Sweet and Sour Stir Fry Chicken Recipe – 4 Point Total
I have always been a fan of low calorie Chinese fast food recipes, but this one really caught my eye, as sweet and sour chicken is my all time fave! This chicken stir fry recipe is pretty easy to prepare, and tastes great!! In the past, I’ve just used pre-made sweet and sour sauce, but this dish uses a sweet and sour sauce recipe, made from scratch, so the taste is really fresh. With just a 4 Point Total, this popular Chinese dish is loaded with protein and veggies, but also full of tangy flavor. Each nicely sized serving gives you a healthy dose of vitamins and antioxidants too. Though this is not an official one of weight watchers chicken stir fry recipes, it’s an ideal meal choice for any weight watcher who loves Chinese fast food as much as I do!
Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
– 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1/2 oz thinly sliced carrots
- 3 stalks green onions, chopped
- 2 bell peppers, chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 3 oz sugar snap peas, cut in half width-wise
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup canned pineapple in it’s own juice
- 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 packets Splenda sugar substitute
Directions:
Cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Spray a non-stick skillet with non-fat cooking spray and saute the garlic for about 2 minutes. Add the chicken and brown over medium heat. Add the carrots, bell peppers, and peas, and stir fry for about 5-7 minutes (until the carrots soften a little bit). In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce and cornstarch; mix. Pour into the skillet, along with the vinegar, pineapple, pepper, Splenda and ginger. Stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 1-2 minutes (until the sauce thickens). Serve over some 0 point cabbage for added crunch and aesthetic appeal.
Entire recipe makes 2 servings
Each serving = 4 Point Total
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January 22nd, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Hi,
First time reader and this recipe and picture look amazing. My question is WHAT gives you that red color that we associate Sweet & Sour with? Did an ingredient get forgotten from your list? Maybe the photo is not of this exact recipe? Thanks!
January 23rd, 2010 at 9:14 am
Ore, A little red food color does the trick.
January 25th, 2010 at 9:28 am
Believe it or not, that red color is usually related to ketchup that is added in most recipes! The photo that I used is just a photo of a standard sweet and sour chicken recipe, not of the actual dish I cooked. If you like the red color, feel free to add a tbsp of ketchup to your recipe – it won’t affect the points value. :)
March 23rd, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Made this twice. Tonight I made it into a wrap with a low point high fiber tortilla. I really enjoyed using cabbage instead of rice. What a great idea! I’ll be trying that with other recipes. Thanks for the yummy recipe.