Meals to Make a Happy Husband

Chris has been asking me for quite some time to make him homemade fried rice, one of his favorite meals.  I finally decided to do it and I found a really easy recipe on Pinterest (of course...)!  I also found an easy recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken on the same website that I thought I would give a whirl.  Overall, this meal was DELICIOUS!!!  It is fairly time consuming as the chicken takes an hour to bake, plus an extra 15 minutes before that to prep the chicken.  If you don't have a lot of time, the rice takes little time to make and is very yummy by itself.

Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken


The Chicken
3-4 Boneless Chicken Breasts cubed
salt/pepper to taste
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs (I only had 1 and that worked... but I used less chicken.  So use 2!)
1/4 cup canola oil

The Sweet and Sour Sauce
3/4 cup Sugar
4 T Ketchup
1/2 cup White Wine Vinegar
1 T Soy Sauce

1 tsp Garlic Salt

Preheat Oven to 325 degrees.  Rinse chicken and then cut it into 1 inch cubes.  Season with Salt and pepper to taste.

Dip Chicken into cornstarch to coat, then dip in eggs.  Heat 1/4 cup oil in large skillet and cook chicken until browned, but not cooked through.  Place the chicken in 9x13 greased pan.

Mix all your sweet and sour sauce together with a whisk (this is necessary, otherwise you get chunks of ketchup).  Pour evenly over chicken.  Bake for 1 hour, flipping chicken every 15 minutes.

Fried Rice
3 Cups cooked Rice (I used Jasmine, could be good with brown too!)
3 T Sesame Oil
1 cup Frozen Peas and Corn (You can use carrots, or any veggie of your choice)
1 small Onion
2 tsp minced Garlic (about 2 cloves)
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup Soy Sauce

On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet.  Add the veggies, onion, and garlic.  Stir Fry until tender.  Lower the heat and push the mixture to the side, cook eggs on empty side.  Add the rice and soy sauce, mix together well.  Stir Fry for about 5-10 minutes, or until thoroughly heated through.



Enjoy!  It's very delicious and fairly easy to make, though the chicken takes a little time.  I'll definitely make this again because Chris and I like Chinese food, we just haven't found a good restaurant in Des Moines.  Plus, this is healthier than eating in a restaurant.  :)