Crockpot Sweet Sour Chicken (Printable Version)
Chicken, peppers, and pineapple bubble together in a zippy homemade sweet and tangy sauce. Fast comfort using your slow cooker.
# What You'll Need:
→ Main Ingredients
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Don't drain: one can (20 oz) of pineapple chunks in juice
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Just chop up a green bell pepper into big pieces
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Slice up a red bell pepper about the same size
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Grab about 1.5 pounds of boneless chicken breast, cut into chunks
→ Sauce
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Just a pinch of salt and pepper, add more if you need later
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Toss in one teaspoon ground ginger
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About a teaspoon garlic powder
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A quarter cup of ketchup
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A quarter cup of low-sodium soy sauce
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A third cup apple cider vinegar
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1/3 cup honey
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A quarter cup of cornstarch
→ For Serving
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Chopped up green onion for the top
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Warm rice to pile everything on
# Step-by-Step Guide:
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Spoon everything over your rice, toss some green onions on top, and check if it needs a little more salt or pepper. Dig in while it's still warm.
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Switch the slow cooker to HIGH for 1.5–2 hours or to LOW for 3–4 hours. Stir once in the middle for even cooking. Chicken should be all the way cooked and easy to pull apart by the end.
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Pour all of your sauce from the bowl over the chicken and veggies in the slow cooker. Make sure it's covering everything as best you can.
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In your mixing bowl, toss in cornstarch, honey, cider vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, ground ginger, and garlic powder. Whisk 'til it's all one smooth thing.
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Chuck the chicken, both bell peppers, and the can of pineapple (juices too) into your slow cooker. Go ahead and sprinkle with some salt and pepper right now.
# Additional Notes:
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Try not to peek too often or take off the lid while everything's cooking—it's better for how things turn out.