Easy Eats : Meal Occasion : Dinner : Sweet 'n Spicy Firecracker Chicken

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Sweet 'n Spicy Firecracker Chicken


We're talking spicy, sticky and super delicious meal for weeknights. You could say it's chopstick-lickin' good!

SERVES: 4
PREP TIME: 10 Minutes
COOK TIME: 30 Minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 cup buffalo sauce
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 lb. Gold'n Plump Boneless Chicken Breast Portions, cut into 1-inch chunks.
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 large eggs, beaten
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions

	Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with foil and coat with nonstick cooking spray.

	Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, buffalo sauce, apple cider vinegar, salt and red pepper flakes. Set aside.

	Step 3: In a large bowl, gently toss chicken pieces with cornstarch. Beat eggs in a separate bowl or shallow dish. Dip chicken pieces into eggs.

	Step 4: Add oil to a large nonstick skillet set to medium-high heat. Once hot, fry chicken until golden brown but not fully cooked, 3-4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a paper towel-lined plates. Discard excess oil..

	Step 5: Add chicken to prepared baking dish and top with buffalo sauce mixture. Bake until sauce has thickened, about 30 minutes, turning over chicken pieces halfway through cooking time. Serve over rice and top with chopped scallions, if desired.

Serving Suggestion:

Nutritional Analysis (per serving)

Courtesy of Gold'n Plump

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Key Ingredients


	Franks Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce $4.69 Savings : $0.30


	Food Club Apple Cider Vinegar $1.59

McCormick Ground Cayenne Red Pepper
$4.29

On Hand Ingredients


	Food Club Light Brown Sugar $2.59 Savings : $0.30


	Morton Iodized Salt $2.29


	Crisco Vegetable Oil $6.49


	Food Club Corn Starch $2.39


	Food Club Large Eggs Carton May Vary $2.29


	Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil - 75 sq. ft. $4.49 Savings : $1.40


	Pam Original Cooking Spray $6.49

Accompaniment Ingredients


	Minute White Rice $5.79

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