Sweet & Sour Chicken And Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb chicken tenders
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 cup chopped peanuts (optional)
• chopped fresh cilantro (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 spray 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 combine chicken, pineapple, rice, carrots, bell pepper, onion and garlic in prepared dish.
• 4 place broth, reserved pineapple juice, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil and ginger in small saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat. remove from heat and pour over chicken mixture.
• 5 cover tightly with foil and bake 45 to 50 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in centers and rice is tender.
• 6 sprinkle with peanuts and cilantro, if desired.