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sweet and sour chicken bites over white rice, sprinkled with green onion and sesame seeds. For beside plate.

Sweet and Sour Chicken Bites

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Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 52 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken - chicken breasts, thighs or tenders will work
  • ¼ cup cornstarch - or arrowroot powder
  • white rice - or brown rice

Sauce:

Instructions

  • Add 1½ cups of uncooked rice to rice cooker. Cook according to package instructions. You can also cook on the stove.
    rice cooker with white rice in it.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Cut the chicken into small bite-size pieces.
    chopped raw chicken on a cutting board with fork and knife
  • Add raw chicken to a bowl along with cornstarch (or arrowroot powder) and toss together. Set aside.
    raw chicken mixed with cornstarch in steel bowl with wood spoon.
  • In a small bowl combine the sauce ingredients: coconut sugar, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce and garlic powder. Mix together. Set aside.
    mixed sauce in white bowl with spatula
  • Heat a frying pan (or oven-safe pot) with a bit of cooking oil on the stove. Once pan is hot, sear the chicken for only 30 seconds. This is to help seal flavors in.
    raw chicken mixed with cornstarch seared in white dutch oven
  • Remove from heat. Pour the sauce over the chicken and mix together. Transfer to an oven-safe dish if needed.
    Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked. Stir the chicken halfway through baking.
    chicken mixed with sweet and sour sauce in dutch oven with wood spoon
  • Add cooked rice to a plate and top with the sweet and sour chicken. Optional toppings include green onion and sesame seeds.
    sweet and sour chicken bites over white rice, sprinkled with green onion and sesame seeds. For beside plate.
Nutrition
Sodium: 574mg | Calcium: 15mg | Vitamin C: 5mg | Vitamin A: 284IU | Sugar: 22g | Fiber: 1g | Potassium: 626mg | Cholesterol: 73mg | Calories: 282kcal | Trans Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Fat: 3g | Protein: 25g | Carbohydrates: 38g | Iron: 1mg

Please note these nutritional values provided above are just an estimate. Actual numbers will vary based on brands and ingredients you choose, and your preferred portion sizes.

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