Sweet & Sour Chicken

Skip take out and enjoy this homemade baked Sweet and Sour Chicken instead! Full of color, effortless, and great for sharing. Before you know it, this could end up being a family favorite.

Ingredients

• 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1½ cup cornstarch
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 can pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped into large pieces
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped into large pieces
• 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch (Optional)
• Scallions chopped for garnish
• Sesame Seeds for garnish

Directions

• Dip chicken into corn starch, then into egg mixture and fry until golden brown on all sides. Repeat for all chicken bites.
• Place chicken in an oven proof dish.
• Mean while, whisk remaining ingredients except for the TBSP of starch into a bowl. If you feel the mixture needs thickening then you may add the TBSP of corn starch.
• Cover the chicken with the prepared sauce and bake for 45 minutes to 50 minutes at 160 degrees.
• Make sure to coat the ingredients with the sauce at 15 minute intervals.
• Best served with rice.