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Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry

Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry is a lip smacking delicious, quick dinner for those busy days – you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes – start to finish

Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry

I have mentioned a few times previously that I love stir-fry recipes.

They are quick, easy, the meat cooks the way you want it to and the vegetables are crunchy as is with this Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-Fry .

Maybe it is just me, but I like my stir-fries to have a definite crunch to the vegetables.

I really would not like to eat over cooked, mushy vegetables this way, or in most cases I should say.

To be honest, I have over stir-fried vegetables before and on the odd occasion I still manage to do that !

The big secret , is not really that big, constant (but gentle) stirring is required with any stir-fry.

Lip smacking Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry (with crunchy veggies) is a delicious, quick dinner for those busy days - you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes - start to finish

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Anyhow, broccoli and me, we have a great understanding ! Fresh broccoli is super to cook with, adds color and most important it contains loads of goodness !

I use store-bought Sauce when making this dish, which usually is a week night dinner and perfect for busy cooks.

Over weekends I do not mind making a sauce from scratch, but during the week, I am a little less picky.

Lip smacking Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry (with crunchy veggies) is a delicious, quick dinner for those busy days - you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes - start to finish

Short cuts to a Stir-Fry

  • Use frozen bags of ready made Stir-Fry vegetables – you can cook them straight from the bag, no defrosting necessary
  • Buy your Chicken already sliced into strips – the price difference is very low

More Stir-Fry recipes you might like:

Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-Fry

Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-Fry

Linda Nortje
Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry is a lip smacking delicious, quick dinner for those busy days - you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes - start to finish
4.95 from 20 votes
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Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 People
Calories 390.3 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 750 g Chicken Fillets cut into strips ( 1 pound 10 oz )
  • Salt and Black Pepper to taste
  • 2 TB Avocado Oil (or any other suitable oil for high heat cooking)
  • 1 bunch Spring Onions chopped
  • 3 t Fresh Garlic crushed
  • 2 ½ cups Fresh Broccoli Florets
  • 250 g Mushrooms halved or quartered ( 8 oz )
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced into strips
  • 1 ½ cups Sweet and Sour Sauce (your favorite brand will do)

Instructions
 

  • Season the Chicken with Salt and Pepper – heat the Oil in a large wok or similar pan
  • Fry the Chicken in 3 batches until cooked – remove from the wok and keep aside
  • Using the same wok, (add a little more Oil if needed), fry the Spring Onions, Garlic, Broccoli, Mushrooms and the Red Bell Pepper until tender but still crunchy
  • Return the cooked Chicken to the wok – add the Sweet and Sour Sauce and heat through – add more Salt and Pepper if needed
Nutrition Facts
Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-Fry
Amount per Serving
Calories
390.3
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
7.6
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
 
2.6
g
16
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Cholesterol
 
107.7
mg
36
%
Sodium
 
376
mg
16
%
Carbohydrates
 
36.1
g
12
%
Fiber
 
4.1
g
17
%
Sugar
 
2.2
g
2
%
Protein
 
45.7
g
91
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve over Asian Noodles or Rice.

Lip smacking Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir-Fry (with crunchy veggies) is a delicious, quick dinner for those busy days - you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes - start to finish

4.95 from 20 votes (20 ratings without comment)
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Suzan Sweatman

Friday 16th of August 2013

Do you rhink I'll ever learn not to come here in the morning when I'm hungry - now I'm dying for chicken stir fry for breakfast Linda!!!!!!!!!!!I haven't made a chicken stir fry in ages - may be trying this tonight - thanks!!!XOXO

Mel@Mellywood's Mansion

Thursday 15th of August 2013

Yum we had sweet and sour chicken last night for dinner, might have to try your version next time :)

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