- prep: 15 min
- cook: 3 hr 30 min
- total: 3 hr 45 min
Summary
Homemade sweet and sour chicken. No need to order take-out with this easy delicious slow cooker version.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite-sized 1” cubes
- 2/3 cup cornstarch (or arrowroot powder for Paleo friendly version)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Cooking oil
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 2 sweet bell peppers (I used 1 red, 1 green), deseeded and cut into 1" pieces
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
- Sauce
- 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce (use gluten free Tamari or coconut aminos for paleo version)]
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste or ketchup
- 3 tablespoons of honey or brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon of dark soy sauce (leave out if you can’t find this)
- 1/4 teaspoon of sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
- Corn starch slurry
- 2 tablespoons corn starch (or arrowroot powder) + 3 tablespoons cool water
- For lunch bowls: cooked rice, quinoa or noodles, lunch containers
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 272 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 3 g 5%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 3.38%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 83 mg 27.66%
- Sodium: 905 mg 37.71%
- Calcium: 39 mg 3.91%
- Potassium: 463 mg 13.23%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 7.16%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 31 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 3.97%
- Sugar: 14 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 1.9%
- Vitamin C 7.66%
- Vitamin D 0.28%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat0
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat4
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total3 oz-eq