Slow-Cooker Sweet & Sour Chicken

photo by:kraft

Have dinner ready and waiting when you get home tonight. This slow-cooker version of a take-out favorite has everything you love (except the little white boxes).

time

prep:

15 min

total:

4 hr 45 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

onion, sliced

carrot, sliced

stalk celery, sliced

1-1/2

lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces

1/3

cup packed brown sugar

1/3

cup KRAFT Classic CATALINA Dressing

1/4

cup lite soy sauce

tsp. grated gingerroot

Tbsp. cornstarch

can (8 oz.) pineapple chunks, drained, liquid reserved

each green and red pepper, cut into strips

cups hot cooked long-grain white rice

It's for dipping and dunking and mixing-upping. And yes, for salad too.

Make It

PLACE onions, carrots and celery in slow cooker; top with chicken.

MIX sugar, dressing, soy sauce and ginger; pour over chicken. Cover with lid.

COOK on LOW 4 to 5 hours, increasing heat to HIGH for the last 30 min.

STIR cornstarch into reserved pineapple liquid. Add to slow cooker with pineapple and peppers; stir. Cook, covered, 30 min. or until sauce is thickened. Serve over rice.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Make Ahead

To make your slow-cooker preparation even faster, get ingredients ready the night before and place in the slow cooker. Remove inner container and refrigerate until ready to cook the next day.

Note

This recipe works best when cooked on LOW heat. But if you choose to cook it on HIGH, reduce the initial cooking time to 2-1/2 to 3 hours.

Substitute

Serve with hot cooked brown rice.

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a cook

posted:2/24/2005

This recipe was very quick to throw together on the way out the door and ready in just 3-4 hours. I used breasts instead of thighs. Tasty.

kraft562

posted:1/16/2005

Very tasty and simple to make. I added broccoli to this recipe as well. Great way to add vegetables to our diet.

cantgetthrough1

posted:12/30/2004

It was easy to make and tasted good to boot.

a cook

posted:12/2/2004

Very tasty! I am going to add broccoli next time.........I will add it when the peppers and pineapple are added...........I will surely cook this again.

a cook

posted:11/18/2004

It was good if your looking for an easy crock-pot idea, but I felt that the sauce was a little thicker then I would have wanted and the chicken was a little overcooked. Improving on these two things would greatly improve the recipe. Happy cooking!

mqueipo

posted:11/16/2004

This one was a big hit and potatoes were a good addition.

LynnMM1234

posted:11/10/2004

This was a good receipe. My whole family liked it and I would make it again,

agr8cook

posted:11/10/2004

haven't made it yet..looks & sounds REALLY good though..but the sodium's looking pretty high! Use low-sodium soy sauce instead; I'm sure that'll help considerably.

a cook

posted:11/2/2004

I think that the recipe was fabulous. It truly does taste like authentic chinese (take-out) food, but healthier and less expensive.

jody337