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Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

Alyssa Rivers
Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken is 1000x better than any takeout! It's crispy on the outside, tender juicy on the inside and exploding with flavor. There is a reason why this is our favorite recipe on the blog! 
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Asian American
Servings 6 people
Calories 553 kcal

Equipment

  • Utopia Kitchen Cooking Knives
  • Fine dine Mixing Bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Chicken breasts boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 3 eggs beaten
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper.
  • In separate bowls, place cornstarch and slightly beaten eggs. Dip chicken into cornstarch then coat in egg mixture.
  • Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned. Place the chicken in a 9 x 13 greased baking dish.
  • In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic salt. Pour over chicken and bake for 1 hour.
  • I stirred the chicken every 15 minutes so that it coated them in the sauce.

Notes

Updated on November 1, 2020 
Originally Posted on July 4, 2013

Nutrition

Calories: 553kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 35gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 178mgSodium: 777mgPotassium: 627mgFiber: 1gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg