Paleo Whole30 Sweet and Sour Chicken
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 302kcal
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.
Notes
*Make sure to only use red, yellow, or orange bell peppers to keep it low fodmap. Green are not allowed.
*If not following a low fodmap diet, you can use garlic powder in place of the oil and sliced onion with the peppers.
Nutrition
Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 924mg | Potassium: 631mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg