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Sweet & Sour Chicken Crock Pot

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This slow-cooker recipe features tender chicken breasts simmered in a tangy sweet and sour sauce with pineapple, carrots, and green peppers. It is a convenient weeknight meal that delivers classic Chinese-inspired flavors with minimal effort. Serve over hot rice for a complete and satisfying dinner.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 45
Calories: 215.8
Description
This slow-cooker recipe features tender chicken breasts simmered in a tangy sweet and sour sauce with pineapple, carrots, and green peppers. It is a convenient weeknight meal that delivers classic Chinese-inspired flavors with minimal effort. Serve over hot rice for a complete and satisfying dinner.
Ingredients
  • 1 Carrot; cut in pieces
  • 1 Green Pepper; cut in pieces
  • 1 medium Onion; quartered
  • 2 tablespoon Tapioca; quick-cooking
  • 4 Chicken Breasts- boned, cut
  • 8 ounce Pineapple chunks; canned un
  • 1/3 cup Dark brown sugar; firmly pa
  • 1/3 cup Red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Chicken bouillon; instant g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoon Ginger-root; fresh, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Dried cilantro or 10 leaves
Directions
  1. 1
    Rice; hot cooked For crockpot cooking -Put vegs.in bottom of crockpot.
  2. 2
    Sprinkle tapioca over vegetables.
  3. 3
    Place chicken atop vegs.
  4. 4
    Combine all other ingreds.
  5. 5
    except rice in a small bowl.
  6. 6
    Pour over chicken.
  7. 7
    Cover crockpot and turn to low and cook for 8-10 hours.
  8. 8
    Before serving make rice.
  9. 9
    Serve over rice.
  10. 10
    Leftovers can be reheated in microwave.
  11. 11
    To cook in oven Put vegetables in bottom of a greased pan.
  12. 12
    Sprinkle vegs.
  13. 13
    with tapioca.
  14. 14
    Add chicken to pan.
  15. 15
    Combine all other ingreds.
  16. 16
    except rice in a small bowl.
  17. 17
    Pour over chicken.
  18. 18
    Cover pan tightly with foil.
  19. 19
    Bake in 300 deg.
  20. 20
    oven for 2 hours.
  21. 21
    Before serving make rice.
  22. 22
    Serve over rice.
  23. 23
    Leftovers can be reheated in microwave.
  24. 24
    You can also use 2 T.
  25. 25
    chopped candied ginger

Nutrition Facts

Servings 45

Amount Per Serving
Calories 215.8kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.6g1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
Cholesterol 1.1mg1%
Sodium 248.6mg11%
Total Carbohydrate 53.2g18%
Dietary Fiber 4.9g20%
Sugars 42.5g
Protein 2.6g6%

* 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: chicken, sweet and sour, crock pot, slow cooker, pineapple, carrot, green pepper, chinese, main dish, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar
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