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Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet and sour chicken with pineapple and bell peppers cooked in a slow cooker.
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Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 12 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs frozen chicken breasts
  • 0.5 cup ketchup
  • 0.33 cup pineapple juice
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 bell pepper chunked
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks

Method
 

  1. Place the frozen chicken in the slow cooker.
  2. Whisk together the ketchup, pineapple juice, vinegar, and brown sugar, then pour over the chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on low for about 5 and a half hours.
  4. Add the bell pepper and pineapple chunks and cook for another 30 minutes until tender-crisp.
  5. Cube the chicken, stir everything together, and serve over rice.

Notes

Add a cornstarch slurry in the last half hour for that classic glossy texture.