Sweet and Sour Chicken

“This was a hit in my house. I used chicken wings, instead, and added some hot sauce for zing. It was a finger-licking success! Just make sure you line the pan with foil and use plenty of non-stick spray.”

“I made this for my husband last week and he thought it was really tasty.He is a picky eater and hates when I try new recipes but he said this was a keeper.It’s extremely easy to prepare and I will be making this again.It’s definetly a keeper for me.Thanks for the recipe!Anita”

“Oh, Paula you have GOT to try this!!! Very similar to the “Apricot Chicken” recipe posted here on ‘Zaar. It is FANTASTIC!!! I like it served over cooked rice, but it is also wonderful over mashed potatoes. Great recipe!~Manda”

“I or I should say our family loved this. I served it on a bed of plain white rice with steamed brocoli and some black eyed peas as sides. Very good flavor. If you like sweet and sour you will like this. Not as sweet. This will be a once a week meal it was so good. Couldn’t be any easier and very inexpensive to make. Hard to believe such a simple recipe deserves 5 stars.”

“Delicious served it with cous cous with raisins and toasted slivered almonds and steamed broccoli.I decided to try this recipe because it reminded me of one my mother-in-law made. she used catalina(not sure of sp.) dressing, but is similar to russian and canned grapefruit. I always liked the chicken part but apricots are far better.”

“Very, very good and sooo easy to make.I did not have Russian dressing so used French instead.This had a very sweet-sour taste to it so I served over a bed of rice mixed with yellow, red & green peppers, onion, and pineapple.Everyone LOVED it.”

“The chicken was excellent.This was so easy to make.It is nice when you have company over or just when you come in from work and need a quick meal.”

“Sorry to say, we thought this was not very good. The chicken came out alittle dry and not very flavorful. The sauce was very thin – I had expected it to be thicker. Considering the ingredients, I really expected a much more flavorful dish and the chicken itself was pretty bland. I followed the recipe exactly.”

“This was just okay…..maybe because I used apricot pepper jelly instead of apricot preserves.The flavor was just a little odd, and the chicken was a little dry.Edible, but not a favorite.”

“Incredibly easy to make and lots of flavor.Since the 6 chicken breasts were large, I needed 2 baking dishes and I used a 12 oz jar of preserves and a bit more dressing and soup mix.I may try the crockpot idea next time.Thanks for a delicious quick recipe.”

“I use this sauce mix for pork loin. I mix an extra large batch of the sauce and pour over a pork loin to be slow cooked in a roaster or moderate oven. After the pork is cooked, I pull it out, slice it and make another smaller batch of sauce (simmered on the stove) to pour over as a glaze on the serving platter. (The sauce that it was cooked in is usually too greasy to use for serving.) I have rave reviews every time. I have also cooked the pork until it fell apart and then completely shredded it for a type of BBQ pork sandwiches. I usually add additional bottled BBQ sauce to the final product with this recipe. Hope everyone enjoys!”

“This was very tasty and easy to put together. I served it with rice and a salad. Thanks”

“The colour was beautiful and the taste was ok.I found the sauce to be a bit overpowering (too salty for our tastes).I think I like a more complex tasting dish, but this was indeed easy.”

“You can’t go wrong with this recipe. It is quick, easy and taste great.”

“Unfortunatly my family wasn’t thrilled with this, but I loved it so much I gave it five stars anyway.I tried it in the crockpot first and it was dry.Tried it again in the oven and it was heaven.”

“This is simply the best chicken recipe I have ever made. The sweet and sour flavor balances perfectly,the color is pretty and so appetizing and it’s a great company meal.I served it with rice,carrots and fresh green beans.”

“One of my all time favorites. So easy but so tasty. The sauce is delicious over rice.”

“This was okay. This is not a dish that re-heats well. As another reviewer noted, it has a thick layer of oil on the top and we’re trying to watch the sodium — this dish is also high on sodium content.It’s okay once in a while.”

“This is very tasty.I made mine with french dressing, since that’s what I had.Side dishes were brown rice, fried plantains and snow peas.Delicious! My one criticism is the recommended cooking time.Cooking chicken breast on 350 for more than 40 minutes is questionable.I can’t believe it recommends 1 1/2 hours.i don’t get that at all.I cooked mine for 45 minutes, and that was pushing it, as the chicken was on the verge of losing the rest of its juices.When I’ve made the mistake of cooking chicken breast in the oven over 45 min and at 350, in the past, it’s turned out very dry, which means we ddin’t enjoy it and fed the rest to our dog.”

“I’ve made this once with french dressing and once with thousand island dressing both times were great kids ages 2-12 loved it even asked for seconds.”