Sweet and Sour Popcorn Chicken
This is one of those super easy semi-homemade recipes. It’s extra easy because the cooking of the chicken part is done for you, thanks to the good folks at Perdue. But if you’re entertaining for March Madness, your friends certainly do not need to know that. Impress them all with this Asian-inspired, delicious appetizer that’ll make them think you’ve got some serious culinary chops. Eat these puppies with a fork, with a toothpick or even your hands, just be sure to serve some napkins on the side! They’re sweet, they’re sour and they’ll definitely have your watch party buddies asking for more!
Sweet and Sour Chicken Poppers
Recipe by Addie of Addie’s Confetti Kitchen
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 bag of Perdue Natural Popcorn Chicken, cooked according to packaging.
Directions
1. Combine all ingredients except for the chicken in medium-sized saucepan over medium heat. Stir well.
2. Cook chicken poppers according to package instruction and pour sauce on top as soon as they come out of the oven. Mix well to evenly distribute sauce.
3. Add sesame seeds atop the chicken and serve!
- Adia Benson, known as Addie, was born and raised in Minnesota, where she spent cold winters playing hockey on her frozen over backyard and summers on her brother’s soccer team (the girl is competitive!). Although her career took her to a kitchen, she has remained a sports fan and finds any opportunity to host friends and family around a game. She has worked for the likes of Thomas Keller, Martha Stewart and in culinary innovation for two years at gravitytank in Chicago. She currently lives in Lake Forest, IL with her fiancé, Alex, and puppy, Paisley, and works at Prime Publishing overseeing the production of culinary content for web platforms and testing recipes that will be published in cookbooks beginning in 2017. Addie also runs Addie’s Confetti Kitchen, where, for the next month, she’s helping us make March Madness eats effortless, appetizing, and a whole lot of fun for everyone!
