Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken

Name: Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 10 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb boneless (skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts); 2 medium carrots (peeled and sliced into thin coins); 2 red bell peppers (cut into 1-inch chunks); 1 yellow bell pepper (cut into 1-inch chunks); 1 small yellow onion (cut into 1-inch chunks); 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp white vinegar; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp minced garlic (about 3 cloves); 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger; 2 tsp sambal oelek ground fresh chili paste (plus additional to taste); 1 can 8-ounce can pineapple chunks in 100% juice; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp thinly sliced green onion (for serving); 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds (for serving)

By Erin Clarke · WellplatedPublic

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This Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken is made with simple, healthy ingredients like juicy chicken, bell peppers, and pineapple. Quick, easy and so delicious!

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 300 min
Total: 310 min
Servings: 5

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Ingredients

For 5 people

Cooking for

680 gboneless (skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts)
2medium carrots (peeled and sliced into thin coins)
2red bell peppers (cut into 1-inch chunks)
1yellow bell pepper (cut into 1-inch chunks)
1small yellow onion (cut into 1-inch chunks)
0.25 cuplow sodium soy sauce
2 tbsphoney
2 tbspWorcestershire sauce
1 tbspwhite vinegar
1 tbsptomato paste
1 tbspminced garlic (about 3 cloves)
1 tbspminced fresh ginger
2 tspsambal oelek ground fresh chili paste (plus additional to taste)
1can 8-ounce can pineapple chunks in 100% juice
2 tbspcornstarch
2 tbspthinly sliced green onion (for serving)
2 tsptoasted sesame seeds (for serving)

Steps

1
To a 6-quart or larger slow cooker, add the chicken, carrots, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, onions, and carrots. To a medium bowl, add the soy sauce, honey, Worcestershire, white vinegar, tomato paste, garlic, ginger, and sambal oelek. Whisk to combine. Pour over the chicken.
2
Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours or HIGH for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 75°C on an instant-read thermometer. The timing will vary based on your particular slow cooker model, so check early to make sure the chicken doesn’t overcook, especially if you are using chicken breasts. Remove the chicken to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, shred or cut into bite-sized pieces. Cover and set aside.
3
Drain the pineapple juice from the can into a measuring cup, stopping as soon as you have ¼ cup. Whisk in the cornstarch, then pour into the slow cooker. Reserve the pineapple chunks in the refrigerator.
4
Cover the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 30 additional minutes, until the sauce is thickened. Stir the chicken and reserved pineapple back into the crock pot to coat. Serve over rice, sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onion.

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Per portion

Calories: ~356.4 kcal
Protein: ~26.6 g
Fat: ~21.2 g
Carbs: ~23.7 g
Fiber: ~2.4 g
Sodium: ~615.2 mg

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