I LOVE Sweet and Sour Chicken! One of my biggest temptations is Chinese food.
I can’t seem to get enough of it!I decided to try and make a lighter version of one of our family favorites at home. It was so easy to throw together and saved us a few more calories than eating take out.
Ingredients needed for this Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken:
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1″ pieces
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup chicken broth
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 1 onion
- 1 green bell pepper
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How to make Sweet and Sour Chicken in the Slow Cooker:
- Place diced chicken in the bottom of slow cooker.
- In a mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup chicken broth, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder, ginger, and pepper. Whisk until well blended.
- Pour mixture over the chicken and cover the slow cooker with lid. Cook on low for 5-7 hours.
- In a small bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup chicken broth and 1/3 cup cornstarch until well blended. Stir cornstarch mixture into chicken mixture in the slow cooker. Add diced pineapple, onion and bell pepper.
- Cover slow cooker with lid and cook mixture on low for an additional 20-30 minutes until sauce thickens and fruit and veggies are slightly tender. Serve over rice.
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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1" pieces
- ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup chicken broth
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
- 1 onion, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
Equipment
Instructions
- Place diced chicken in the bottom of slow cooker.
- In a mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup chicken broth, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, soy sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder, ginger, and pepper. Whisk until well blended.
- Pour mixture over the chicken and cover the slow cooker with lid. Cook on low for 5-7 hours.
- In a small bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup chicken broth and 1/3 cup cornstarch until well blended. Stir cornstarch mixture into chicken mixture in the slow cooker. Add diced pineapple, onion and bell pepper.
- Cover slow cooker with lid and cook mixture on low for an additional 20-30 minutes until sauce thickens and fruit and veggies are slightly tender. Serve over rice.
Notes
- You can cook it on high. Check it after 2 hours. Depending on your crock pot it may need to cook closer to 3 hours. Be sure to keep an eye on it!
Nutrition
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.
Ah! This looks and sounds delicious!
Mmm I love sweet and sour chicken, going to Panda Express and getting a big bowl of it is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine 🙂 Thanks for sharing, I will definitely have to try!
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I love chinese food and in a slow cooker, to boot! I will be making this for sure. Thanks!
Looks yummy. How do the leftover reheat? With that much cornstarch I would worry they would be fairly gelatinous the next day.
I have never had a problem when I reheat it! I just microwave it on a plate. My sauce was still runny! -The Six Sisters
Thanks for the feedback. We are going to try it tonight. It looks so yummy!
Could I cook on high? How long?
You can cook it on high. Check it after 2 hours. Depending on your crock pot it may need to cook closer to 3 hours. Be sure to keep an eye on it!
Can I substitute something for the sugar? It seems like a lot of sugar…
We have only made this recipe as posted. Not sure what to substitute the sugar with to cut back.
Love your recipes, can’t wait to try them.
What brand and model of crock pot do you use? It seems on mine low is high and high is burning hot! This recipe for example the chicken turned out way over cooked – texture was just not right 🙁
So sorry. We all have different types of crock pots. Rival, Crock Pot brand. Sounds like yours is way too hot.
Would it be alright to substitute tomato sauce for the tomato paste?
It should work just fine. We have only used the tomato paste.
1 cup of sugar! seriously did I just read that right?!! I thought this was healthy looking in Pinterest, until I read the ingredients. So disappointed. I tried 1/4 cup of brown sugar and it was just as sweet as I think most things should taste….so for the people that want less processed sugar in their diet, it can taste nice without a whole cup of sugar in it….
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I’m looking for the “nutrition tab” and WW points
Is there somewhere I can find the nutritional information for your recipes?
Can you substitute boneless skinless chicken breast for boneless skinless chicken thighs?
Sure, that should work great too.