Vegan Sweet and Sour Mock Chicken on Fried Rice. This is Mock Chicken coated in a deliciously decadent Sweet and Sour Sauce served on fried rice with veggies.

Skinny Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe with less calories, less fat and all the great flavors of takeout! #LoveEveryMinute.

It’s vegan and it’s so much healthier than what you get at the restaurant! Plus, your kids are going to love it. This post is in cooperation with Hofer. Hofer is an Austrian supermarket chain. Clean Eating Broccoli Soup. Starting September 1. And I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek!

I love sweet and sour recipes! Go ahead, judge me all you want, but I’ve always liked pineapple in burgers and on pizza, and it’s a great addition to this Sweet and Sour Mock Chicken recipe! Before I went vegan, sweet and sour dishes were my go- to in Asian restaurants. Now, whenever I have the craving for it, I just whip up a quick, vegan version at home. Don’t be intimidated by the long list of ingredients.

Skip takeout and make this homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe from Food Network. Bell peppers and pineapple chunks add color, crunch and sweetness. Check out how to make sweet and sour chicken fast, with bell peppers, pineapple, onions, and a sauce of honey, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and more. How easy is this Simple Sweet and Sour Baked Chicken Legs recipe? Fast, easy, gluten free, delicious.

Most of the stuff you will have at home, and there are not many steps to recreate this beautiful dish. I’ve included all the instructions for the sweet and sour sauce, the fried rice and additional ingredients such as the mock chicken and the toppings. Sweet and Sour Sauce. First of all, you don’t have to make the sweet and sour sauce from scratch.

If you have a good glass of store- bought sauce at home and you are looking for a way to skip a few steps, absolutely go ahead. However, even though there are many ingredients, the sauce itself can be done within just 5 minutes. You can easily adjust the sauce to your own preference: Want it sweeter? Add more sugar! Want it tangier? Add more apple cider vinegar! Mock Chicken. For the vegan chicken, I used Chicken Style Nuggets by VBites. If you’re from Austria, you can get these at Hofer soon (more info below).

The nuggets are the perfect fit for this recipe! I usually like to pan- fry the nuggets until golden and crispy and then I generously coat them in my homemade sweet and sour sauce. Fried Rice. My fried rice recipe is loaded with veggies – and not just small bits of carrots and peas, like you would get fried rice in many Asian restaurants – nope, I am using large- cut veggies. I like to add the broccoli into the pan first and cook it in water with the lid on because it needs the longest to get soft. Then I add in the other veggies and lastly the rice.

Have sweet-and-sour chicken ready and waiting for you when you get home! Ditch the take-out menu for our Healthy Living Slow-Cooker Sweet-and-Sour Chicken.

Long- grain rice works best for stir- fries. Short- grain rice would get too mushy. I prefer to use parboiled rice because it doesn’t really stick and parboiled rice is healthier than white rice because a large part of the nutrients in the bran are pushed into the inside of the recipe through the parboiling process. Isn’t that cool? Starting from Monday, 1. September there will be a couple of new vegan products at Hofer in Austria.

Yeay! I always love it when new vegan products hit the shelves – even if it’s just a temporary thing! Poached Cod. The products are only available while stocks last, so time is of the essence here! There will be. Beef Style Pieces.

Chicken Style Pieces. Schnitzel. Chicken Style Nuggets (I’ve used these in this recipe!)The mock meats are made out of a mix of wheat gluten and soya and I’m pleasantly surprised of the texture. It actually comes pretty close to the ‚real thing‘. Intrigue your omnivore friends and treat your kids to this vegan goodness. Don’t want sweet and sour?

Make another sauce. Don’t want rice? Throw it into a wrap, a salad or whatever. I’m really excited about those nuggets, and you should be too. You can read more about these new vegan products at Hofer here.

Vegan Sweet and Sour Mock Chicken on Fried Rice Recipe Recipe for a vegan Sweet and Sour Mock Chicken on Fried Rice. Store- bought 'chicken' cubes coated in a delicious, homemade sweet and sour sauce and served on fried rice with veggies. Hot damn! Author: Bianca / Elephantastic Vegan. I used parboiled but any cold long- grain rice will work. Mock Chicken and Toppings.

Chicken Style Nuggets- VBites. In a saucepan, combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce and salt. Give it a mix and let it cook on medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. In a separate bowl, whisk together the corn starch and water and pour it into the sauce. Whisk until combined and the sauce has thickened. Then add in the canned pineapple chunks, let it simmer for another minute and set aside. In a large pan, add in the broccoli florets and the water.

Let it cook on medium heat with the lid on until the water has evaporated and the broccoli is soft. Then add in the peanut oil, carrots, and red bell pepper.

Make place in the pan for the garlic and let everything cook without the lid on for about 3- 4 minutes, until the garlic is slightly brown. Once the carrots and the red bell pepper are soft, add in the cold rice. Season with soy sauce and salt. In a separate medium- sized pan, heat the canola oil and add in the mock chicken. Let it pan- fry until golden brown on each side for about 1- 2 minutes. Put the fried 'chicken' cubes in a bowl and add about 3/4 of the sauce. Toss around until coated on all sides.

Serve the sweet and sour sauce coated 'chicken' cubes on the fried rice with the rest of the sauce. Sprinkle with sliced scallions, black and white sesame seeds and enjoy! Did you make this Vegan Sweet and Sour Mock Chicken? Tag @elephantasticvegan on instagram and use the hashtag #elephantasticvegan to make sure I’ll see it : )Thanks to Hofer for partnering with me for this post! And thanks to you, dear reader, for supporting the brands that help support Elephantastic Vegan in return.

Slow- Cooker Sweet- and- Sour Chicken. Note. This recipe works best when cooked on LOW heat. But if you choose to cook it on HIGH, reduce the initial cooking time to 2- 1/2 to 3 hours. Make Ahead. To make your slow- cooker preparation even faster, get ingredients ready the night before and place in the slow cooker. Remove inner container and refrigerate until ready to cook the next day.

Substitute. Serve with hot cooked brown rice. Nutrition Bonus. Enjoy a variety of food groups - vegetables, fruit, meat and grains - in this easy- to- make recipe that gives chicken a whole new flavor. In addition to being low in calories, fat and sodium, this delicious slow- cooked meal is made with colorful fresh vegetables which are high in vitamin A.