Baked Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

Baked Sweet-and-Sour Chicken
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Baked Sweet-and-Sour Chicken a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 73g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 1236 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of scallions, balsamic vinegar, skin-on, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the balsamic vinegar you could follow this main course with the Skinny Strawberry Ice Cream as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Whisk the ketchup, marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and cayenne in a small bowl.
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Put the bell peppers and scallions on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons of the prepared sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil and a pinch of salt.
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3
Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
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4
Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Working in batches, add the chicken to the skillet skin-side down and cook, undisturbed, until the skin is golden and slightly crisp, about 4 minutes.
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5
Place skin-side up on the baking sheet with the vegetables.
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6
Brush the chicken with half of the remaining sweet-and-sour sauce.
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Bake until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 20 to 25 minutes. Divide the chicken and vegetables among plates.
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8
Serve with rice and the remaining sauce.
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Photograph by Christopher Testani
DifficultyHard
Ready In40 m.
Servings4
Health Score24
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