Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Skip takeout and make this easy Chinese restaurant favorite at home! Simple ingredients, affordable and so, so delicious! Serve with some veggies, fried rice or white rice for a tasty family meal. 

Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

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I have to confess. I haven't really cooked a whole lot of Chinese or Asian inspired foods.

Maybe it's because the ingredients are so unfamiliar. It seems like I need so many ingredients that aren't usually found in my pantry.

Growing up in Central Minnesota, we ate tons of casseroles, pastas, meat and potatoes and other comfort food meals. Or in the summer, foods fresh from the garden.

Branching out to foods from other cultures didn't really happen at all.

This recipe is an exception to the unfamiliar ingredients I mentioned above.

All of these ingredients are easily found in most kitchens. Not to mention, this recipe is easy and the flavor is exceptional!

My friend, Amanda, has made this for her family a few times and they loved it, so I decided I had to try it.

I was just amazed at how great it turned out. The sauce is the perfect mixture of sweet and savory and it coats the chicken perfectly.

Who needs takeout when you can make this tasty and more affordable version at home??

What is in Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken?

• Soy Sauce: Also spelled as soya sauce. This very flavorful sauce is made from fermented soybeans, salt, water, and sometimes roasted grains. It is an East Asian liquid condiment of Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermented paste. 

• Vinegar: Vinegar is a solution of acetic acid and trace chemicals that may include flavorings. There are many types of vinegar, depending on source materials such as white, cider, balsamic, wine, rice and malt to name a few.

• Granulated sugar: Also known as white sugar, table sugar or regular sugar. It's grainy, common and used in many types of recipes.

Other international recipes you may like:

• Korean Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps
• Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls
• Capellini al Fresco
• German Spaetzle
• French Butter Cookies
• Homemade Scotch Eggs

You can add or substitute with the following ingredients:

• white wine vinegar
• spicy ketchup
• cubed pork
• minced garlic
• rice wine vinegar
• boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• low sodium soy sauce

Looking for more chicken breast recipes?

• Pan Fried Chicken with Mushroom Gravy
• Smothered Cheesy Sour Cream Chicken
• Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Tacos
• Chicken Bacon Ranch Wraps
• Garlic Chicken and Mushroom Parmesan Rice Skillet
• Homemade Chicken Fingers

What to serve with this recipe:

• Spicy Garlic and Basil Sesame Noodles
• Easy Fried Rice
• Roasted Edamame 

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!


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Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

Yield: 4-6 servings

Author: Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Ingredients:

• The chicken coating:
• 4 average sized boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup oil
• salt and pepper
• The sweet and sour sauce:
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside. 
3. Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces and season with salt and pepper. 
4. Dip chicken in cornstarch, then in egg to coat. 
5. Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook chicken on medium high heat until browned, but not cooked through. 
6. Place chicken in a 9x13 baking dish and pour sauce over chicken, coating evenly. 
7. Bake for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.

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