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Sweet & Spicy Chicken

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This recipes comes from me trying to "fix" another recipe on the site but it ended up being a whole new recipe. I think it turned out very well, and It's something we really enjoy. Make it as sweet or spicy as you like by messing with the amounts of brown sugar (not the molasses!) and chili flakes. Enjoy! This recipe includes sauce for rice but be careful, if you cook it too long the chicken will soak up the sauce fast, if your looking for more of a sticky glaze, cook it a little longer and leave the lid off during most of the cooking. I have only made it sticky without the vegetables added, so if your worried about overcooking, wait to add or cook them separately. I would also suggest chopping into pieces when raw and pan frying the chicken to help seal it some so it doesn't break down as much when cooking. I would be wary reducing the amount of water to reduce cooking time, as it changes the flavor, and not for the better IMHO.

by Michelle_My_Belle·published 2008-06-13

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One Dish Meal

Servings

(4–6)

Total time

40 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

347 kcal

Ingredients (14)

serves

1 -2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and chopped into large chunkschicken-breast
6 ounces frozen mixed vegetables (I like carrots, broccoli and water chestnuts)carrot
2 garlic cloves, minced (or 2 tsp minced jarred garlic)garlic
1/2 cup apple juiceapple-juice
2/3 cup brown sugarbrown-sugar
4 tablespoons ketchupketchup
1 -2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to taste)
1 1/4 cups waterwater
1/4 cup soy saucesoy-sauce
1 teaspoon beef base (or beef bouillon granules)
1/8 cup cider vinegar, plusvinegar
2 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegarvinegar
1/2 teaspoon dark molasses
1/4 teaspoon pepperpepper

Instructions (5 steps)

01Place all sauce ingredients in a large chefs pan or anything large with a lid.
02Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until slightly bubbly and combined.

Sweet &amp; Spicy Chicken

Sweet & Spicy Chicken