Microwave sweet & sour chicken

Name: Microwave sweet & sour chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 9 tbsp tomato ketchup; 3 tbsp malt vinegar; 4 tbsp dark muscovado sugar; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 4 skinless and boneless chicken breast cut into chunks; 1 small onion roughly chopped; 2 red peppers seeded and cut into chunks; 227g can pineapple pieces in juice, drained; 100g sugar snap peas roughly sliced; handful salted, roasted cashew nuts optional

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins - 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Ditch the takeaway for our easy sweet & sour chicken. This Chinese-style rice dish is ready in under 30 mins and packed with zingy flavours

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Ingredients

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9 tbsp tomato ketchup
3 tbsp malt vinegar
4 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
2 garlic cloves

crushed
4 skinless and boneless chicken breast

cut into chunks
1 small onion

roughly chopped
2 red peppers

seeded and cut into chunks
227g can pineapple

pieces in juice, drained
100g sugar snap peas

roughly sliced
handful salted, roasted cashew nuts

optional

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal305
fat2g

low
saturates0g
carbs38g
sugars23g
fibre2g
protein36g
salt1.63g

Method

step 1

In a large microwaveable dish, mix the ketchup, vinegar, sugar and garlic thoroughly with the chicken, onion and peppers. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 8-10 mins until the chicken is starting to cook and the sauce is sizzling.
step 2

Stir in the pineapple pieces and sugar snap peas and return to the microwave for another 3-5 mins until the chicken is completely cooked. Leave to stand for a few minutes, then stir in the cashews, if using, and serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2004

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