Sweet & Sour Chicken -Cranberries

Name: Sweet & Sour Chicken -Cranberries
Total time: P1H
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken breasts; cornstarch; salt; sugar; black pepper; soy sauce, tamari; garlic cloves; pineapple chunks; sugar; cornstarch; vinegar; soy sauce, tamari; nonstick cooking spray; carrots; water; cranberries; green bell peppers; rice

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
1	teaspoon	cornstarch
¼	teaspoon	salt
¼	teaspoon	sugar
⅛	teaspoon	black pepper
1	teaspoon	soy sauce, tamari
1	each	garlic cloves minced
8	ounces	pineapple chunks undrained
¼	cup	sugar
2	tablespoons	cornstarch
¼	cup	vinegar
1	tablespoon	soy sauce, tamari
1	x	nonstick cooking spray	*
1	cup	carrots sliced
¼	cup	water
1	cup	cranberries
1	each	green bell peppers cut into 1 inch squares
3	cups	rice cooked

Ingredients

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

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.