Healthy Keto Sweet and Sour Chicken

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this Keto Sweet and Sour Chicken (With sauce!) Turn a favorite takeout into a light meal you can enjoy any night of the week!I will show you how to make Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken – and the best keto-free sweet and sour sauce – using real food ingredients, so you’ll never miss out on this classic dish again.serve Cauliflower Fried Rice For a complete healthy meal.

This Healthier Sweet and Sour Chicken Has Similar Crispy Crumbs and Sweet Sauce Like Mine Keto Orange Chicken Recipe, but with a subtle flavor and adding veggies to the sauce.It’s a delicious crowd pleaser you’ll want to add to your Healthy Asian Recipes collect!

Is Sweet and Sour Chicken Healthy?

Given that mainstream sweet and sour chicken recipes often include fried chicken and a sweetened sauce, it’s not a traditionally healthy dish. However, with the right ingredient swaps, it’s easy to make healthy sweet and sour chicken recipes.

For a smooth, sweet, delicious meal, I used Besti Luo Han Guo Powder Allulose Blend. Unlike many other sweeteners, this one dissolves effortlessly with the other ingredients, which means no gritty texture. So good that no one knew you made sugar free sweet and sour sauce!

Ingredients and Substitutes

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for healthy sweet and sour chicken, the role of each ingredient in the recipe, and substitution options.For measurements, see Recipe card below.

Breaded Chicken:

• chicken breast – I use boneless skinless chicken breasts here. Feel free to substitute chicken thighs if you like, or even use pre-cut chicken fillets to shave off a few minutes of prep time.
• Shredded pork rind – This ingredient replaces cornstarch in traditional recipes, making it healthy crispy Sweet and sour chicken.if you have leftovers Homemade Pig Skin, which is the perfect use for them! Otherwise, any regular crust (not crispy) will do.For paleo or overall 30 options, you can use different cornstarch substitutesuch as arrowroot.
• Egg – Helps the crumbs stick to the chicken. Use whole large eggs.
• Avocado Oil – For shallow frying. Feel free to substitute any neutral cooking oil.
• sea ​​salt and black pepper – For easy seasoning.

Variation: keep it simple and skip the breadcrumbs.

If you want to do this, all you need is chicken, salt, pepper and oil to fry.

Sugar-Free Sweet and Sour Sauce:

• Avocado Oil – For sautéing peppers and garlic.
• Bell peppers -Other healthy sweet and sour chicken recipes can also use yellow onion and pineapple chunks in the sauce (you can too), but I just kept it simple with bell peppers. I use yellow and red peppers here, but use your favorite color!
• garlic – Fresh tastes best, you can also use canned minced garlic To save time.
• ketchup – I do it myself Sugar Free Ketchup Recipe To keep it keto friendly, but use whatever ketchup you like.
• water – Thin the sauce to the perfect consistency.
• Besti Luo Han Guo Powder Allulose Blend – my favorite sugar free and keto sweetener Tastes and dissolves just like powdered sugar!This one tastes absolutely the best, but you can replace it with a different sweetener powder if you want (use mine Sweetener Conversion Chart exact amount). Keep in mind that other powdered sugar substitutes (certainly grainy) will make the sauce tougher or more aftertaste. Unsweetened Honey Substitutes (or regular honey to suit your lifestyle) would be a better choice if you need it.
• Apple Cider Vinegar – Adds a subtle flavor to the keto sweet and sour sauce. White vinegar or rice vinegar will also work.
• Coconut Amino Acids – A delicious and soy-free alternative to soy sauce. You can use traditional soy sauce if it suits your lifestyle.
• sea ​​salt and black pepper

How to Make Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken

This section describes how to make healthier sweet and sour chicken, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique to help you visualize it.For complete instructions, including quantities and temperatures, see Recipe card below.

1. Breaded Chicken. Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes.in a small mixing bowl, mix the chopped pork rind, sea salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs. Dip chicken into egg wash, then into bread mixture to coat evenly. Repeat all sections.

Tip: For best results, pat the chicken dry before breading.

This step will help the pork skin to better coat the chicken.

2. saute. hot oil in large frying pan Cook chicken until cooked through and golden brown. Transfer to a large bowl.
3. Start the sauce. in a hot oil panfried garlic and peppers.
4. Bold. Add unsweetened ketchup, water, Besti powder, apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, sea salt and black pepper. (The mixture will be very runny.) Bring to a boil, then simmer until thickened.

5. combine. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Stir lightly to coat, then decorate as desired.

Storage Instructions

• Shop: Cover and store leftover sweet and sour chicken in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
• Reheat: For best results, reheat in a hot pan until heated through. The microwave will work, but the crumbs will be wetter.
• freeze: Quick-freeze chicken separately from sauce and freeze in a single layer on parchment paper in the refrigerator. Once set, transfer to freezer bags for long-term storage. Freeze sauces individually.

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Healthy Keto Sweet and Sour Chicken

Healthy Keto Sweet and Sour Chicken (Sugar-Free Sweet and Sour Sauce) uses simple ingredients to make a fresh meal. It only takes 10 minutes to prepare!

Prepare: 10 minute

chef: 25 minute

All: 35 minute

Serving Size: 4 (Adjust the scale recipe)

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Breaded Chicken:

1. Cut chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes with a knife.

2. In a medium bowl, combine chopped pork rind, sea salt and pepper.

3. In a small bowl, whisk eggs. Dip the diced chicken pieces into the egg mixture, then into the pork rind mixture, until coated. Set the coated pieces aside.

4. add avocado oil large frying pan Medium to high temperature.Add the chicken to the pot and cook about approx. 15 minutes, turning brown halfway through. When the chicken is cooked, remove from the frying pan and place in a large bowl.

Sweet and sour sauce:

1. use one medium pan, heat the avocado oil over medium heat.Add bell peppers and garlic, stir fry 3-5 minutes.

2. Add the remaining sauce ingredients to the saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil.simmer for 3-5 minutesuntil the sauce thickens.

assembly:

1. Pour the sauce over the chicken and toss to coat.

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recipe notes

Serving Size: 1/4 of the entire recipe

nutrient content

Amount per serving. Serving Sizes in Recipe Instructions Above.

Calories 375

fat 24 grams

protein 38 grams

total carbohydrates 6 grams

net carbs 5.1 grams

fiber 0.9g

sugar 3.5 grams

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