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Crockpot Sweet & Sour Chicken

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This slow-cooker dish features boneless chicken breasts simmered in a tangy sweet and sour sauce made with pineapple, brown sugar, and vinegar. The chicken is layered over vegetables and tapioca for a hearty, protein-packed meal. It is an easy weeknight dinner that delivers aromatic, well-seasoned flavor for the whole family.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4
Calories: 381.9
Description
This slow-cooker dish features boneless chicken breasts simmered in a tangy sweet and sour sauce made with pineapple, brown sugar, and vinegar. The chicken is layered over vegetables and tapioca for a hearty, protein-packed meal. It is an easy weeknight dinner that delivers aromatic, well-seasoned flavor for the whole family.
Ingredients
  • 1 Carrot; cut in pieces
  • 1 Green Pepper; cut in pieces
  • 1 medium Onion; quartered
  • 4 Boneless Chicken breasts; *
  • 3 tablespoon Instant tapioca; (heaping)
  • 8 ounce Pineapple chunks; canned, **
  • 2 tablespoon Candied ginger; or fresh,***
  • 1/3 cup Dark brown sugar; packed
  • 1/3 cup Red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Instant Chicken bouillon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1 medium Green pepper; strips
  • 10 Fresh Cilantro leaves; opt.
Directions
  1. 1
    Remove all skin and any fat from chicken before cooking.
  2. 2
    DO NOT DRAIN the pineapple, include the juice in the crockpot.
  3. 3
    Mince the ginger if using fresh ginger.
  4. 4
    For crockpot cooking - Put vegs in bottom of crockpot.
  5. 5
    Sprinkle tapioca over vegetables.
  6. 6
    Place chicken atop vegetables.
  7. 7
    Combine all other ingredients except rice in a small bowl.
  8. 8
    Pour over chicken.
  9. 9
    Cover crockpot and turn to low and cook for 8-10 hours.
  10. 10
    Before serving make rice.
  11. 11
    Serve over rice.
  12. 12
    Leftovers can be reheated in microwave.
  13. 13
    To cook in oven: Put vegetables in bottom of a greased pan.
  14. 14
    Sprinkle vegs with tapioca.
  15. 15
    Add chicken to pan.
  16. 16
    Combine all other ingredients except rice in a small bowl.
  17. 17
    Pour over chicken.
  18. 18
    Cover pan tightly with foil.
  19. 19
    Bake in 300 deg. oven for 2 hours.
  20. 20
    Before serving make rice.
  21. 21
    Serve over rice.
  22. 22
    Leftovers can be reheated in microwave.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 381.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.1g7%
Saturated Fat 1.0g5%
Cholesterol 86.1mg29%
Sodium 323.4mg14%
Total Carbohydrate 53.4g18%
Dietary Fiber 5.1g21%
Sugars 43.1g
Protein 33.7g68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: crockpot, chicken, sweet and sour, pineapple, ginger, slow cooker, dinner, asian, gluten free, easy, family, rice, carrot, onion, pepper, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar
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