Skip the takeout tonight and make this Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken instead. A shortcut ingredient makes this dish super easy for any night of the week.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword easy sweet and sour chicken
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Author Meg's Everyday Indulgence
Ingredients
1cupapple cider vinegar
1cuplight brown sugar
1/3cupketchup
3Tbsp.soy sauce
2Tbsp.cornstarch
1/2cupcold water
red food coloring, optional
24 oz.package frozen popcorn chicken
Instructions
Preheat oven to temperature on the popcorn chicken package. Add apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup and soy sauce to a saucepan. Whisk together. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water. Add to the saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, until thickened. Set aside.
Once oven preheats, cook popcorn chicken according to package directions. Remove from oven and toss with desired amount of sweet and sour sauce. You will most likely have some leftover. Keep remaining sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.