Easy sweet and sour chicken recipe
This sweet and sour chicken recipe with onions and peppers uses a pre-made sauce to save time and make this family favourite budget-friendly. Ready in just 20 minutes, it's perfect for busy weeknights when you're short on time.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
- 482 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 300g Grower’s Harvest long-grain rice
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 365g pack Willow Farms diced chicken breast
- 1 Redmere Farms brown onion, cut into chunks
- 1½ Nightingale Farms peppers, deseeded and cut into chunks
- 440g jar Hearty Food Co Sweet and Sour sauce
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- Energy
- 2040kJ 482.0kcal
- Fat
- 5g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 0.9g
- Sugars
- 17g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 84.2gProtein 28.3gFibre 3.3g
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Method
- Cook the rice to pack instructions. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 3 mins, until it starts to turn golden.
- Add the onion and peppers and stir-fry for 5 mins, or until the vegetables are soft.
- Pour over the sauce and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
- Top up with a little water if needed. Serve over the rice.
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