Kid-Approved Sweet and Sour Chicken Sauce

9 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready In: 20 min

“This is an easy lunch or dinner that tastes just like take out! Very forgiving and allows for substitutions! This is enough for 4 kids, double for a family dinner! Serve this as a sauce for chicken nuggets and rice. You can substitute a can of orange soda for the pineapple juice.” - by CHELLE

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple, drained and juice reserved
1/4 cup white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
2 medium carrots, chopped (optional)

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Stir reserved pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, and ketchup in a saucepan over medium heat until blended, 2 to 3 minutes.
Whisk cornstarch and water in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; stir into pineapple juice mixture.
Stir pineapple and carrots into the sauce; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
284 cal
14%

Fat
0.2 g
< 1%

Carbs
72.9 g
24%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (9)

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CHELLE

Feb. 27, 2012

"I wrote this recipe! PLEASE disregard the vinegar! You can use vinegar or ketchup, but not both! Also, you can use orange/ lemon lime soda or ginger ale instead of pineapple juice and water. Cut the s..." See moreugar way down if you use soda. It is also fantastic with brown sugar and/ or soy sauce. I make this almost daily. (with whatever combo of ingredients I have on hand).The recipe is so forgiving and it will whip up in a sauce pan in no time. . My kids dip everything in it!"

MaMaMary

Apr. 28, 2012

"Easy and good. I ended up dissolving the cornstarch in pineapple juice because I started with a bigger can of pineapple. And I used brown sugar - didn't measure but tried to add a little less than a ..." See morecup."