Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

We are big fans of Chinese food at our house! There’s a small Chinese restaurant in our hometown called Canton and we used to loved getting takeout from there. There was a period of time during this pregnancy where Chinese food was not on my list of favorites. I couldn’t even stomach being around it! There was even a night where we were in Idaho with family and my husband’s family had Chinese food for dinner during a party. The kids all got kids meals from Burger King. As much as I love Burger King, I would have much rather eaten Chinese that night!

Thank goodness I’m back to loving Chinese! And I was thrilled when I found this recipe for Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken. We made this for dinner last week and it tastes like we ordered it from a restaurant. It wasn’t hard to make and the chicken ended up being super tender. That was a good night!

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Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients

• 3-4 boneless chicken breasts
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 c. cornstarch
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1/2 c. canola oil
• SAUCE: 3/4 c. sugar
• 4 Tbsp ketchup
• 1/2 c. vinegar
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp. garlic salt

Instructions

• Rinse the chicken breasts in water and pat dry. Cut into bite-sized pieces like you would get when you order at a Chinese restaurant. Season with salt and pepper.
• Dip the chicken pieces into the cornstarch to coat, then dip them in the egg.
• Heat the 1/2 c. of oil in a large skillet and brown the chicken on both sides-just enough to brown but not cook them all the way through. Place on a plate covered with paper towel to remove excess oil.
• Place the chicken in a greased 9×13 baking dish. Mix all of the sweet and sour sauce ingredients together in a bowl with a whisk then pour evenly over the chicken.
• Bake for 45 minutes at 350°, turning the chicken halfway through baking. Serve over rice.

Recipe adapted from Six Sisters’ Stuff

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Alli is the food blogger and photographer behind Cupcake Diaries. Nestled in Northern Utah with her four young boys, hubby, and a full pantry, she loves baking all kinds of treats as well as quick and easy meals for her family. What started out as sharing a few recipes with family members here and there soon turned into a full-functioning recipe blog with readers from all around the world! Alli is a full-time mom who enjoys music, holidays, and spending time with her family.

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