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Super Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

A delicious, colorful, no-fuss Chinese meal made at home that rivals your favorite take-out! Be sure to get everything ready first, then cook.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Chinese chicken meal, easy chinese, easy sweet & sour chicken, one pot chicken dinner
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs or white meat cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 5 tablespoons peanut oil divided
  • 3 celery ribs sliced
  • 2 green, orange or red bell peppers diced
  • 1 onion chopped
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup crushed pineapple with syrup
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar

Instructions

  1. Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish or paper bag. Toss chicken in flour mixture to coat.

  2. Heat 3-4 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

  3. Heat the remaining 1-2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the celery, bell peppers, and onion; cook and stir until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.

  4. Meanwhile, whisk ketchup, lemon juice, pineapple with syrup, and brown sugar together in a bowl.
  5. Return chicken to the skillet, pour in pineapple mixture, and bring to a boil. Cook and stir chicken and vegetables in the sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.