Slow-Cooker Sweet & Sour Chicken

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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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Gaylecurtis

posted:2/29/2008

Both my husband and I loved this recipe. My husband didn't want me to freeze the left-overs, he wanted me to heat it up for dinner tomorrow. I rate this as excellent. We loved it.

suzjerm

posted:12/1/2007

The only thing I didn't like about this was the chicken didn't have any flavor after cooking for so long. Next time I'll just cook the chicken separate and add it at the end. Otherwise very tasty.

a cook

posted:11/28/2007

Delicious - very easy to make.

sharong1

posted:11/16/2007

instead of thighs, i used 1 1/2 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breast. so tender when it was done. will make again for sure.

nativnykr

posted:9/15/2007

Great Flavor and not alot of fuss! Definately will remake.

Rosiecheex

posted:8/10/2007

My family loved this dish, including my 6yr old and 3yr old. I used red and yellow peppers and ground ginger. Makes great leftovers.

boobaby

posted:6/19/2007

I doubled sauce and forgot to use cornstrach...needless to say mine was too runny. I also did not add the pineapple chunks but did add the juice. I did not use the red peppers but did use the green peppers. I got 3 thumbs up and the 4th thumb is out numbered.

kwaltos81

posted:6/19/2007

My boyfriend LOVED this recipe! It was so easy!! Mine came out a little watery so I might add a little more cornstarch to it.

rickjenn