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It’s Day 3 of the Eat from Your Pantry Challenge and I decided to try a new recipe.  We eat quite a bit of chicken and I am always looking for a new way to fix it.  This turned out to be delicious and as tasty as anything we’ve eaten in a Chinese restaurant.  I served it with whole-grain brown rice and peas.

Spicy Chinese Chicken

• 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 3 Tbls olive oil
• 2 cloves of fresh garlic, crushed
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 2 tsp crushed red pepper (We like spicy.  You can adjust the heat by adding less.)
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 Tbls red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup water

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.  Brown the chicken pieces and then set them aside in a heat-proof dish.

In the same skillet, mix all remaining ingredients.  Heat to a boil.

Once sauce is boiling, add browned chicken pieces to sauce and reduce heat to a bubbling simmer.  Simmer for 20 minutes.  Serve over rice.

Delicious and simple!  This one’s a keeper.

Printable Spicy Chinese Chicken Recipe