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The Best Keto Chicken Recipe: Sweet & Sour Chicken

by Pam Berg

The key to excellent low-carb chicken is making a delicious sauce that won’t set you back in your diet.

Most people think of Asian food when they hear the words sweet and sour; however, this delicious sauce can be used in many different ways. Our chicken breast recipe will surely become a favorite for your whole family!

Is Chicken OK to Eat on Keto?

Meat protein sources (such as chicken) are all keto. Enjoying chicken will keep you on your low-carb diet.

The problem is not the chicken. It is how we prepare it. Breaded, crispy fried chicken or chicken tenders are not keto. If you are following a keto diet, you need to avoid breading as well as sugary sauces and dips.

If you love crispy chicken, try coating a bone in chicken breast with the skin on it with some of your favorite seasonings. Cook the breast in the air fryer, then dip it into the delicious sweet and sour sauce.

Serve with some of your favorite low-carb veggies (such as asparagus, zucchini or green beans).

Our Low-Carb Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

Are you looking for a delicious, keto-friendly sauce to enjoy when craving Asian cuisine? Just because traditional sweet and sour chicken is breaded, deep fried, then covered with sugary sauce does not mean you can’t enjoy it keto style.

Let’s start with the delicious sauce.

Total cooking time

5 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup FiberYum tapioca fiber

  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

  • 1/3 cup sugar-free ketchup

  • 1/3 cup water

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce

  • 1 tsp sesame oil

  • 1/4 tsp Xanthan gum

Instructions

  1. Assemble the ingredients.

  2. Combine sesame oil and Xanthan gum in a medium saucepan, stirring constantly until combined. After this, turn the saucepan on low.

  3. Whisk in the apple cider vinegar.

  4. Pour in the water, soy sauce, ketchup and sweeteners. Continue to whisk.

  5. Turn the saucepan up to medium heat until the sauce boils.

  6. Reduce to a simmer and cook until thick.

Enjoy!

Nutritional Information

One serving is approximately one-fourth of a cup and has 25 calories and 1 net carb.

Sweet & Sour Chicken Stir-Fry Recipe

My favorite keto chicken dinner recipe is so easy you won’t believe it. You can start with any cut of chicken.

This delicious keto recipe is quick and easy for busy weeknight meals.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of boneless chicken cut into strips (chicken breasts or chicken thighs)

  • Asian medley veggies (16 ounces)

  • 1 pepper (orange, red or yellow)

  • Mushrooms (8 ounces, sliced)

  • Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • Cauliflower rice

  • Olive oil

Instructions

  1. Pour 2 tablespoons oil in a wok or large pan.

  2. Add chicken. Cook until almost completely cooked.

  3. Add the medley of vegetables and pepper. Cook until almost complete.

  4. Add sliced mushrooms.

  5. While the veggies cook, mix up the sweet and sour sauce (recipe above).

  6. Cook the cauliflower rice.

  7. Serve the stir-fry over the cauliflower rice.

Enjoy your low-carbohydrate sweet and sour chicken stir-fry!

Keto Meal Uses for Our Sauce

If you are looking for more low-carb chicken recipes, try these variations.

Do you love chicken nuggets?

  • Take chunks of chicken, dip them in egg, then dip in almond flour, seasoning and parmesan cheese.

  • Deep fry or air fry.

  • Enjoy them dipped in our amazing sweet and sour sauce!

Try marinating chicken wings in the sweet and sour sauce, then either bake or air fry them.

Are you looking for easy, slow-cooker meals?

  • An easy way to make delicious, moist chicken is to spray the bottom of your crock pot.

  • Add boneless, skinless chicken breasts.

  • Cover the breasts with broth.

  • Cook on low for 8 hours. When you are almost ready to eat, drain the chicken, shred the chicken using two forks, and cover it with the sweet and sour sauce.

Enjoy!

How Many Calories and Carbs Are in a Serving of Chicken?

One cup of chicken has about 300 calories and 0 carbs.

Chicken has no carbs, so it is an excellent food for eating low-carb keto. The problem is in the things people eat with their chicken.

Preparing the chicken using low-carb sauces and leaving off-breading is an excellent keto option.

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