This sweet and sour chicken is made with boneless skinless chicken breast, peppers, and pineapple simmered in the best homemade sweet and sour sauce. This is an easy 15-minute dinner perfect for busy weeknights.
Place chicken in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cornstarch and stir with wooden spoon. Make sure each piece is coated with cornstarch.
In a measuring cup, whisk together vinegar, soy sauce, oil, ketchup, both sugars, pineapple juice and cornstarch. Make sure there are no lumps. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat up oil. Add chicken and cook until golden.
Add diced pepper and onion. Stir in garlic. Saute until the pepper is tender.
Add pineapple chunks and stir gently.
Add sauce mixture to pan and cook on medium low heat. Simmer until thickened.
Remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes. The sauce will thicken even more.
Serve, garnished with chopped green onions, over rice or stir in cooked noodles to make stir fry.
Notes
Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate.
This recipe also works with pork. I think pork goes very well with pineapple and the sweet and sour sauce. It's delicious!