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Sweet & Sour Chicken -Cranberries

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Recipe

This tantalizing dish is made with pineapple chunks and cranberries which gives it a distinctive fruity taste.

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

40 min

Cook

20 min

Ready

60 min
Low in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 pound chicken breasts
bonned, skinned, cut in 1/4 inch strips
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1 teaspoon cornstarch
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¼ teaspoon salt
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¼ teaspoon sugar
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teaspoon black pepper
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1 teaspoon soy sauce, tamari
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1 each garlic cloves
minced
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8 ounces pineapple chunks
undrained
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¼ cup sugar
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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¼ cup vinegar
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1 tablespoon soy sauce, tamari
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1 x nonstick cooking spray
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1 cup carrots
sliced
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¼ cup water
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1 cup cranberries
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1 each green bell peppers
cut into 1 inch squares
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3 cups rice
cooked
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
453.6 g chicken breasts
bonned, skinned, cut in 1/4 inch strips
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5 ml cornstarch
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1.3 ml salt
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1.3 ml sugar
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0.6 ml black pepper
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5 ml soy sauce, tamari
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1 each garlic cloves
minced
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231.2 ml/g pineapple chunks
undrained
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59 ml sugar
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3E+1 ml cornstarch
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59 ml vinegar
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15 ml soy sauce, tamari
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1 x nonstick cooking spray
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237 ml carrots
sliced
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59 ml water
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237 ml cranberries
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1 each green bell peppers
cut into 1 inch squares
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7.1E+2 ml rice
cooked
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Directions

Combine chicken, cornstarch, salt, sugar, pepper, soy sauce and garlic. Toss gently. Cover and chill 20 minutes.

Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a 1 quart glass measure. Set pineapple chunks aside. Add water to juice to equal 1 cup. Add ¼ cup sugar, 2 tb. cornstarch, vinegar & 1 tb. soy sauce to pineapple juice. Stir well. Set aside.

Coat a large nonaluminum skillet or wok with cooking spray. Place over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken, stir fry 5 to 7 minutes. Add carrots and ¼ cup water. Cover and cook 1 minute. Add reserved pineapple and cranberries. Stir fry 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium. Add reserved juice mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring until thickened. Stir in bell pepper. Serve over rice.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 290g (10.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 5486% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 64mg 21%
Sodium 366mg 15%
Total Carbohydrate 32g 32%
Dietary Fiber 3g 14%
Sugars g
Protein 62g
Vitamin A 71% Vitamin C 38%
Calcium 6% Iron 11%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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