Crockpot Sweet Sour Chicken Food

SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and chicken tenders in the bottom of the crock pot.
• Pour barbeque sauce and chili sauce over the vegetables and chicken.
• Stir garlic and pineapple chunks through the barbeque sauce.
• Cook on High 4 to 5 hours.

CROCK POT SWEET-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine ketchup, water, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in slow cooker; whisk together well.
• Add chicken pieces and stir.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
• Combine cornstarch and second amount of water in a small bowl; stir into slow cooker when above times have been reached.
• Cook on High, stirring often, for 15 to 20 minutes or until thickened.
• For faster cooking, pour into saucepan and heat on stove, stirring often, until thickened.

CROCKPOT SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the frozen chicken in the crockpot and dump the pineapple (WITH the juice) on top.
• Scatter the chopped vegetables over the chicken and pineapple.
• Whisk together the soy sauce, Thai sweet chili sauce, and the chicken broth, then pour over all.
• Cover and cook for 6 hours on low.
• Remove chicken to cutting board and cut into slices or cubes.
• Return chicken to pot; whisk together the cold water and the cornstarch until smooth, then stir into the pot.
• Cover and continue to cook on low for at least 1 hour.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

CROCK POT SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put vegetables in crock pot.
• Sprinkle tapioca over vegetables.
• Place chicken on top of vegetables.
• For sauce, in a small bowl combine undrained pineapple, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic powder, bouillon granules and ginger.
• Pour sauce over vegetables and chicken.
• Cook on low for 10 to 12 hours.

SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN (CROCKPOT)

Steps:

• 1. Place onions, carrots and celery in crockpot; top with chicken.
• 2. Mix sugar, dressing, soy sauce, ginger and red pepper flakes; pour over chicken. Cover with lid.
• 3. Cook on LOW 4 to 5 hours. Increase the heat to high.
• 4. Stir the cornstarch into the reserved pineapple liquid. Add to slow cooker with pineapple, peppers and peas; stir.
• 5. Cook, covered, 30 min. or until sauce is thickened. Serve over rice or noodles.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• 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.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place pineapple chunks in small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Place carrots, onion, garlic and gingerroot in 4 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Top with chicken. Mix soy sauce, brown sugar and reserved pineapple juice; pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink.
• During last 30 minutes, add pineapple and bell peppers. Increase to high heat setting. Mix cornstarch and water; stir into chicken mixture during last 10 minutes of cooking. Serve with rice.

SLOW COOKER SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch, garlic powder, and ground ginger together in a small bowl. Toss chicken thighs in cornstarch mixture until they are evenly coated.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in the skillet until browned on all sides, 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Drain juice from the can of pineapple chunks into a measuring cup. You should have approximately 3/4 cup to 1 cup of juice.
• Mix 1/2 cup pineapple juice, chicken stock, rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce together in a slow cooker. Add browned chicken pieces and stir to coat chicken with the sauce. Cook on Low for 3 1/2 hours.
• Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup pineapple juice. Stir cornstarch mixture into the slow cooker. Increase the slow cooker heat to High and add pineapple chunks and chopped red bell pepper.
• Cook on High until the sauce is bubbly and thickened and bell pepper is crisp-tender, about 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion.

CARA'S SWEET AND SOUR CROCK POT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Trim the chicken of fat and gristle, then cut the breasts or thighs into thirds.
• Sprinkle both sides of the chicken pieces with garlic salt; place into container and let stand in the fridge for an hour.
• Preheat your crock pot on low.
• Take the chicken from the fridge; put cornstarch and beaten eggs in separate shallow pans or dishes.
• Dredge the chicken pieces in the corn starch, then the egg.
• In a large skillet over medium temperature, heat the oil; slowly cook the dredged chicken pieces, frying to a golden brown on both sides, about 6 to 7 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken from the skillet and place in the crock pot.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the sugar (or sugar substitute*), vinegar, chicken stock, salt, catsup, and soy sauce; simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar has dissolved and ingredients have incorporated well.
• Pour the sauce over the cooked chicken in the crock pot.
• Cook on low for 4 hours, then serve with rice and enjoy!
• *Note:if you use granular Splenda or Splenda Sugar Blend, you might want to use a bit less than 1/4 cup, then prepare the sauce to taste to make sure that it comes to the sweetness you prefer.
• Julie notes: I'd make some slight additions to the sauce, such as about a 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic and some chopped scallions; also, if you use chicken broth instead of stock, use unsalted broth then season with salt and/or soy sauce to taste.