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Delicious restaurant quality sweet and sour chicken that is baked to perfection!
Someone asked me the other day what my favorite recipe from my blog was. It is always hard to choose a favorite! Especially when I have so many good ones. But my mind always goes to the Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken. Chinese food is one of my favorite things! And this is so close to tasting straight from a restaurant. This gets RAVE reviews and I am always getting comments like, “My husband was checking the trash for take out boxes because he wouldn’t believe me that I made it!” And that pretty much sums everything about this recipe. The texture of the chicken is perfect and the sauce glazed on top is amazing.
I get quite a few comments from the baked sweet and sour chicken asking if I have tried it with pineapple and peppers. I guess when you think of the traditional sweet and sour chicken it usually includes that. I wanted to give it a try and make a few little changes to the recipe. The peppers and pineapple added were amazing! And the peppers softened up perfectly being baked with the chicken. I love making this meal because I am reminded how mind blowing and amazing it is!
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Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken with Peppers and Pineapple
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 ½ cups cornstarch
- 3 beaten eggs
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 (20-ounce) canned pineapple chunks, drained
- 1 chopped green bell pepper, 1-inch pieces
- 1 chopped red bell pepper, 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cut the 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts into bite-size pieces and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the 1 ½ cups cornstarch in a small bowl and the 3 beaten eggs in another bowl.
- Coat the chicken pieces in the cornstarch then dip the pieces in the egg mixture.
- Heat ¼ cup canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the chicken until browned. Place the chicken in the prepared baking dish.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine 1 cup granulated sugar, 4 tablespoons ketchup, ¼ cup apple cider vinegar, ¼ cup white vinegar, 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, and 1 teaspoon garlic salt. Stir in the drained 1 (20-ounce) canned pineapple chunks, 1 chopped green bell pepper, and 1 chopped red bell pepper,.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes to coat the chicken in the sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
