It's Friday, and you're tired after a long week of work. You know you're in for a night on the couch with some TV, a glass of wine, and a comforting dinner. You're not up for an elaborate cooking session, but you also don't want to spend money on takeout. The solution: this easy sweet & spicy sheet pan chicken.
In order to get really great texture on the chicken, the author shares a few smart tips. First she suggests putting cut pieces of chicken in a zip-top bag with some cornstarch. This is an easy way to get a nice, even coating on the chicken to help it crisp up later. After you add the chicken to the sheet pan, along with bell pepper, pineapple, and onion, she recommends spraying everything with cooking spray. These two tricks yield a crunchier, faux-fried result without the frying.
While the chicken is roasting away in the oven, you can quickly whip up the sauce — a mixture of soy sauce, water, sugar, red pepper flakes, minced garlic, and ground ginger thickened with a bit more cornstarch — and cook or microwave some rice.
When the chicken's ready, just toss it with the sauce, serve it over the rice, and garnish with a bit of chopped green onion. Now all you have to decide is which show to binge-watch on Netflix tonight!
I've partnered up with Kikkoman to bring you one of my favorite meals and I am completely stoked to be sharing it with you today. This is a recipe that meets all of my weeknight dinner checklist must-haves: it's easy, so SO delicious, requires minimal cleanup, and is a lightened up version of a classic takeout dish I have loved for years.
Sheet pan meals are the way to go when it comes to quick and simple dinners the whole family will love. With one single baking pan, you can cook a protein and veggies all together without needing to dirty additional dishes, so you've got less cleanup and just one cooking time to focus on. This recipe for sweet fire chicken skips the traditional frying you'd normally expect and goes straight into the oven so there's less mess and fewer calories. Yes, yes, and YES!
To make this yummy baked sweet fire chicken dish, you'll start by chopping some chicken breasts into 1 1/2-2-inch pieces. Add the chicken and some corn starch to a bag, seal, and shake to coat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the chicken to a well-greased sheet pan.
Add chopped peppers, pineapple, and onions to the pan and spray everything generously with cooking spray. This is my favorite trick to getting crispier chicken and veggies without pan-frying in a lot of oil. If you prefer to skip the cooking spray though, you can leave out the corn starch step and simply add your chopped chicken and veggies straight to the pan.
Pop that sheet pan in the oven and prepare the sweet fire sauce – the star of the dish! I could eat this sauce all. day. long. It is the perfect blend of sweet, savory, and spicy, and is made with Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce, which is perfect for whipping up super tasty dishes at home while cutting down salt instake. I swear by this stuff, it is the key to making really yummy Asian-inspired dishes in the comfort of your own kitchen! I promise you will not miss the to-go box when lean on Kikkoman® products to bring that restaurant-quality flavor into your recipes at home.
To make this magical sauce, simply whisk together Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce, water, sugar, crushed red pepper flakes, minced garlic, and some ground ginger in a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then add water and corn starch to thicken the sauce. Remove from heat and set aside until your chicken and vegetables are done cooking.
Once your chicken is cooked all the way through, pour the sweet fire sauce over everything and toss all the ingredients to combine and coat thoroughly in the sauce. Sprinkle a few chopped green onions on top and serve over white rice or ham fried rice and you've got the most delicious family-friendly meal right on your table! No takeout boxes required. You will LOVE this Sheet Pan Sweet Fire Chicken!
Sheet Pan Sweet Fire Chicken
Easy and lightened-up Sheet Pan Sweet Fire Chicken is loaded with peppers, pineapple, and the best sweet and spicy Asian-inspired sauce! Skip the takeout and treat yourself to this tasty one pan dish!
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 bell peppers, chopped
- 1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks, drained
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup water + 4 tablespoons divided
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 6 tablespoons Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce
- 1/3 cup corn starch + 2 tablespoons divided
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- chopped green onions, for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a baking sheet pan. Cut chicken into 1 1/2-2 inch pieces and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add chicken to a large zip lock bag along with 1/3 cup corn starch, seal and shake to coat.
Arrange chicken, bell peppers, and onions on prepared sheet pan and spray everything generously with cooking spray (I use olive oil spray). Bake for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and veggies are tender.
While chicken and veggies are cooking, prepare the sauce. Combine sugar, 1 cup water, red pepper flakes, garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar in a medium sauce pan. Stir over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Whisk together remaining 4 tablespoons water and 2 tablespoons corn starch, whisk into sauce until thickened and remove from heat.
Pour sauce over chicken and veggies and toss to coat. Garnish with chopped green onions and serve over steamed white rice, or fried rice if desired.
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