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A really easy Paleo Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe that is cooked in LESS than 15 Minutes, perfect for a weeknight family meal and so much better than takeout!
How to Make Paleo Sweet and Sour Chicken
It’s a good idea to prep the chicken,vegetables, and measure out the other ingredients before you start to cook, that way you are ready to cook it with the minimum amount of stress and you’re not likely to overcook anything. The full printable recipe is at the bottom.
I’ve made my sweet and sour chicken Paleo compliant by using Arrowroot, which is a Paleo compliant starch, and coconut sugar. The rest of my family is not Paleo all the time so I served it with regular rice for them and Cauliflower rice for me.
You could also use Tapioca Starch instead of Arrowroot and that would also work well for thickening the sauce. If you don’t have coconut sugar you could use a little honey instead.
- Start by seasoning the Chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then add them to a preheated hot pan with the oil and brown them and take remove them from the pan.
- Mix the pineapple juice with arrowroot starch and stir it until the starch dissolves.
- Then you add the Green and Red bell peppers, pineapple chunks and juice, coconut sugar and vinegar and simmer for a minute, then add back in the chicken for five more minutes.
Paleo Sweet and Sour Chicken
A really easy Paleo free Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe that is cooked in LESS than 15 Minutes, perfect for a weeknight family meal and so much better than takeout!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Total Carbs: 38 g
Protein: 13 g
Servings: 4
5 from 42 votes
Ingredients
- 2skinless chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
- 1tbspcoconut oil
- 1/2red pepper, cut into chunks
- 1/2green pepper, cut into chunks
- 1onion, cut into chunks
- 4tsparrowroot
- 1/2cuppineapple juice
- 1cuppineapple chunks , - juice reserved from can
- 2tbspcoconut sugar
- 3tbspapple cider vinegar
Instructions
In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat.
Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper and add to the pan.
Brown chicken in the skillet and remove to plate.
Add red and green peppers and cook for 1 minute.
Mix arrowroot with the pineapple juice until it dissolves.
Stir in pineapple chunks, juice with arrowroot, coconut sugar, vinegar and bring to a simmer until it thickens.
Stir in chicken pieces and cook for 5 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Paleo Sweet and Sour Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 36mg12%
Sodium 72mg3%
Potassium 522mg15%
Carbohydrates 38g13%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 31g34%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 610IU12%
Vitamin C 50.1mg61%
Calcium 41mg4%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information on Noshtastic is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site.
Author: Noshtastic
Course:Main Course
Cuisine:Chinese
About Sheena Strain
Sheena Strain is the proud owner of Noshtastic, a gluten free website that specializes in easy family meals including Low Carb, Keto, Paleo, Whole30, and many pressure cooker recipes.
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Thank you so much for this recipe – who wouldn’t love a 15 minute dinner. Hope you have a terrific week!Reply
Pie Rivera says
Whenever I am in a hurry, I often toss some cubed chicken fillet and saute with some greens. I am glad to have another delicious alternative 🙂Reply
I love PF Changs but haven’t lived by one in years! And I do not trust most Chinese restaurants so prefer making it at home. This looks perfect. Will pin this for later- I bet my kids would love it too!Reply
Fareeha says
This looks just so fabulous.. Wow.. can it get any easier than this.. Loved it
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priya says
I want that bowl now! I usually make sweet n sour paneer but my dish never looks so delicious!Reply
Whitney says
I absolutely love anything quick, and I love these types of recipes. I will definitely be putting this on my list of things to make! I want to eat it off of the screen! Pinning!Reply
Molly Kumar says
This looks so delicious, we love PF Chang’s too and this recipe is one of my favorite.
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That looks so inviting, I want to eat it off my screen!!Reply
Sheena says
Thanks Nicole, it was pretty tasty!
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