Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

Make our incredible 20-minute Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken for dinner tonight. Choose Minute® White Rice for great taste and speedy cooking, every time!

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Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

Cooking time PREP TIME 10 mins
Cooking time COOK TIME 10 mins
Servings SERVES 4
Ready in TOTAL TIME 20 mins
Cooking time
PREP TIME 10 mins
Cooking time
COOK TIME 10 mins
Servings
SERVES 4
Ready in
TOTAL TIME 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 cups frozen stir-fry vegetables
  • 1 can (8 oz) pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sweet and sour sauce
  • 2 cups Minute® White Rice

Instructions

  • Short on time? There’s no need to order takeout! Minute® Rice has you covered with this Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe. This takeout style dish is sure to become everyone’s favorite weekday meal!

    Step 1

  • Heat oil in a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-5 minutes, until chicken is beginning to brown.

    Step 2

  • Stir in vegetables, pineapple chunks and their juice, water and sweet and sour sauce. Bring mixture to a boil.

    Step 3

  • Stir in rice and cover. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Let stand for 5 minutes or until almost all of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

Half Sweet, Half Sour, 100% Easy

Dinner doesn’t get much simpler than our Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken! This recipe is ready in just 20 minutes and, aside from rice, water, and a bit of cooking oil, it only requires 4 simple ingredients. How about that for quick and easy?

Better yet, the simple ingredients you need are all easy to find in your local market. You’ll need frozen stir-fry vegetables, one can of pineapple chunks with juice, sweet and sour sauce, and boneless, skinless chicken breast.

This recipe serves up to 4 guests. Or, make it for 2 hungry diners, and you’ll have enough for seconds or for lunch the following day.

Cook up this classic sweet and sour chicken dinner tonight for the perfect weekday meal. Looking for meat-free meal options? Once you give this Microwave Egg Fried Rice recipe a try, it will become part of your weekly rotation!

The Right Rice

It’s no surprise that every rice dish requires specific grains. From white rice to our wild and brown rice mix, it can be hard to choose which one to use. For this recipe, we’ve chosen our Minute® Instant White Rice. It has an optimal cooking time and its fluffy grains are a great complement to the recipe’s sticky sauce. For another tasty dish you can make with white rice, check out this Mexican Rice Recipe.

You can also make this dish with our Minute® Instant Brown Rice, if you’re looking to boost your diet with a dose of whole grains.

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