Kid-Approved Sweet and Sour Chicken Sauce

This quick and easy sweet and sour dipping sauce goes perfectly with chicken nuggets and white rice and is kid-tested and approved. Simple and tasty!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 284 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple, drained and juice reserved
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.5 cup ketchup
• 0.25 cup white vinegar or apple cider vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir pineapple and carrots into the sauce; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Stir reserved pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup, and vinegar in a saucepan over medium heat until blended, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3

Whisk water and cornstarch in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; stir into pineapple juice mixture.