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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

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.

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 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

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. In the slow cooker bowl, add 700 g Chicken breast, 1 Onion, 1 Carrot, 1 Red bell pepper and 1 Green bell pepper.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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

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

% 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.