🔥 SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN STIR-FRY Healthy Summer Recipe with a Balkan Twist 🌿🥢

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is lower in calories and chicken thighs are often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces salt intake while tamari is gluten-free.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness while white sugar is often cheaper.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, and canola oil is generally less expensive.

Prepare the ingredients: cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and chop the vegetables.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.

Add the chicken to the skillet and cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.

Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.

Add bell peppers, onion, and garlic to the skillet; stir-fry until tender, about 3-4 minutes.

Add pineapple chunks and ginger; cook for another 2 minutes.

In a bowl, mix soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, and cornstarch until smooth.

Pour the sauce over the vegetables in the skillet; stir to combine.

Return the chicken to the skillet; cook until the sauce thickens, about 2-3 minutes.

Garnish with green onions, sesame seeds, and roasted Syberian pine cone nuts before serving.

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