Saucy sweet and spicy Asian chicken made healthier at home in your slow cooker!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 4 hourshours
Total Time: 4 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings:4
Ingredients
3-4boneless skinless chicken breasts, , cut into bite-size pieces
1red bell pepper, , chopped
1canpineapple chunks, , drained
Sauce
2teaspoonsminced garlic
1-2teaspoonscrushed red pepper flakes
2/3cupsugar
1cupwater
2tablespoonssweet red chili sauce
1/2teaspoonsalt
4tablespoonscold water
3tablespoonscorn starch
Instructions
Add chicken, chopped red peppers, and pineapple to a greased slow cooker.
In a medium bowl whisk together sauce ingredients except for the 4 tablespoons cold water + 3 tablespoons corn starch. Pour sauce into the slow cooker and give everything a stir. Cover and cook on high 2-3 hours or on low 4-5 hours.
About 30 minutes before serving, take the lid off of the slow cooker. In a small bowl whisk together the remaining cold water and corn starch. Set the slow cooker on high (if it isn't already) and pour the corn starch slurry into the pot, stir, then cover and cook another 30 minutes or until ready to serve. Stir just before serving.
Serve with steamed rice or fried rice if desired. (Click [url:1]HERE[/url] for my favorite easy homemade fried rice recipe)