5 from 40 votes
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken
Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken features tender chicken breast cooked with colorful bell peppers, onion, carrot, and pineapple chunks in a tangy sauce made from apple cider vinegar, honey, and soy sauce. The slow cooking melds flavors while keeping the chicken moist. Thickening the sauce with cornstarch ensures a satisfying glaze that coats every bite. Pineapple juice and grated ginger enhance the dish's distinctive sweet and sour profile.
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
Ingredients
- 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 crushed, clove
- 30 g ginger peeled and grated, fresh
- 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 corn starch aka cornflour
- 140 g pineapple chunks
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.
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Notes
- Add sriracha or red chili flakes if you want some heat in the dish.
- Swap passata with ketchup for a sweeter sauce variation.
- Garnish with fresh coriander, spring onions, or sesame seeds to finish.
- Choose pineapple chunks packed in 100% juice, avoiding syrup for better flavor.
- When using chicken thighs, add them whole and shred after cooking.
- Optional protein boost by adding quick-cook lentils with the sauce.
- Thickening with cornflour is optional but helps avoid a runny sauce; however, it may slightly reduce flavor intensity.
Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 329
% 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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.