Slow-Cooker Sweet-and-Sour Chicken
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 3 hours 20 min.
YIELD: 5 servings.
I use my 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. —Dorothy Hess, Hartwell, Georgia
Ingredients
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1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips
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1 tablespoon canola oil
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Salt and pepper to taste
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1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks
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1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
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2 medium carrots, sliced
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2 tablespoons soy sauce
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4 teaspoons cornstarch
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1 cup sweet-and-sour sauce
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1/4 cup water
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1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
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3 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
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1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen snow peas
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Hot cooked rice
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 293 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 753mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 3g fiber), 25g protein.
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