Kid-Approved Sweet and Sour Chicken Sauce

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.

Step: 1

Stir reserved pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, and ketchup in a saucepan over medium heat until blended, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step: 2

Whisk cornstarch and water in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; stir into pineapple juice mixture.

Step: 3

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.

Per Serving: 284 calories; protein 1.1g; carbohydrates 72.9g; fat 0.2g; sodium 357.1mg.

Deciding stay in and make food your dinner instead of dining out is already a step in the best way if you’re focusing on eating healthier. There’s no good way to know precisely what’s happen into the food you’re eating than by making it yourself! Mastering the main dish is only half the process , though . And once you’ve perfected your chicken, steak, or fish, it’s time to make your attention to the ever- focusing side dishes.

A side dish would easily derail your health goals, as sweetness , sodium, fat, and calories would all get than high quickly if you’re not think about it . But with our healthy side dish recipes, you won’t ever run into that problem .