Kimmy's Favorite Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet and sour chicken made simply with carrots, bell peppers and pineapple added to a tangy sauce.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 432 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks - drained with juice reserved
• 1 pound chicken, cut into cubes
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.25 cup soy sauce
• 0.5 green bell pepper, sliced
• 0.5 cup apple cider vinegar
• 0.5 onion, cut into chunks
• 0.33333334326744 cup tomato soup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Marinate chicken cubes in soy sauce in a bowl for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet on medium-high heat.

Step 3

Remove chicken from soy sauce and cook and stir in the heated skillet until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear.

Step 4

Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside.

Step 5

Heat vinegar, sugar and 1/2 cup water together over medium heat in the same skillet until the sugar dissolves.

Step 6

Combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup water in a bowl and add to the vinegar mixture.

Step 7

Stir mixture and lower heat to medium-low.

Step 8

Pour pineapple juice and tomato soup into vinegar mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes.

Step 9

Stir in carrots, onion, and bell pepper.

Step 10

Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes; until sauce is reddish-yellow and the vegetables are cooked.

Step 11

Add the pineapple chunks and cooked chicken to the sauce and heat for 2 to 4 minutes.