Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken: A Fantastic Home Version You'll Love!
Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- A little salt and pepper
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- 1 pound chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) cut into 1-inch chunks
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 1½ cups pineapple chunks (from a 20 oz can, in 100% pineapple juice) drain all juice except reserve ¼ cup, see shopping tips
- ¼ cup pineapple juice (reserved from the can above)
- ½ cup Panda Express Sweet Chili Sauce or Thai sweet chili sauce, see shopping tips
- 2-3 tablespoons green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a small shallow bowl, mix together flour, cornstarch, and a little salt and pepper. In another shallow bowl, beat together the egg and egg white.
- Working in batches, dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture, dip into eggs, then dredge in flour again, pressing to coat. Place on a plate until all the chicken is dipped and coated.
- Coat a large nonstick pan with cooking spray. Heat 1½ tablespoons olive oil in the pan. Add chicken to the pan and cook until evenly cooked, golden and crispy, about 2-3 minutes on each side. If your pan isn’t large enough, cook chicken in 2 batches. Once cooked, remove to a clean plate. Wipe pan clean.
- To the cleaned pan, heat ½ tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add red bell pepper, pineapple chunks, ¼ cup reserved pineapple juice, and cook stirring occasionally, until tender, about 4 minutes. Mix in cooked chicken and sweet chili sauce until well combined and hot, about 1-2 minutes. Garnish with green onions.
- Serving suggestions: Serve over steamed cabbage, cauliflower rice, or brown rice. Top with ¾ cup Sweet Fire Chicken with Pineapple and sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cupCalories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 21gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gBlue Smart Points: 6Green Smart Points: 9Plus Points: 7