Sweet and Sour Crock Pot Chicken

Name: Sweet and Sour Crock Pot Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced; 1 large green pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 large white onion, cut into small wedges; 4 -5 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes; 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained, reserve juice; 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed (or white sugar); 1/3 cup white wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules or 1 teaspoon chicken soup base; 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste; 1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, to taste; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Submitted by Miraklegirl

"Got this somewhere online.. there's a little extra effort in the prep. but its worth it."

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Ready In:: 8hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 6

ingredients

2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
1 large green pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 large white onion, cut into small wedges
4 -5 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained, reserve juice
¹⁄₃ cup brown sugar, packed (or white sugar)
¹⁄₃ cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules or 1 teaspoon chicken soup base
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt, to taste
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried cilantro
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₄ teaspoon garlic powder, to taste
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper

directions

Layer first 5 ingredients in crock pot in order given.
Combine sugar and cornstarch together; stir in reserved pineapple juice and remaining ingredients.
Pour over layered ingredients in crock pot.
Cook on LOW in crock pot for 8 hours.
Stir gently to combine ingredients.
If sauce is too thin, heat on high until thickened.
Serve over rice, if desired.

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Reviews

This was great... even my veggie-hating 3-year-old ate it up, including the green peppers and onions! I had the meat counter cut the chicken into cubes for me, and used bagged baby carrots, so prep was a breeze. I added the green pepper half-way through and it was still mushy. Next time I'll add it the last hour. My crockpot cooks fast, so this was done in about 6 1/2 hours. Thanks for posting! Lori

Lori Ann D
Great recipe and easy to put together! I didn't have any white wine vinegar so used red plus some snow peas that were in the fridge. Thanks Miraklegirl for sharing this keepr recipe. We will be having this often.

ellie_
Easy to prepare and very good to come home to at night for supper! Eased back on the brown sugar, chose dried parsley over cilantro, used 3 breasts. Makes 3-4 hearty servings over rice. Somehow...my tastebuds didn't get the 'kick' they were hoping for...next time I'll add more tamari sauce, maybe fresh minced garlic, hmmm....thanks for posting this recipe!

woodland hues
This is really a great recipe - it's not too much work at all, cooks in the crockpot and tastes great with some plain old rice. Didn't change a thing except a yellow onion in place of the white onion and really enjoyed it last night. Thanks!

stacylu
VERY GOOD, Made it just like the recipe said,(used 1/4 tsp pepper). Made it in my new smart pot crockpot.The house smelled so good and the Sweet & Sour Crockpot Chicken is yummy over rice.

Barb G.

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Tweaks

Thanks for a great, easy crock pot recipe! I made this in my "newer" crock pot that has 3 sizes to choose from (as opposed to the one that is 14 yrs. old) which tends to cook much hotter. I wanted it to be ready for lunch when we got home from church today.....I used the 4 qt. pot and set it on low on the 2 qt. setting (due to the way it cooks hotter). Everything was done and cooked just right when we got home (approx. 4 hrs). I used up my green pepper that I had bought for this in another recipe, so threw in some frozen broccoli cuts instead. I also added a little more soy sauce and some ketchup as another reviewer did to adjust the sauce more to our liking. I will probably use a different sweet and sour sauce that I prefer a little more to this one next time, but this one was really good too!

SweetDivaMJ
This is really a great recipe - it's not too much work at all, cooks in the crockpot and tastes great with some plain old rice. Didn't change a thing except a yellow onion in place of the white onion and really enjoyed it last night. Thanks!

stacylu