Best 7 Sweet And Sour Chicken With Green Beans Recipes
"Sweet and sour chicken with green beans" is a classic dish that combines the sweet, tangy, and savory flavors of a traditional Chinese stir-fry. The chicken is coated in a crispy batter and cooked until golden brown, while the green beans are sautéed to retain their vibrant color and tender texture. This dish is often served as a main course, accompanied by rice or noodles, and it can also be enjoyed as an appetizer or party snack. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a home cook looking for a tasty and satisfying meal, this recipe will guide you through the steps to create a delicious and authentic version of "sweet and sour chicken with green beans" in the comfort of your own kitchen.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN WITH GREEN BEANS
Our version of this Chinese take-out staple has all the appeal of the original, with a fraction of the fat and calories.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook rice according to package instructions. Meanwhile, in a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar. Set aside.
- In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over high. Add chicken, bell peppers, and green beans and cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add scallions, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender, about 4 minutes.
- Whisk soy sauce mixture, add to skillet, and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Fluff rice with a fork. To serve, spoon chicken mixture over rice and top with peanuts if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 447 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 36 g
SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS
"GREEN BEANS are the perfect accompaniment to Mother's pork roast. The flavors are compatible and blend well. I've never cooked any other vegetable dish when I make this pork roast dinner."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 30m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of drippings. Crumble the bacon and set aside. Saute the onion in drippings until tender. Stir in flour until thoroughly combined. Add water, vinegar and sugar. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Gently stir in beans and heat through. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90 calories, Fat 5g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 71mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS
A slightly tart green bean side dish flavored with onion and bacon. Goes great with ham or pork.
Provided by DEBOKC
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Onion
Time 27m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until well-browned. Add onion and cook until translucent. Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes more.
- Pour vinegar and 3/4 cup of the reserved green bean liquid into the pan. Add sugar, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and stir in the green beans. Continue cooking at a low simmer until beans are hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 82.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 892.6 mg, Sugar 7.7 g
SWEET-SOUR GREEN BEANS
This is a recipe my mother served to family and friends-it has a very nice blend of sweet and sour flavors. I often take this dish to picnics and church dinners as it can be served warm or cold...delicious either way. -Claire Moser, Middletown, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 15m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place green beans in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender., Meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings; saute onion in the drippings until tender. Stir in brown sugar and vinegar; heat through. Drain beans and place in a bowl; stir in onion mixture. Top with bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 183 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 200mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN WITH VEGGIES
Delicious without the usual pineapple, nice with baked potato or brown rice; adapted from Canadian Living mag.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories Chicken Thigh & Leg
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Quarter onions, cut carrots into one inch pieces, (I used baby carrots, about 12).
- Seed, core and cut green peppers into one inch chunks.
- Scatter all veggies in a roasting pan with a lid, cover and roast at 400f degrees for 15 minutes.
- In a large shallow dish,combine flour, salt and pepper.
- Press chicken legs into flour mixture to coat all over.
- In a large non stick frypan heat 1 tablespoon oil, over medium high heat.
- Brown chicken in batches, adding remaining oil when necessary, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Arrange on top of veggies in roaster.
- Whisk together, in a measuring cup, orange juice,honey, soy sauce, tomato paste, corn starch and garlic.
- Pour over chicken and veggies.
- Cover and roast at 400f degrees for 20 minutes; uncover and roast, basting occasionally, until chicken is golden and juices run clear, approximately another 20 minutes.
SLOW-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH GARLICKY GREEN BEANS AND SAGE
This may look like just plain chicken and green beans, but by dropping the oven temperature to 325 degrees and slow roasting for 1½ hours, these simple ingredients become so much more: The green beans, which are tossed with olive oil, sage and garlic, will no longer be snappy and bright green, but will slouch and sweeten. The chicken will be tender enough to pull apart with your fingers. (Its skin will be crisp but pale, so for browner skin, broil for a few minutes after roasting.) And the flavorful chicken drippings will mingle with the aromatics on the sheet pan, creating a spectacular, no-effort pan sauce.
Provided by Ali Slagle
Categories easy, poultry, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Toss the green beans, garlic cloves and sage leaves with ¼ cup of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, and arrange in an even layer on a sheet pan. Rub the chicken with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon salt. Arrange among the green beans and season with black pepper; scoot any green beans out from under the chicken. (It's okay if the green beans are clumped together.) Roast, tossing the green beans occasionally, until the chicken is cooked through, and the green beans are dark green and wrinkled, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a platter. Stir the vinegar into the green beans and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the green beans and garlic to the platter, scraping all the pan drippings and browned bits from the pan.
- Eat the chicken with the green beans, cloves of roasted garlic and a spoonful of the pan drippings. Optionally, if you'd like the chicken's skin to be more browned, return the chicken to the sheet pan and broil until golden.
LAUREL'S SPICY SWEET AND SOUR GREEN BEANS
After trying several recipes over the years, this is the culmination of my search for the perfect sweet and sour beans. They are sweet and tangy, and you can adjust the spiciness by adding or subtracting red pepper flakes and using a hotter or milder picante sauce. With a nice buttered biscuit to go with, I could make a meal out of this!
Provided by Chef PotPie
Categories < 15 Mins
Time 15m
Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large pot of salted water, bring beans to a boil and simmer for 12-15 minutes. Drain.
- While beans are cooking, fry bacon in a large non-stick pan until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels. Cool and break into bite-sized pieces. (Alternatively, you can cut the bacon into bite sized pieces and fry them until crisp, remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.).
- Add onions to bacon grease in the pan and cook until soft. (If you feel you have too much grease, remove some first and save for another recipe. I like to leave at least 1/4 cup of grease in the pan.).
- In a bowl mix remaining ingredients and add to pan, simmering and stirring until the sauce thickens and has a nice thick syrupy consistency.
- Add beans to the pan and stir to coat the beans with sauce. Add the bacon and stir till combined. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116.2, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 6.3, Sodium 192.1, Carbohydrate 17.3, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 11.6, Protein 3.5
Tips:
- To save time, use frozen green beans instead of fresh.
- If you don't have green bell pepper, you can use red or yellow bell pepper instead.
- For a spicier dish, add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the sauce.
- If you don't have pineapple chunks, you can use canned pineapple tidbits instead.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
Conclusion:
Sweet and sour chicken with green beans is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The chicken is crispy and tender, the sauce is flavorful and tangy, and the green beans add a pop of color and crunch. This dish is sure to please the whole family.
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