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Sweet & Sour Seitan

5
Points®
Total Time
30 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Here's a healthy spin on a Chinese-restaurant classic. This version uses seitan, a vegetarian protein. If you don't want to use seitan, the recipe is just as flavorful and delicious with grilled chicken or shrimp instead. So the next time you get a hankering for Chinese, skip the restaurant and make it yourself!

Ingredients

Canola oil

1 Tbsp

Onion

1 large, sweet, cut into 1/4-inch half moons

Red bell pepper

1 large, cut into 1-inch pieces

Seitan slice

16 oz, rinsed and patted dry, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

Canned pineapple packed in juice

1 cup(s), chunks, undrained

Less sodium soy sauce

1 Tbsp

Apple cider vinegar

2 tsp

Arrowroot starch (flour)

4 tsp

Water

2 Tbsp

Scallions

2 medium, sliced diagonally (for garnish)

Instructions

  1. Place oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and red pepper; cook until vegetables start to brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add seitan and cook for 2 minutes more. Add pineapple and 1/2 cup of its juice, soy sauce and vinegar; stir to combine and cook 2 minutes more.
  2. Mix arrowroot with 2 tablespoons of water in a cup; stir to combine and add to skillet. Increase heat to high so mixture boils; cook until sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes. Garnish with scallion and serve. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

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