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Speedy sweet and sour chicken

Have a go at this quick, cheaper and healthier version of your favourite takeaway which is much lower in sugar and packs in 2 of your 5-a-day.

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
  • 4 small skinless, boneless chicken breasts (total weight 400g), each cut into 2.5cm cubes
  • 1 red capsicum, cut into 2.5cm pieces
  • 1 green capsicum, cut into 2.5cm pieces
  • 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
  • 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 4 spring onions, cut into 2.5cm lengths
  • 227g can pineapple pieces in natural juice, drained, 1/2 cup juice reserved
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    • For the sauce
    • 1 tablespoon cornflour
    • 2 teaspoons granulated sweetener
    • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or red wine vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons reduced-salt gluten-free soy sauce
    • 1 cup reduced-salt chicken stock
    • 2 tablespoons reduced sugar and salt tomato ketchup
    • ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the rapeseed oil in a wok or large frying pan, then add the chicken pieces and stir-fry over a medium heat for 5 min. Add the capsicums, chilli, ginger and garlic and stir-fry for a further 5 min.

    2 Stir in the spring onions and pineapple pieces, then remove the pan from the heat.

    3 For the sauce, blend the cornflour with a little of the reserved pineapple juice in a small bowl until smooth, then stir in the remaining pineapple juice. Mix together all the remaining sauce ingredients in a separate bowl, then stir in the pineapple juice mixture.

    4 Add the sauce to the chicken and vegetables in the pan, then return the pan to the heat and bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce the heat, then simmer for about 5 min, stirring regularly, until the chicken is thoroughly cooked and the sauce is thickened slightly. Serve straightaway.

    One comment on Speedy sweet and sour chicken

    1. Maria Sikiotis April 7, 2026 at 6:56 pm #

      Delicious and easy ! Served it with brown basmati rice.

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