Posted by Slimming World’s sweet and sour chicken is a healthy version of one of our absolute favourite Chinese takeaway dishes, and it’s ready in just 30 minutes.
Duration:
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Serves: 4
Ingredients
- Low calorie cooking spray
- 800g skinless and boneless chicken thighs, sliced thinly
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced, plus extra to garnish
- 1 green pepper and 1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
- 200g fresh pineapple, cut into bite-sized pieces
- Salt
For the sauce:
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 6 tbsp light soy sauce
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 6 tbsp unsweetened orange juice
- 100ml chicken stock
- 1-2 tsp sweetener
- 1 level tbsp cornflour
Method
- Mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl until the cornflour is thoroughly blended. Set aside.
- Spray a wok or deep frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a high heat. When it is very hot, add the chicken and stir-fry for 6-7 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
- Add the garlic, spring onions and peppers and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Pour the sauce into the pan and stir continuously for 1 minute until it thickens. The chicken and vegetables should be well coated with the sauce.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the pineapple, season with salt and garnish with spring onions. Serve with lots of noodles.
NUTRITIONS:
- Calories: 307 Kcal
- Sugar: 15.1 g
- Fat: 2.7g
- Saturated Fat: 0.8g
- Salt: 4.2g
- Protein: 51g
- Carbohydrates: 20.5g