Sweet - And - Sour Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 (6 ounce) can pineapple juice
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 large boneless chicken breasts, in strips
1 large carrot, sliced
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 medium zucchini, sliced 1/2 inch thick
1/2 medium sweet red pepper, cut into strips
1/2 medium green pepper, cut into strips
1 (8 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple tidbits, drained
cooked rice

Preparation

In a bowl, combine sugar, cornstarch, pepper and pineapple juice until smooth. (*If you drain juice from tidbits and add apple or orange juice to make 6 oz - this works just as well.) Stir in the ketchup, lemon juice and soy sauce. Set aside.
In a nonstick skillet or wok, cook chicken, carrot and onion in oil (or use veg. spray - works just as well) until chicken is browned.
Add the zucchini and red and green peppers. Stir until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Pour sauce that was set aside over chicken/vegetable mixture.
Add pineapple.
Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Serve over hot cooked rice.