Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken

Prep time: 30-40 min.
Cook time: 1 hour @ 325 degrees



Ingredients:

 Sauce:
3/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt

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

Directions:  Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Rinse chicken in water and then cut into cubes.  Salt and pepper to desired amount.  Heat 1/4 cup of oil in pan.  Coat chicken with cornstarch then dredge in egg.  Cook the chicken until lightly brown but not all the way cooked.  Place in a greased 9x13 pan.  Whisk all sauce ingredients together and pour evenly over the chicken.  Place in oven and cook for 1 hour, flipping the chicken every 15 minutes.

****Fried rice is on a separate entry****

Swede Heart Dinner Part 1

Baked Pesto Chicken
4 servings
cook time: 35-40 mins.

Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts
salt
pepper
1/2 C basil pesto
1/2 C mozzarella


Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.  Trim chicken and cut into lengthwise stripes, about 1.5-2 inches wide. Season with salt and pepper.  Spread 1/4 cup pesto in bottom of pan (9x13 or bigger). Lay chicken on pesto and spread remaining pesto on the top of the chicken.  Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25-30 minutes, until it is just barely cooked through.  Then top with mozzarella and put chicken back in the oven for 5 minutes leaving the foil off.  Then switch your oven to broil and broil for 5 minutes to brown the cheese.

Side note:  I used more pesto than the recipe said.  I used about 1/3 C on the bottom and 1/3-1/2 for the top.  I also used a 9x13 pan.  I have a low and high setting for my broiler and I used low.