Make Your Own Take-Out: Sweet and Sour Chicken

I love Chinese take-out.  We have a local place that the whole family loves and I could get take-out from there every week.  But…..I don’t.  As much as I love it, I try not to have it too often.  It’s so full of sodium and our favorite dishes are fried.  Can you say pork fried rice and sesame chicken?  So good, but not so healthy.

This week instead of giving in and ordering out, I decided to make my own take-out.  This sweet and sour chicken is delicious and much healthier than take-out.  Instead of breading and deep frying the chicken, I stir fried it in just a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil.  The sauce is kept healthy by using fruit juice, a little bit of agave nectar and just a little bit of soy sauce, so the sodium stays at a healthier level.

This recipe is really easy, too.  This dish can be on the table in the same amount of time it would take you to go pick up the take-out and you don’t have to leave the comfort of your house!

Sweet and Sour Chicken

• 2lbs boneless chicken breast
• 2 red peppers
• 1 medium red onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 – 20 oz can pineapple chunks, packed in 100% pineapple juice
• juice of 1/2 lime
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1-2 tsp sriracha sauce
• 1 tbsp agave nectar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• hot cooked brown rice