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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1214Lori

posted:4/13/2006

Easy to prepare, smelled wonderful, but had a very odd taste. My family refused to eat anymore after the first bite.

sanron44

posted:4/10/2006

Not only was this chicken dish delicious but it was easyto make. My husband even liked it and chicken is not his favorite food. This will be a regular in our house.

pink1605

posted:4/8/2006

This meal is so good! I made it for my family and it was really easy. My picky little brother even liked it! I will definately be making this again!

clintandamanda

posted:4/5/2006

This recipe is spectacular! A family favorite already. I've made it two weeks in a row!

quick35355

posted:4/3/2006

This recipe was so easy and delicious. I will make it 1000 thimes more.

leighloud

posted:3/31/2006

I thought the sauce and veggies turned out fantastic. However, my chicken was dry. I haven't seen where anyone else had that problem, so maybe I did something wrong. I enjoyed the flavor though, so I'll try it again.

a cook

posted:3/14/2006

This dish was well liked by my very picky 11 and 14 year olds. They have a policy of not eating anything from the crock pot. I did leave out the pineapple though. It was great!

kltnagurski

posted:3/13/2006

Very good, very easy...but will cut soy sauce next time.

baker1bobb

posted:3/13/2006

my husband and i liked this one, but the kids really didnt like it much. ours didnt get very sweet, was mostly soy sauce.

Beth8282

posted:3/9/2006

Wonderful! I followed other comments and cut the soy sauce to 1/4 cup, and I also left out the ginger root. In a pinch, the recipe can also be followed as a stir fry. First, saute' chicken pieces in a little olive oil and add vegetables and ingredients on a condensed timeline.