KID-APPROVED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SAUCE

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This is an easy lunch or dinner that tastes just like take out! Very forgiving and allows for substitutions! This is enough for 4 kids, double for a family dinner! Serve this as a sauce for chicken nuggets and rice. You can substitute a can of orange soda for the pineapple juice.

Provided by CHELLE

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons cornstarch
½ cup water
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple, drained and juice reserved
¼ cup white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
1 cup white sugar
½ cup ketchup
2 medium carrots, chopped

Steps:

  • Stir reserved pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, and ketchup in a saucepan over medium heat until blended, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Whisk cornstarch and water in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; stir into pineapple juice mixture.
  • Stir pineapple and carrots into the sauce; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 284.2 calories, Carbohydrate 72.9 g, Fat 0.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 1.1 g, Sodium 357.1 mg, Sugar 66.3 g

Eshiet Bassey
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This is a great recipe! I've made it several times and it's always a hit.


Aleksandra Azevedo
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I've never made sweet and sour chicken before, but this recipe made it so easy. It turned out great and my family loved it.


Best Rapper
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I made this recipe with some leftover rotisserie chicken and it was delicious.


Bonny Blessed Hwiridza
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover pineapple. I had some leftover pineapple from a fruit salad and it worked perfectly in this recipe.


saleem jattak
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I made this recipe for a party and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved the sweet and sour chicken.


Michelle Espinoza
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This recipe is a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables. My kids loved the sweet and sour sauce and they ate all of their broccoli.


Namuli Annet
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I'm so glad I found this recipe. It's the perfect way to make sweet and sour chicken at home.


aasif Khan
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover pineapple. I had some leftover pineapple from a fruit salad and it worked perfectly in this recipe.


Glenn Wilkins
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I made this recipe for a party and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved the sweet and sour chicken.


Shani_mir Shani_mir
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This recipe is a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables. My kids loved the sweet and sour sauce and they ate all of their broccoli.


Sheikh Manik
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I've never made sweet and sour chicken before, but this recipe made it so easy. It turned out great and my family loved it.


happy puri
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This recipe is a great way to use up leftover chicken. I made it with some leftover rotisserie chicken and it was delicious.


Yididya Yididya
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I'm so glad I found this recipe. It's the perfect way to make sweet and sour chicken at home.


Fella Plays
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This recipe is so easy to make and it tastes amazing. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.


Curtis Reitmeyer
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I was looking for a kid-friendly sweet and sour chicken recipe and this one fit the bill perfectly. My kids loved it!


kavinda deshan
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This recipe is a keeper! I've made it for my family and friends and everyone has loved it.


Qasim raza
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I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. The sauce is so easy to make and the chicken is always so tender.


kusum Badal
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This was a great recipe! I made it for my kids and they loved it. The sauce was especially good.


Christian Toles
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My family loved this recipe! The sauce was so flavorful and the chicken was cooked perfectly.