Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Recipe

Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Recipe
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Dorothy Hess of Hartwell, Georgia uses her slow-cooker to fix this stir-fry like supper. Adding the onions, pineapple and snow peas later in the process keeps them from becoming over-cooked.

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  • 5 Servings
  • Prep: 15 min. Cook: 3 hours 20 min.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks
  • 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 2 medium carrots, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup sweet-and-sour sauce
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 3 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen snow peas
  • Hot cooked rice

Directions

  • In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes; drain. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the chicken, water chestnuts, carrots, soy sauce and pineapple juice. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours or until chicken juices run clear.
  • In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, sweet-and-sour sauce, water and ginger until smooth. Stir into the slow cooker. Add onions and reserved pineapple; cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Add peas; cook 5 minutes longer. Serve with rice. Yield: 5 servings.

Sweet-and-Sour Chicken published in Quick Cooking July/August 2005, p50

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Reviewed on Nov. 09, 2009 by katlaydee3

Very good recipe. Next time I will be in the snow peas at the some time as the onions and pineapples. Five minutes was not long enough for them to cook.

Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2009 by aspricco

I simply love this recipe. It is very easy to put together and served over rice it tastes so good. It has become a family favorite. I highly recommend this recipe--it is definitely worth trying!!

Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2009 by badkitty

Very nice recipe. I never have sweet n sour sauce on hand and it's expensive so I would prefer if the recipe made it's own sauce out of everyday ingredients( vinegar, brown sugar, etc.)

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