Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

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
Serves: 6

Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

We love Chinese food.  I made 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.
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 7 hrs
Total Time 7 hrs 15 mins
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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

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

Calories: 279 kcal · Carbohydrates: 53 g · Protein: 14 g · Fat: 2 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 36 mg · Sodium: 523 mg · Potassium: 479 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 43 g · Vitamin A: 234 IU · Vitamin C: 29 mg · Calcium: 39 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese

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  1. Liz(a) says:
    January 10, 2013
    Ah! This looks and sounds delicious!
    Reply
  2. Eric Pepple says:
    January 10, 2013
    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!

    Sincerely,
    Reply
  3. [email protected]'s Recipe Box says:
    January 10, 2013
    I love chinese food and in a slow cooker, to boot! I will be making this for sure. Thanks!
    Reply
  4. Nicole says:
    January 28, 2013
    Looks yummy. How do the leftover reheat? With that much cornstarch I would worry they would be fairly gelatinous the next day.
    Reply
    • Six Sisters says:
      January 29, 2013
      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
      Reply
    • Nicole says:
      February 7, 2013
      Thanks for the feedback. We are going to try it tonight. It looks so yummy!
      Reply
  5. Amy says:
    March 13, 2013
    Could I cook on high? How long?
    Reply
    • Six Sisters says:
      March 14, 2013
      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!
      Reply
  6. jms501 says:
    May 27, 2013
    Can I substitute something for the sugar? It seems like a lot of sugar...
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      June 1, 2013
      We have only made this recipe as posted. Not sure what to substitute the sugar with to cut back.
      Reply
  7. Jane Kennedy says:
    June 7, 2013
    Love your recipes, can't wait to try them.
    Reply
  8. Kevin says:
    June 22, 2013
    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 :(
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      June 24, 2013
      So sorry. We all have different types of crock pots. Rival, Crock Pot brand. Sounds like yours is way too hot.
      Reply
  9. Alyson says:
    July 29, 2013
    Would it be alright to substitute tomato sauce for the tomato paste?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      August 1, 2013
      It should work just fine. We have only used the tomato paste.
      Reply
  10. Andrea says:
    August 10, 2013
    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....
    Reply
  11. Alejandra says:
    May 2, 2014
    Wally, come on down! I'm sure we could interest you in a few gekocs, there are still a handful of gecko breeders amongst all those dang ball pythons!
    Reply
  12. Katrina MILLER says:
    February 13, 2019
    I'm looking for the "nutrition tab" and WW points
    Reply
  13. Jennifer from Redmond, WA says:
    February 8, 2021
    Is there somewhere I can find the nutritional information for your recipes?
    Reply
    • Momma Cyd says:
      February 9, 2021
      We are slowly adding the nutritional information to all of our recipes with the new redesign of our site. But for now here is the nutritional info on this recipe - https://www.myrecipemagic.com/slow-cooker-sweet-and-sour-chicken-recipe-2500534738.html
      Reply
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