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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.