop veggies

Mix all sweet and sour sauce ingredients except the cornstarch in a separate bowl

Once the chicken is done, in the same pan, add a more cooking spray then stir in the veggies and cook until softened. 3-4 minutes. Set aside with the chicken.

Add sauce mixture to the same pan and bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly.

Once simmering, mix the sauce cornstarch with a bit of cold water and stir it into the pan to thicken the sauce. Keep simmering for another minute until the sauce has thickened.

Return chicken & veggies to pan and toss quickly to coat with sauce.

Serve with your rice or package up into containers.

Notes:

Reduced to 2 bell peppers and swap the rice for cauliflower rice to lower the carbs.