Easy Sweet And Sour Chicken From Minute Rice Recipes

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• To a medium saucepan, add all ingredients except water and cornstarch, whisk to combine, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• To a small bowl, add the water, cornstarch, and stir to combine.
• Add the water and cornstarch mixture to saucepan, reduce heat to low, and allow sauce to simmer for about 5 minutes while you make the chicken; whisk intermittently.
• To a large ziptop bag, add the chicken, cornstarch, salt and pepper to taste, seal, and shake to coat chicken evenly.
• To a large skillet, add 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil, chicken, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken has cooked through. Stir and flip intermittently to ensure even cooking. If skillet seems dry while cooking, add an additional tablespoon or two of oil as necessary.
• After chicken has cooked though, reduce heat to low, add the sauce, stir to coat evenly, and allow it to simmer for a minute or two.
• Optionally garnish with green onions, sesame seeds, and serve immediately.

SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN WITH RICE

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, cook the chicken, carrot and onion in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Add the zucchini, peas and red pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender. , In a small bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, pepper and pineapple juice until smooth. Stir in the ketchup, lemon juice and soy sauce. Pour over chicken mixture. Add pineapple. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice.

CASHEW SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whip up this saucy Cashew Sweet and Sour Chicken with Minute® Instant White Rice and enjoy a 30-minute meal that's bound to satisfy your need for Chinese food. Topped with crunchy cashews, this mix of pineapple, peppers, cherry tomatoes and ginger is a jaw-dropping weeknight meal. Step 1
• Prepare rice according to package directions; set aside. Step 2
• Drain pineapple and reserve juice. Mix 1/4 cup juice with cornstarch; set aside. Step 3
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown for 5 minutes. Step 4
• Add the bell peppers and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Step 5
• Stir in plain pineapple juice, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic salt, ginger and cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F. Step 6
• Add pineapple chunks, tomatoes and cornstarch/juice mixture, Cook until the sauce thickens. Step 7
• Serve over rice and top with cashews.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Short on time? There's no need to order takeout! Minute® Rice has you covered with this Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe. This takeout style dish is sure to become everyone's favorite weekday meal! Step 1
• Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 5 minutes or until chicken is browned. Step 2
• Add vegetables, pineapple chunks and their juice and the sweet and sour sauce to skillet. Stir in water. Bring mixture to a boil. Step 3
• Stir in rice and cover. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes or until almost all of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.