Lazy Sweet and Sour Chicken. Chinese-style sweet and sour chicken, stir-fried with bell peppers and pineapple chunks. This recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken doesn't deep fry, but instead uses a method for creating a delicate, smooth and succulent chicken that goes perfectly with a lighter sweet and sour sauce. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe.

This Sweet and Sour Chicken combines crispy chicken with chunks of onion, bell pepper and pineapple in a sticky homemade sauce. Chicken – use boneless skinless chicken thighs for the best flavor, or chicken breasts for a lighter option. I am a complete sucker for sweet and sour chicken when it comes to take-out. You can have Lazy Sweet and Sour Chicken using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lazy Sweet and Sour Chicken

1. It’s 1 of white rice, cooked ( I do the 4 serving size).
2. Prepare 1 of green pepper, cleaned and chopped.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of onion, chopped.
4. You need 1 can of sliced water chestnuts(5oz.), drained.
5. It’s 1 can of pineapple chunks(20oz.), drained..
6. Prepare 2 of bottles of sweet and sour sauce.
7. Prepare 20 of frozen chicken nuggets cooked according to package directions and cut into 4 pieces.
8. Prepare 1 of Salt and pepper to taste.
9. It’s 1 of Steamed broccoli; optional.

But it's been hard to find a place that has it down What makes this recipe so perfect is that the chicken is first fried to get that crisp exterior. Then it gets baked in a low temperature for. Absolutely the best sweet and sour chicken recipe I've ever tried. My husband and I thought it was delicious.

Lazy Sweet and Sour Chicken step by step

1. Preheat oven for chicken nuggets, cook according to package.
2. When you are steaming the rice throw the green peppers and onion in with it..
3. When rice is done, in the same pan add water chestnuts, pineapples, and one bottle of sauce. Cook on low heat until everything is warmed.
4. In small sauce pan warm other bottle of sauce on low heat or you can warm it in the microwave.
5. First put a scoop of rice mixture on plate, top with chopped chicken nuggets and drizzle with additional sauce.

This recipe is authentic and tastes very similar to the restaraunt style sweet & sour chicken. I probably will not make it again though because of the. It's a perfect dipping sauce for egg rolls or for use as a topper for sweet and sour chicken. Cayenne pepper brings the blaze in this recipe – a half teaspoon adds a noticeable simmer, but feel free to experiment with a little more if you prefer a fierier sauce. Restaurant style sweet and sour chicken.