Sweet and sour chicken with chia rice

This delicious dairy free sweet and sour chicken with chia rice recipe is so easy and quick, ready in 25 minutes great for lunch or dinner.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins

Ingredients

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Sauce
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
3 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons lemon juice
⅓ cup water
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spray oil
450g lean chicken breast, cubed
1 red onion, sliced
4 small portobello mushrooms, sliced
2 capsicums (1 red, 1 green), sliced
1 bunch bok choy, shredded
⅓ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
2 x 250g SunRice Rice & Chia instant rice sachets, to serve
35g unsalted cashew nuts, crushed, to serve

Instructions

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1 In a small bowl combine all sauce ingredients. Set aside.

2 Heat a non-stick pan with oil spray until hot. Cook chicken for 3–4 minutes, or until browned.

3 Add veges and stock to chicken. Stir fry for 2–3 minutes. Pour sauce over and cook for 3–4 minutes, tossing to coat ingredients evenly.

4 Heat rice according to packet instructions. Serve with sweet and sour chicken, sprinkled with cashews.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check tomato sauce, soy sauce and stock are gluten free

HFG tip

You may want to thicken the sauce at the end of cooking with 2 teaspoons of cornflour (gluten free is necessary) mixed with a little water. Stir into hot sauce and cook for 1 minute.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 591 cal

Kilojoules 2470 kJ

Protein 33 g

Total fat 20 g

Saturated fat 4 g

Carbohydrates 65 g

Sugar 18 g

Dietary fibre 11 g

Sodium 660 mg

Calcium 60 mg

Iron 2.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.