High Protein Sweet and Sour Chicken for Weight Loss 🔽 [h8_T803atiJ]
541 Cal | 50g P | 66g Carb | 6g F
I love Chinese takeout, but not how it makes me feel afterwards. This one’s lighter, brighter, sweet and tangy, and soooo fresh.
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Made with 2.5 cup (600 ml) glass containers
Serves: 4
🫑Ingredients
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)
Assembly
-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.
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