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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal545
  • fat6g
    low
  • saturates2g
  • carbs83g
  • sugars19g
  • fibre4g
  • protein44g
  • salt1.92g

Method

  • step 1

    Mix the pineapple juice, tomato ketchup, vinegar and some seasoning together. Reserve half, then add the rest to a bowl with the chicken and half the red chilli. Marinate for 5 mins.

  • step 2

    Thread the chicken, pepper and half the pineapple onto 8 skewers.

  • step 3

    Heat your grill, or fire up a barbecue. Brush any excess marinade over the skewers, then grill or barbecue, turning regularly, for about 8 mins or until the chicken is starting to char at the edges and is cooked through.

  • step 4

    Meanwhile, cook the noodles following pack instructions, drain, then stir through the remaining pineapple, chilli and spring onions. Serve with the remaining sauce on the side or drizzled on top of the skewers.

RECIPE TIPS
MAKE IT DIFFERENT

Beef & black bean skewers for 4. Mix 400g lean sirloin or minute steaks, cut into strips, with 1 sliced red chilli, 4 heaped tbsp black bean sauce and seasoning. Cut 1 pepper and 1 onion into chunks, then thread onto 8 skewers, alternating with the beef. Grill for 10 mins, turning regularly, until cooked through. Serve with 3 cooked egg noodle nests mixed with 1 bunch sliced spring onions.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2011

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.6 ratings

Janine417

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Delicious! I used paneer instead of chicken as we don't eat meat, and the result was gorgeous. Nice and light unlike the shop bought sweet and sour jars of glue. I didn't put pineapple pieces in the noodles as I think it was sweet enough already. Ten out of ten!

Sarah231088

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Delicious, fresh and subtle flavours. Sweet and sour is my favourite fish at the takeaway but I find the sauce overpowering about half way trough the dish. This is just the right combination. I'm not a fan of heat so left out the chillies but doubled up on spring onions, and also added a little…

lizleicester

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Fiddly to make but worth it for the tasty result. Grilled rather than barbequed.

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libby0

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Quite nice, but did use chicken breast.

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