Slow Cooker Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

2 steps

Prep:45minCook:8h

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:31:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories315 kcal (16%)

Total Fat4.8 g (7%)

Carbs44.6 g (17%)

Sugars13.7 g (15%)

Protein23.2 g (46%)

Sodium815.7 mg (41%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1.25 lbsboneless skinless chicken thighs

2 cupsred bell pepper

chopped

1 ½ cupsunsalted chicken stock

1 cupyellow onion

chopped

1 cupjulienned carrots

¼ cuplow-sodium soy sauce

2 Tbsplow-sodium Worcestershire sauce

1 Tbspsambal oelek

¾ cupketchup

divided

¼ cuppineapple juice

2 Tbspcornstarch

3 cupsrice

cooked

1 ½ tspsesame seeds

1 ½ tspscallions

sliced

Instructions

Step 1

Add chicken, bell pepper, stock, onion, carrots, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sambal oelek, and 1/2 cup ketchup to a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low until the chicken shreds easily with a fork, about 7 hours. Remove the chicken from slow cooker. Shred chicken, and cover to keep warm.

ketchup¾ cup

sambal oelek1 Tbsp

low-sodium Worcestershire sauce2 Tbsp

low-sodium soy sauce¼ cup

julienned carrots1 cup

yellow onion1 cup

unsalted chicken stock1 ½ cups

red bell pepper2 cups

boneless skinless chicken thighs1.25 lbs

Step 2

Whisk together pineapple juice and cornstarch in a small bowl. Increase slow cooker heat to high; slowly stir in pineapple juice mixture and remaining 1/4 cup ketchup. Cook, uncovered, until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 30 minutes. Stir in chicken. Serve over rice, and sprinkle with sesame seeds and scallions.

ketchup¾ cup