Enjoy a delicious and healthier twist on sweet and sour chicken by baking it with nutritious quinoa. This recipe combines crispy baked chicken with a tangy sweet and sour sauce, pineapple, and bell peppers, served over fluffy quinoa.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups water
- 1
- 5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- Sesame seeds for garnish
- Green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions:
Warm the oven up to 190C 375F
Mix quinoa and water in a saucepan
Slowly raise the heat, cover, and let it cook for 15 minutes, or until the quinoa is done and the water is absorbed
Add salt and pepper to the chicken pieces
Coat each piece of chicken evenly by dipping it in cornstarch and then in beaten eggs
Put the vegetable oil in a big skillet and heat it over medium-high heat
Fry the chicken until it turns golden brown
Take it out and set it aside
Put pineapple chunks and diced bell pepper in a bowl and mix them together
Mix the ketchup, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, and ginger powder in a different bowl using a whisk
Put the cooked quinoa, fried chicken, pineapple-bell pepper mixture, and sauce mixture in a baking dish
Mix everything well so that it's all covered
Heat the oven and put the dish in it
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the chicken is done and the flavors blend
Before serving, top with chopped green onions and sesame seeds