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Sweet-and-Sour Chicken

SUBMITTED BY: Dorothy Hess 

"Dorothy Hess of Hartwell, Georgia uses her slow-cooker to fix this stir-fry like supper. Adding the onions, pineapple and snow peas later in the process keeps them from becoming over-cooked."
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 6 times with an average star rating of 3.7
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  3 Hrs 20 Min
READY IN  3 Hrs 35 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks
  • 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 2 medium carrots, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup sweet and sour sauce
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 3 green onions cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh snow peas
  • Hot cooked rice

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes; drain. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the chicken, water chestnuts, carrots, soy sauce and pineapple juice. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, sweet-and-sour sauce, water and ginger until smooth. Stir into the slow cooker. Add onions and pineapple; cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Add peas; cook 5 minutes longer. Serve with rice.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on oct. 26, 2006 by Chocolate Moose 
I used this recipe yet it wasn't exactly the tase I wanted. I think it was the storebought... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 6, 2009 by badkitty 
Very nice recipe, but I would prefer a recipe that makes the sweet and sour from scratch as I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on oct. 7, 2008 by julie 
it was easy enough to make but it didn't make a very good impression on any of the 8 people in... MORE


 
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