Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 700 g chicken breast; 1 carrot; 1 red bell pepper; 1 green bell pepper; 1 onion; 2 garlic clove; 30 g fresh ginger; 60 ml water; 100 ml apple cider vinegar; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 60 ml passata; 4 tablespoon honey; 4 tablespoon pineapple juice; 2 tablespoon Cornflour (corn starch); 140 g pineapple chunks

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
329 kcal
Course
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine
Chinese

Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

Leo Hart

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Juicy and tender chunks of chicken and chunky vegetables cooked in an easy homemade sauce make the perfect simple week night meal that the whole family will love.

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Ingredients

Servings

700 g chicken breast cut in to chunks
1 carrot peeled and diced
1 red bell pepper cut in to large chunks
1 green bell pepper cut in to large chunks
1 onion diced
2 garlic clove crushed
30 g fresh ginger peeled and grated
60 ml water
100 ml apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoon soy sauce
60 ml passata
4 tablespoon honey
4 tablespoon pineapple juice reserved from can of pineapple chunks
2 tablespoon Cornflour (corn starch)
140 g pineapple chunks

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Instructions

In a bowl, mix together 60 ml Water, 100 ml Apple cider vinegar, 2 tablespoon Soy sauce, 60 ml Passata, 4 tablespoon Honey, 2 Garlic clove and 30 g Fresh ginger.
In the slow cooker bowl, add 700 g Chicken breast, 1 Onion, 1 Carrot, 1 Red bell pepper and 1 Green bell pepper.
Pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables. Put the lid on and cook on high for 2 and a half hours or low for 6 hours.
Mix together 4 tablespoon Pineapple juice and 2 tablespoon Cornflour (corn starch) and then add it to the slow cooker a little at a time, stirring until all mixed it.
Put the lid back on and cook for a further 30 minutes on high or an hour on low, until the chicken is cooked through.
Stir in 140 g Pineapple chunks and serve.

Notes

If you like a kick of heat to your recipes, you can either mix a little sriracha in to the sweet and sour sauce, or sprinkle some red chilli flakes on before serving.
If you like your sweet and sour really sweet, then you can swap the passata for ketchup.
Finish the whole dish off with some fresh coriander, slices of spring onions (scallions) and some sesame seeds.
When shopping for pineapple chunks, make sure you get a tin with 100% juice, and not syrup, as the juice is added to the dish.
If you are using chicken thighs, then you could add them whole and then shred the chicken in the sauce once it is cooked.
You can give this an extra protein boost by adding some quick cook lentils at the same time as the sauce.
You don't have to thicken the sauce with a cornflour slurry, as it does take away some of the flavour, but you might find it too runny without it.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1portion Calories 329kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 36g (12%) Protein 39g (78%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 112mg (37%) Sodium 496mg (21%) Potassium 1062mg (30%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 29g (58%) Vitamin A 3737IU (75%) Vitamin C 74mg (82%) Calcium 44mg (4%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 329 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1portion
Calories	329kcal	16%
Carbohydrates	36g	12%
Protein	39g	78%
Fat	4g	6%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Polyunsaturated Fat	1g	6%
Monounsaturated Fat	1g	5%
Trans Fat	1g	50%
Cholesterol	112mg	37%
Sodium	496mg	21%
Potassium	1062mg	23%
Fiber	3g	12%
Sugar	29g	58%
Vitamin A	3737IU	75%
Vitamin C	74mg	82%
Calcium	44mg	4%
Iron	2mg	11%