Slow Cooker Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Can you believe it is already the middle of July! Holy cow this summer is flying by. We have been enjoying relaxing evenings at home soaking up the cool nights by the fire outside. I am loving using our crock pot to whip up great meals and not having to worry about heating up the house.  Our A/C is a bit temperamental so I do everything I can to not add any extra heat to the house during the summer. It likes to go out during the hottest of days so aanytimeI can use the crock pot and whip up a recipe it is a good thing.  I know you are going to love this Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe! No need to eat out when you can make this great recipe at home!

Crock Pot Sweet & Sour Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless chicken breast
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced

• ¼ teaspoon of ground ginger ginger
• ¼ cup chicken broth (I used low-sodium)
• ⅓ cup of low sodium soy sauce or I used Liquid Aminos (Gluten Free)
• ½ teaspoon of brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons of honey (can also use brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• ¼ teaspoon of sesame oil
• ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
• sea salt to taste (optional)
• 1 cup pineapple chunks (fresh or canned – I used fresh)
• 2 bell peppers, cut into 1″ pieces – I used on red and one green

 

Thickener ingredients

• 3 tablespoons of cool water
• 2-3 tablespoons of cornstarch **use more or less depending on how thick you want the sauce

 

Directions

1. Spray inside of slow cooker with non-stick coating spray.
2. Place chicken in the slow cooker. ( You can also used frozen chicken breasts)
3. In a medium bowl whisk together chicken broth, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, honey, vinegar, tomato paste, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and black pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and push chicken down making sure chicken is covered with sauce.
4. Cover slow cooker with lid and cook chicken on low heat for 5-7 hours or high heat for 2-3 hours.
5. Tear or shred chicken with two forks into chunks if you are using whole chicken breasts.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water to make a thickener. Pour in to slow cooker and whisk gently with chicken mixture. Gently fold in pineapple chunks and bell pepper.
7. Cook mixture on high for an additional 20 minutes until sauce thickens and the pineapples and bell peppers are slightly tender.
8. Season to taste with salt if desired.
9. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and green onions if desired
10. Serve immediately over brown rice.
11. Enjoy!!

We use either the Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker, 6-Quart or Crock-Pot 5-Quart Slow Cooker for all of our crock pot recipes

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Easy Crock Pot Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe the family will love for dinner! Filled with veggies and chicken this crockpot dinner tastes great.