Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken
Skip the takeout and try this Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe instead. This easy homemade version will not only cut the calories in sweet and sour chicken it is also gluten free!
Servings 4
Calories 417kcal
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts *cut into bite sized pieces
- ½ cup arrowroot starch
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2-3 tbsp. coconut oil
- ½ medium onion , diced
- ½ bell pepper , diced
- ¾ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ½ cup vinegar
- 1 tbsp. faux soy sauce or soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 and lightly grease a 9x9 casserole dish.
- Add arrowroot starch to a large Ziploc bag and set aside. Season your chicken pieces with sea salt and pepper, then place in the Ziploc. Close the bag and shake it well to coat all of the pieces.
- Set up a breading station with the eggs beaten in a bowl and a clean plate.
- Cover each piece of chicken with the egg and place it on the clean plate. Once they are all coated, heat a skillet with 2 tbsp. of coconut oil over medium high.
- Place chicken pieces in a single layer in the hot skillet (do 2 batches if necessary and adding more coconut oil if needed) and cook on each side for 30 seconds, flipping only once. (it will finish cooking in the oven)
- Transfer the cooked chicken to the prepared casserole dish and cover it with the chopped peppers and onions.
- In a medium-sized bowl stir together the coconut sugar, ketchup, vinegar, faux soy sauce, and garlic powder.
- Pour half of the mixture over your chicken and veggies and pop into the oven for 40 minutes, stirring once at the halfway point.
- Transfer the remaining sauce to a small saucepan and keep it aside until the chicken is ready, then heat it up to pour over each bowl as desired.
- Serve over brown rice, which cooks perfectly while your chicken is in the oven.
Notes
- serve with brown rice - this method is my favorite!
- if you don't have time to make the soy-free soy sauce coconut aminos is an excellent gluten free substitution.
Nutrition
Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 483mg | Potassium: 561mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 695IU | Vitamin C: 21.9mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1.1mg