Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Lemonade Chicken Recipe
If you like sweet and sour sauce, I really think that you will love this chicken. It’s kind of a fun spin on the lemon chicken you would find at a Chinese restaurant.
Serving6
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 6 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate
- 5 Tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, optional
Equipment
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Combine lemonade, brown sugar, ketchup, and vinegar in a bowl. Mix well and pour over chicken breasts.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker.
- Mix cornstarch and cold water together.
- Simmer the remainder of the sauce over medium heat on your stove top and add cornstarch mixture to the sauce, stirring until incorporated. Let sauce cook over medium heat for a couple minutes (about 5) or until the sauce has thickened.
- Pour sauce over chicken, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 204 kcal · Carbohydrates: 29 g · Protein: 16 g · Fat: 2 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 48 mg · Sodium: 183 mg · Potassium: 346 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 24 g · Vitamin A: 74 IU · Vitamin C: 5 mg · Calcium: 19 mg · Iron: 1 mg