Delight family members by serving them sweet and sour chicken packed with vegetables with addition of pineapple chunks – a hearty slow-cooked dinner.
Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 9 hr 20 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks in juice
- 1 cup baby-cut carrots, cut in half
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- Hot cooked rice or chow mein noodles, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place pineapple chunks in small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
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Step2Place 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.
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Step3Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink.
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Step4During 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.
Nutrition
320
Calories
9g
Total Fat
26g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 320
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- Sodium
- 870mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- Protein
- 26g
% Daily Value*:
- Iron
- 18%
- 18%
Exchanges:
4 Vegetable; 3 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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