Slow Cooker Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Sweet-and-Sour Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Yield: 5 servings.
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

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

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.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 293 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 753mg sodium, 36g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 3g fiber), 25g protein.

Originally published as Chicken, Pineapple and Vegetables in Quick Cooking July/August 2005

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suechef2

Jul 4, 2013

Wonderful flavors. Easy to make. The Taste of Home-casseroles, slow cooker & soups cookbook has a recipe for sweet and sour sauce if you prefer making your own (page 40). Five stars. Thank you Dorothy for sharing with us.
agnes24

Jan 28, 2011

I was very disappointed in this recipe. I didn't feel it tasted very Asian. I didn't care for the taste of the bottled sweet n sour even before I put it in, but it wasn't that good before I put the sauce in either. The snowpeas definitely needed to cook longer. The flavors just didn't seem to blend well together, I will not make this again.
katlaydee3

Nov 9, 2009

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.
aspricco

Apr 16, 2009

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!!