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easy sweet and sour chicken with rice

NinaMarie99 avatar
Recipe by
Nina Salazar
@NinaMarie99
Beaumont, TX

Another easy simple recipe

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For easy sweet and sour chicken with rice

  • 1
    10 oz. package frozen batter dipped chicken nuggets
  • 1 1/2 c
    quick cooking rice
  • 1
    8 oz. canned pineapple chuncks
  • 1
    large green sweet pepper , cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/4 c
    vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp
    soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp
    instant chicken bouillon granules
  • 1
    8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained

How To Make easy sweet and sour chicken with rice

  • 1
    Bake chicken nuggets according to package directions.
  • 2
    Prepare quick cooking rice according to package directions.
  • 3
    Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add enough water to reserved juice to make 1 ½ cups liquid.
  • 4
    Pour pineapple juice mixture into a medium saucepan. Add sweet pepper. Bring to boiling, reduce heat.
  • 5
    Cover and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes or until pepper is crisp-tender.
  • 6
    Stir together vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce, and bouillon granules.
  • 7
    Stir into mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, then cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
  • 8
    Gently stir in chicken, pineapple chunks, and water chestnuts. Heat through.
  • 9
    Serve chicken mixture over hot cooked rice.
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