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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

Most chicken dishes we cook in the slow cooker use on the bone chicken but this Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe uses chicken thighs which work well in the slow cooker too and don’t get as dry as chicken breast.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: chicken, main course, slow cooker
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 300kcal

Ingredients

  • 500 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, diced
  • 400 g tinned pineapple chunks
  • 1 carrot cut into strips
  • 1 pepper cut into strips
  • 1 onions sliced
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 2 cm root ginger grated
  • 2 tbsp soft brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 50 ml red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 200 ml chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp plain flour

Instructions

  • Coat the chicken in the flour and add to the slow cooker pot along with all the ingredients – leaving out the pineapple until later but adding the pineapple juice.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours. Just before serving stir through the pineapple chunks.
  • Serve with rice or noodles.