Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

We love Chinese food at our house, and this is an excellent way to satisfy our craving right in our own kitchen, without pricey takout!  We usually serve this with Heather's Fried Rice, and egg rolls or potstickers from Costco.  It takes a bit of extra time and planning ahead to prepare, but it is sure worth every bite!

Chicken:
3-4 skinless, boneless, chicken breasts
salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup canola oil

Sweet and Sour Sauce:
3/4 cup sugar
4 Tbsp. ketchup
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp garlic salt

Preaheat oven to 325.  Rinse chicken breasts in water and cut into bite-sized cubes.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Dip chicken into the cornstarch to coat and then dip in eggs.  Heat the 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet and cook chicken until browned but not cooked through.  Place browned chicken in a greased 9x13 baking dish.  Whisk sauce ingredients together in a bowl and pour evenly over the chicken.  Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, gently stirring chicken every 15 minutes.

Fried Rice

This is an easy way to make delicious fried rice. This obviously makes a lot, so cut it back to what you need. It's easy to change the recipe to fit you. Just a tip: It is easier to use rice that is cold. I make my rice in the morning and then put it in the fridge until I'm ready to use it. Enjoy!

6 cups cooked rice
1 pound bacon
6 eggs
1 bunch green onions, chopped
3/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup water

Slice the bacon and cook in pan. Once cooked, remove bacon. Leave behind some bacon grease. Scramble your eggs in the same pan you cooked your bacon in. Take out of pan and set aside. Put in a little more bacon grease and add your rice to the pan. Cook your rice until heated through. Meanwhile, stir together the soy sauce, sugar and water. Pour over the warmed rice and fry until moisture is all absorbed. Add back in your bacon, eggs and the green onions.

Serve rice with your favorite Chinese side dishes and enjoy!