Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 2 green bell peppers, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 0.5 cup ketchup
• 0.5 cup lemon juice
• 0.5 cup crushed pineapple with syrup
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar

Steps

1. Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Roll chicken in flour mixture to coat.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
3. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add celery, bell peppers, and onion; cook and stir until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, whisk ketchup, lemon juice, pineapple with syrup, and brown sugar together in a bowl.
5. Return chicken to the skillet, pour in pineapple mixture, and bring to a boil. Cook and stir chicken and vegetables in the sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.