Island Chicken and Rice

Submitted by Andy Wold

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces (4cm)
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cup onion, coarsley chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can sliced peaches, reserve juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch strips (2cm)
• 1 medium tomatoes, coarsley chopped
• 3 cups hot cooked rice
• 1⁄4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

directions

1. Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper and cornstarch.
2. In large skillet, cook chicken and onion in oil until chicken is lightly browned.
3. Combine reserved juice, soy sauce, vinegar and cornstarch.
4. Add to chicken mixture.
5. Cook, stirring until clear and thickened.
6. Add peaches, bell peppers and tomatoes.
7. Simmer for 5 minutes or until bell peppers are tender-crisp.
8. Serve over hot rice.
9. Sprinkle with almonds.

Reviews

[Annie H]

I followed the recipe pretty closely. Changes made were a couple ounces extra chicken and an extra 1/4 cup of chopped onion (using things up) and just a little extra soy sauce. This is a very filling recipe and my son gobbled it up. However, husband, daughter and I were just ok with it. It was enjoyable to have a *different* combination of flavors, and it was neat to have a sweet-tasting sauce, but the pepper didn't go well with the peach flavor and the tomato simply didn't do much for the dish. I will likely make this in the future with the following changes: red or yellow pepper (which would detract from the nice colors, but wouldn't taste bitter in contrast to the peaches) I would use less cornstarch in the sauce as the sauce coagulated a bit much for my taste; and I would sautee the pepper with the onion to reduce simmer time at the end; the longer simmer time shredded the chicken and almost dissolved the tomato. This recipe is very cost-friendly and something I'll keep in mind as the kids' appetites increase.

 

[Allison Williams]

Most excellent. I have been wanting to make this for the longest time (expecially since we live on an island) and finally got around to it. Although I was afraid that the peach would dominate, the flarovs really came together nicely as the sauce cooked. I used red onion and cut the peaches into smaller chunks before adding to the pan. Thanks from Anna Maria Island, FL - we will definitely be having this again.