Sweet and Sour Chicken

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I stole this recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken from a cookbook called Crockpot-The Original Slow Cooker: Slow Cooker Recipes. This tasty Chinese dinner has the slow cooker do all the work. Chicken broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, cider vinegar, tomato paste, brown sugar, garlic and black pepper are mixed together in a slow cooker. Cut up chicken is added to the sauce. Then the chicken cooks for several hours. Cornstarch is added before serving to help thicken the sauce. The chicken and sauce is served over rice. Don’t be afraid to try this new recipe, you won’t regret not eating out.

In a small bowl combine ¼ cup chicken broth, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp hoisin sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 2 tsp brown sugar, 1 minced clove of garlic and ¼ tsp black pepper.

Then whisk well to combine. (The original recipe said to mix the sauce in the slow cooker, but I feel it mixes better in a bowl first.)

Next, add 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces. Then add the chicken and sauce to a slow cooker sprayed with non-stick spray.

Cover the slow cooker; cook on LOW 2 ½ to 3 ½ hours. Then remove the chicken with slotted spoon; keep warm.

In a small bowl or cup combine 2 tsp cornstarch and 2 tbsp cooking liquid in a small bowl. Whisk to combine. Then add to remaining sauce in slow cooker. Turn heat to HIGH. Stir 2 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened.

Add chicken back to sauce and stir. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

If you liked Sweet and Sour Chicken and want to try other Chinese meals you can try Easy Hoisin Shrimp, Panda Express Mushroom Chicken, Sesame Chicken or Easy Mongolian Beef.

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

This tasty Chinese dinner has the slow cooker do all the work. Chicken broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, cider vinegar, tomato paste, brown sugar, garlic and black pepper are mixed together in a slow cooker. Cut up chicken is added to the sauce. Then the chicken cooks for several hours. Cornstarch is added before serving to help thicken the sauce. The chicken and sauce is served over rice.
Course Entree
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tsp packed brown sugar
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp snipped fresh chives
  • Hot cooked rice

Instructions

  1. Combine broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar, tomato paste, brown sugar, garlic and pepper in crock-pot. Stir well to mix.
  2. Add chicken thighs, stir well to coat. Cover; cook on LOW 2 ½ to 3 ½ hours.

  3. Remove chicken with slotted spoon; keep warm. Combine cornstarch and 2 tbsp cooking liquid in a small bowl. Add to slow cooker. Stir in chives. Turn heat to HIGH. Stir 2 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.

Recipe Notes

I double the sauce ingredients.