This Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken is a meal the whole family will love. A homemade sauce that is sweetened with only fruit and comes together quickly. An easy meal that is paleo, gluten free, dairy free, and low fodmap.
I used to make sweet and sour chicken all the time, but now my dietary needs have changed and I can't use those some ingredients. This uses all real food ingredients and the sauce is sweetened with pineapple so you still get that flavor. I can enjoy it without feeling uncomfortable afterwards and it's still really easy to all come together.
Low FODMAP Option
I've had a Whole30 Sweet and Sour Sauce on my site for a while to pair with my Egg Roll in a Bowl, but I haven't shared a recipe with it paired with chicken. I actually adapted the sauce to make it low fodmap by leaving out the dates, using green onion in place of regular onion and garlic oil in place of garlic powder. It turned out so good and I couldn't believe how much it still tasted like sweet and sour sauce. If you're not following a low fodmap diet then you can use either sauce.
Once the sauce is made, dinner comes together quick. Sauté the peppers, then the chicken, add the sauce and cook until thickened. You can even make the sauce ahead of time for an extra quick dinner.
This chicken is saucy, flavorful, and tender. So it would make a great packed lunch or food for the road. It's very family friendly and even my 2 year old liked it.
Serving Sweet and Sour Chicken
This could be served with cauliflower rice (not low fodmap), organic white rice (low fodmap, but not Whole30), or or even make a lettuce wrap with it. Enjoy!
Here are some more recipes you may like: Paleo Whole30 Chicken and Broccoli, Paleo Whole30 Cauliflower Fried Rice, and Paleo Whole30 Beef and Broccoli.
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Paleo Whole30 Sweet and Sour Chicken
Ingredients
Sweet and Sour Sauce Ingredients
- 2 bunches green onion chopped, green part only about 1 cup
- 8 oz can crushed pineapple in juice
- 2 tablespoons garlic oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
- ¾ cup fire roasted tomatoes with the juice
- 1 cup water
- ½ teaspoon salt
Chicken Ingredients
- 4 red bell peppers, cut into chunks
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken cut into bite sized chunks
- 2-3 tablespoons cassava flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2-3 tablespoons avocado oil, or as needed
Instructions
Sweet and Sour Sauce Instructions
- In a small sauce pan, combine the green onion, pineapple, garlic oil, coconut aminos, tomatoes, water, and salt. Cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, until onions are softened. Turn off heat and blend with an immersion blender. Tuen the heat back on to medium and cook another 5 minutes, or until desired consistency.
Chicken Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss the chicken chunks with the cassava flour and salt. Coat them as evenly as possible.
- In a large skillet add the oil and cook the peppers until tender- about 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet onto a plate while the chicken cooks.
- Add more oil if needed and add the chicken to the skillet. Cook for 10 minutes, flipping as needed to cook all sides.
- Add the sauce and the peppers and cook for 10 minutes. Until chicken is fully cooked though and sauce has thickened.
Catherine F says
Made this last night and everyone loved it! Thank you for making low fodmap meals that are actually yummy!!