If you love take out sweet and sour chicken, you are going to love this recipe! It’s easy and delicious, perfect for those nights you are unable to get takeout.
This makes a fantastic appetizer or a delicious meal! Serve it up with some rice and a side of steamed veggies for a dinner that your whole family will love!
Take Out Style Sweet ‘n Sour Chicken
If you love takeout sweet and sour chicken, you are going to love this recipe! It’s easy and delicious and tastes even BETTER than ordering in. This makes a fantastic appetizer or a delicious meal! Serve it up with some rice and a side of steamed veggies for a dinner that your whole family will love!
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 ½ cups cornstarch
- 3 eggs , beaten
- 3 tablespoon canola oil
Sauce:
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon less sodium soy sauce
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Combine cornstarch, salt and pepper in a Ziploc bag. Cut chicken into small cubes and toss with cornstarch.
- Beat eggs in a small bowl and dip each piece of chicken in the egg. Preheat oil over medium heat in a skillet and brown the chicken.
- Combine all sauce ingredients. Place chicken in a 9x13 pan, pour sauce over top and bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 501 | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 389mg | Potassium: 626mg | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 215IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1.2mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Chicken, Dinner
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Adapted from Six Sister’s Stuff
I absolutely love this recipe! It’s my go to recipe. I am a lead cook at my local senior center & have had numerous compliments on it. I don’t even get takeout chicken anymore I simply make my own now. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe!!
That is so awesome to hear Amber! We love that this recipe is such a hit ♥️
I would have given this dish 5 stars as the end result was delicious…However, the ingredient measurements were not accurate…The cornflour was way over, only 2 eggs req and the oil for batch cooking was under… 3 tbsp was way short as an experienced cook I knew this before I started an inexperienced cook would not have… I also added more garlic/ginger but that was our personal taste such a shame as the sauce recipe was spot on and the finished dish very nice :)
How much corn starch was actually needed , and how much oil in what size of pan ?
Thank you
I made the Sweet n Sour Chicken tonight. It was a huge hit with our family. Thank you!
I love Chinese food and will be grocery shopping to make this recipe. The General Tso’s chicken I have had has a sticky sweet sauce over it. I think it had an orange marmalade in it. Do you have a recipe for this not so skinny sauce?
Hi Barbara, we don’t have a recipe for that yet but there may be one coming soon! ;)
This is an awesome dish. I just finished my second bowl. Thank you so much for the recipe.
So glad to hear you love this Paul!
just made tnis recipe with chicken thighs.. it was great
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
I love this recipe! The only changes (I know, I know) after making it the first time were the following: I use flour instead of cornstarch, double the sauce for the recommended four chicken breasts, reduced the sugar to 1/2 cup.
So glad you enjoyed it Gillian!
Made this last night and it is delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
This looks fabulous! I do have a question. Do you re-coat the chicken with the cornstarch mixture after you dip it in the egg?
No, I just put the cornstarch on once. :)
This recipe is delicious! It has just the right amount of sweetness and tang. This blows away any of the Chinese restaurants recipes of Sweet & Sour Chicken that are located near me and I even really like one of the restaurants’ recipes.
Note: Don’t overcook or burn the chicken while pan frying otherwise the taste and tenderness of the chicken will be ruined.
I’m glad you enjoyed this chicken Karrie, my family loves it too!!
Just finished making this chicken, it is delish.better than any Chinese restaurant .
I’m so glad you loved it Pat!
I just made this for dinner last night and it was super delicious. Followed directions as is. I would agree it needs a little more sauce tho.
Agree with Clarissa and Melissa. It was a hit when I served it for 6 kids and everyone loved it. Will make more sauce next time
as I served it over rice.
We love this recipie! It is so easy to make with ingredients that I usually have on hand! I serve it over Asian style noodles and egg rolls and it is way Better then take out!
I just made this for dinner and this is 10X better than any restaurant!!!
So glad you enjoyed it! We love it too!
Thanks again for linking up, and we hope you link up again in the future. Would love to see what other neat posts you have!
Shannon Schmid
HI Holly,
I really want this Chicken right now, it looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and enjoy your weekend!
Miz Helen
This looks delicious! I’m pinning to try soon!
It looks yummy! I just pinned it :)
I have used orange marmalade with mine and it is very good also. Thanks for recipe.
How much orange marmalade, and do you just add it to the sauce!!!! Sounds!!!!