Chicken Helper® sweet & sour chicken, vegetables and pineapple—a colorful dinner that’s ready in just 30 minutes!
Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 box Chicken Helper™ sweet & sour chicken
- 2 cups water for rice
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, cut into thin wedges
- 1/2 large green bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 large red bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 1/4 cups hot water for sauce
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks, drained
Instructions
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Step1Pour rice (from Chicken Helper box) into 2-quart saucepan. Add 2 cups water. Heat just to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 20 minutes, without stirring, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
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Step2Meanwhile, cut chicken into 1-inch pieces; pat dry if necessary. Place chicken in medium bowl. Add seasoned coating (from Chicken Helper box); toss to coat.
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Step3In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell peppers; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from skillet. In same skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Carefully add chicken; cook about 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown on all sides.
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Step4Carefully pour 1 1/4 cups hot water into skillet with chicken; stir in sauce mix (from Chicken Helper box). Return vegetables to skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens and chicken is no longer pink in center. Stir in pineapple; heat until hot. Serve over rice.
Nutrition
400
Calories
10g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
57g
Total Carbohydrate
21g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 400
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 370mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 300mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 57g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 21g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 30%
- 30%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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