It’s easy to make Sweet Fire Chicken (Panda Express copycat) at home, with chicken breast, bell peppers and pineapple in a sweet Thai chili sauce. It's easy to make Sweet Fire Chicken (Panda Express copycat) at home, with chicken breast, bell peppers and pineapple in a sweet Thai chili sauce.

We recently had a day of snow, followed by 2 days of ICE here in Portland, which made trips to the grocery store nearly impossible. While searching my cupboards, I realized we had all the ingredients for a copycat version of Sweet Fire Chicken from Panda Express, so I made it for my husband and myself.  It was fantastic (which made the whole “iced in” thing not so bad)!

This sweet fire chicken dinner was absolutely delicious! A little sweet, and a little spicy! Even though we were “house-bound”, it was just as good (if not better) than getting takeout! Yummy good!

It was a very easy recipe to prepare (even if my fingers got a bit messy during the process!) Here’s how you make this dish:

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How To Make Sweet Fire Chicken

Cut up boneless skinless chicken breasts into bite sized cubes.  I used two large chicken breasts for 4 servings.

Chicken breasts for sweet fire chicken are cut into cubes before cooking.

Chop and slice the red pepper and green onions, and then set them aside until you are ready to use.

Red bell peppers and green onions are chopped to add to the sweet fire chicken.

Dredge all of the chicken pieces in flour, making sure to to coat all sides.

Chicken breast cubes are dredged in flour before cooking them for sweet fire chicken.

Dip the flour coated chicken pieces in beaten eggs. THIS is the “kind of messy” part! I started with tongs, then switched to using my fingers for this step.

Once the flour coated pieces of chicken has been dipped in the egg mixture, dredge them again in the flour mixture. Got it? Flour. Egg. Flour. Amen.

Flour coated chicken (for sweet fire chicken) is dipped in egg mixture before cooking.

The chicken (for sweet fire chicken) is dredged in flour for a second time, before cooking.

Cooking The Sweet Fire Chicken

Cook the chicken in batches. Cook about 2 minutes per side until brown and crispy. Try to not let the pieces touch each other (or they will bond and cook together).

Chicken pieces (for sweet fire chicken) are cooked in hot oil in a large skillet in batches.

When done, place cooked chicken pieces on paper towels to drain. Repeat this step until all of the chicken is cooked.

Cooked chicken (for sweet fire chicken) is drained on paper towels after cooking.

Clean out the skillet, then heat the olive oil in it. Cook the red bell pepper and pineapple for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Add the Thai sweet chili sauce to the skillet, and stir to combine.

Red bell pepper, pineapple and sweet chili sauce are heated for the sweet fire chicken sauce.

This is the sweet chili sauce I used for the sweet fire chicken. It can be found in most grocery stores Asian Food specialty sections.

Mae Ploy sweet chili sauce was used in this recipe for sweet fire chicken.

Ready To Serve The Sweet Fire Chicken

Add in the pieces of chicken and gently stir, to coat the chicken, bell pepper and pineapple with the sauce. Heat through and garnish with sliced green onions. Remove the sweet fire chicken from the heat, and serve!

Browned chicken is added to the sauce in skillet, to make sweet fire chicken.

Serve the sweet fire chicken with rice or noodles, and ENJOY! It tastes wonderful (and it’s really not too spicy… honest!). The flavors are wonderful!

Sweet fire chicken is served on top of white rice.

The recipe makes 4 generous servings of sweet fire chicken. The dish is easy to prepare, economical, and tastes DELICIOUS! Who needs take-out when you can make it yourself? Sure hope you will give this recipe a try.

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Sweet Fire Chicken (Panda Express Copycat)
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

It's easy to make Sweet Fire Chicken (Panda Express copycat) at home, with chicken breast, bell peppers and pineapple in a sweet Thai chili sauce.

Category: Entree
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: sweet fire chicken
Servings: 4 servings
Calories Per Serving: 565 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
For chicken:
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 pound boneless , skinless chicken breasts (I use 2 large), (cut into one inch cubes)
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 2 large eggs , beaten
For sauce, etc:
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red bell pepper , chopped into one inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks (fresh or canned/drained)
  • 1/2 cup Thai Sweet Chili Sauce (note: I added 1/4 cup more!)
  • 2 green onions , sliced thinly
Instructions
  1. Dredge chicken chunks (a few at a time) into flour, coating all sides. Place each floured piece into beaten egg mixture (a few at a time), then back into the flour again, coating all sides. Repeat until all chicken is coated and ready to cook.
  2. Heat vegetable oil on medium-high in a large skillet. When oil is hot, add the chicken pieces in batches (try to not let the pieces touch). Cook for about 2 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove cooked chicken to a paper towel covered plate, and repeat process until all chicken is cooked.
  3. In a large skillet (if using same skillet, clean it first), heat the olive oil on medium-high heat. Add chopped red bell pepper chunks and pineapple chunks. Cook these for 3-4 minutes (this will help soften the peppers).
  4. Add Thai chili sauce. Add chicken pieces. Stir gently, to fully combine ingredients and coat with sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until heated through.,
  5. Garnish with green onion slices, and serve while hot on a bed or rice or noodles! Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Fire Chicken (Panda Express Copycat)
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 565 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 154mg51%
Sodium 463mg20%
Potassium 825mg24%
Carbohydrates 73g24%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 45g50%
Protein 31g62%
Vitamin A 1250IU25%
Vitamin C 60.5mg73%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 3.1mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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