This Quick Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken is a set it and forget it meal! Full of sweet pineapple, bell peppers, and a tangy sweet sauce, this meal is drool-worthy and the right weeknight dish to have for quick dinners or easy ready-to-go lunches.
I like set-it-and-forget-it meals. Because with a toddler running around and countless dishes, cleansing, and laundry to do, it’s nice to give you the chance to throw the whole lot into one pot and let it do the cooking, while I get other things done across the house.
This Quick Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken requires only 10 minutes of prep and 10 minutes of lively cooking time. That’s only 20 minutes of labor!
I don’t learn about you but I can get behind a 20-minute meal!
This meal is super satisfying when paired with rice – the protein and the veggies help to maintain you full and satiated.
With the sweet and tangy pineapple glaze, sautéed veggies and hearty chicken – you’ll be be craving this greater than !
Ingredients You’ll Need
Notes on Ingredients
chicken thighs: chicken thighs have the next fat content which works well with dish since they’re aren’t another sources of fat. But for those who prefer chicken breast, you possibly can easily substitute.
garlic: adds aromatics to the dish! also nothing higher than the smell of garlic (Am I right?!)
green and red bell peppers: I like the colours of red and green bell peppers on this dish but you can use orange or yellow bell peppers too. Trader Joes also sells frozen multicolored bell peppers, which you can easily use and would cut down on prep time.
pineapple chunks: You possibly can use fresh pineapple, frozen, or jarred/canned. I personally used canned / jarred since it tends to be cheaper, and comes with extra juice for later within the recipe! When you use fresh or frozen and don’t have pineapple juice for the cornstarch slurry, just use water as a substitute.
apple cider vinegar: ACV offers a tangy sour taste that contrasts nicely with the sweetness of the dish! You possibly can substitute with rice wine vinegar.
ketchup: Adds sweetness and umami to the dish!
soy sauce: also adds umami flavor!
brown sugar: adds sweetness, can substitute with coconut sugar or another sweetener.
cornstarch: helps thicken the sauce. You possibly can also use arrowroot powder as a substitute.
garnishes: I like topping this dish with sesame seeds and green onions for an added crunch and flavor.
Equipment You’ll Need (affiliate links – for those who make a purchase order I receive a small commission)
Quick Pot
Make Quick Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken
Expert Suggestions
- When you don’t wish to dirty a cutting board, simply cut chicken straight into the Quick Pot, using kitchen shears. Just be sure you wash your hands (and the shears) thoroughly afterwards.
- When you don’t have an Quick Pot, you possibly can make this recipe within the slow cooker! Just add all ingredients (except olive oil, corn starch and pineapple juice) to slow cooker and set to low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. After chicken is completed cooking, add cornstarch slurry to slow cooker to thicken mixture.
- When you can’t get fresh bell peppers or pineapple, frozen or canned work as well!
Recipe FAQs
What if I don’t have an Quick Pot?
No worries – this dish is made perfectly within the slow cooker or sautéed on a pan (just might take a little bit longer!). Use all the identical ingredients and cook chicken accordingly and sauté vegetables and add within the glaze sauce! Will still be just pretty much as good!
What if I would like to thicken the sauce or it got here out too runny?
Essentially the most common method to thicken it’s with starch, akin to cornstarch or flour (which we’ve already added!) One other method to thicken the sauce is to cook it for an extended time, allowing a few of the liquid to evaporate, so you can try letting it sit for a little bit longer if it looks too runny.
Is Sweet and Sour Chicken similar to Orange Chicken?
Nope! Each dishes are sweet, nonetheless, orange chicken is good and tangy fairly than sweet and sour. As well as, orange chicken has a brighter feel to the sweetness because of the orange juice used to sweeten it.
Storage and Preparation
If you could have any leftovers, you possibly can store them within the fridge to enjoy later. Just place the sweet and sour chicken in an airtight container and devour inside 3 to 4 days.
Recipes That Pair Well
While it is a balanced meal, you can even serve with these other Asian-inspired dishes:
Crispy Thai Brussel Sprouts
Vegetarian Pad See Ew
Green Tea Marinated Salmon with Asian-Inspired Slaw
For more Quick Pot dishes, try my other recipes below!
Quick Pot Vegetarian Pho (Vietnamese-Inspired Noodle Soup)
Quick Pot Jackfruit Tacos
Quick Pot Cream of Mushroom Soup
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Description
This Quick Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken is a set it and forget it meal! Full of sweet pineapple, bell peppers, and a tangy sweet sauce, this meal is drool-worthy and the right weeknight dish to have for quick dinners or easy ready-to-go lunches.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 lbs chicken thighs, cut into 2 to 3-inch pieces
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced (about 1/2 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 red bell pepper, diced (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 cup pineapple chunks, cut into 1/2- to 1-inch pieces (from can or jar, reserve juice – see below)
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice
- Rice, for serving
- Optional: sesame seeds and green onion for garnish
- Within the Quick Pot, add olive oil and set to Sauté. Let oil heat for 2 minutes. Meanwhile, season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken and onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, until chicken is barely browned and onion is softened, about 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and let sauté until fragrant, about one minute.
- Add bell pepper, pineapple chunks and juice, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and brown sugar.
- Secure lid onto Quick Pot. Close the steam vent (ought to be on sealing). Set to high pressure for five minutes. Allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, use quick release valve to release steam.
- Once pressure is released, open lid and stir.
- In a small bowl, mix together cornstarch and pineapple juice until slurry is formed. Stir cornstarch slurry into chicken mixture.
- Set Quick Pot to sauté, stirring occasionally, until mixture is bubbling and thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Let stand for 5-7 minutes for sauce to proceed thickening.
- Serve warm, with rice.
- Optional: Garnish with sesame seeds and/or green onion.
Notes
make sweet and sour chicken within the slow cooker:
- Add all ingredients (except olive oil, corn starch and pineapple juice) to slow cooker and set to low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. After chicken is completed cooking, add cornstarch slurry to slow cooker to thicken mixture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Quick Pot
- Cuisine: Chinese
Keywords: quick pot sweet sour chicken, sweet sour chicken in quick pot
This recipe was retested, reshot and revamped to bring you essentially the most delicious recipe! The unique post was published in 2020.