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Crock-Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken

By: mybigfathappylife

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We have a wonderful Asian restaurant in town: cute décor, very clean, great food and amazing customer service.  We always have the same waiter and he makes us feel special by remembering our usual order and bringing S little treats.  While we are regular customers, we only eat dinner there about once a month and sometimes I need an Asian fix at home. 

I love sweet and sour chicken, so when I found this recipe from Made It Ate It Loved It  on Pinterest I added it to our meal plan.  However, I had in my mind that the recipe was for the crock-pot and sadly it is not.

I thought for a minute of how I could turn it into a crock-pot recipe and then I remembered this Orange Chicken recipe from The Pursuit of Happiness that I had previously made with great results.  I pulled ideas from both recipes and changed a couple ingredients and not only did it work but it was so good!  We literally wanted to lick the sauce out of the crock-pot.  I hope you like it as much as we did…enjoy! Crock-Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken | mybigfathappylife.com

Crock-Pot Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Cook Time
5 hr
Cook Time
5 hr
Ingredients
  1. 3 chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
  2. 1/3 cup flour
  3. salt and pepper to taste
  4. vegetable oil
  5. 3/4 cup white sugar
  6. 4 Tablespoons ketchup
  7. 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  8. 1 Tablespoons soy sauce
  9. 1 teaspoons minced garlic
Instructions
  1. To make the sauce whisk together sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce and garlic. Set aside.
  2. Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a skillet (just enough to cover the bottom of the pan).
  3. Pour the flour in a low, small bowl and add salt and pepper. Cover the chicken breast chunks in the flour mixture and shake off the excess.
  4. Add the chicken to the skillet to brown (the chicken does not have to be all the way cooked since it will be added to the crock-pot).
  5. Add the browned chicken to the crock-pot and cover with the sauce mixture.
  6. Cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2-3 hours. Serve over rice.
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Comments

  3. SharonB says

    THANK YOU!! I have a sweet and sour chicken recipe I love but must try this one!! I rarely make it anymore because it has like 50 steps!!! Okay so I might be exaggerating but this looks so simple! Can’t wait to try it!! Going to PIN it!

  8. Jade says

    That look so good, and really easy! I love that the chicken is browned first…I hate slimy chicken LOL. I found you on the SITS linkup…thanks for sharing!

  11. Alli says

    Years ago I won a cooking cooking contest with my sweet and sour chicken. I remember how time consuming it was to make. I like your way much better. It looks so good!!

  13. sARAI says

    Just finished making this!! I’m a newlywed with a brand new crockpot just waiting to make delicious dinners 🙂 Thanks for the recipe. Hope it turns out as good as it looks!

  14. Jyn says

    This was delicious! I sauted the chicken in sesame oil instead of vegetable oil, and added about 1/4 of a cup of pineapple juice to sauce which added a bit of depth to the overall flavor. The last 45 minutes of cooking, I threw chopped up red & yellow bell peppers, onions and cubed fresh pineapple in. The whole family raved, even our picky 5 year old!

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