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

Submitted by abbie9292

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

Ingredients

POUND CHICKEN BREASTS
bonned, skinned, cut in 1/4 inch strips

TEASPOON CORNSTARCH

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON SUGAR

⅛

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

TEASPOON SOY SAUCE, TAMARI

EACH GARLIC CLOVES
minced

OUNCES PINEAPPLE CHUNKS
undrained

CUP SUGAR

TABLESPOONS CORNSTARCH

CUP VINEGAR

TABLESPOON SOY SAUCE, TAMARI

X NONSTICK COOKING SPRAY *

CUP CARROTS
sliced

CUP WATER

CUP CRANBERRIES

EACH GREEN BELL PEPPERS
cut into 1 inch squares

CUPS 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.