Sweet and Sour Chicken

maryann73

This recipe is from Taste of Home Guilt Free Cooking. It is in the food database. It is 307 calories for one serving (1 cup with 1/2 cup rice.) (The recipe just says rice. I used basmati rice.) Even my teenagers liked this one!

1/2 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 medium carrot, sliced
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 - 1/2 teaspoons canola oil
1 small zucchini, sliced
1 cup snow peas, thawed
1/2 medium sweet red or green pepper, cut into strips
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 can (6 oz.) pineapple juice
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1 can (8 oz) unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained
2 cups hot cooked rice

1. In a nonstick skillet, cook the chicken, carrot and onion in oil until chicken is browned. Add the zucchini, peas and red pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are crisp-tender.
2. In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, pepper and pineapple juice until smooth. Stir in the ketchup, lemon juice and soy sauce. Pour over the chicken mixture. Add the pineapple. Bring to a boil; cook and sir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over rice.

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