Savory Sweet Crock Pot Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place pineapple chunks in small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Place carrots, onion, garlic and gingerroot in 4 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker. Top with chicken. Mix soy sauce, brown sugar and reserved pineapple juice; pour over chicken.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 9 hours or until juice of chicken is no longer pink.
• During last 30 minutes, add pineapple and bell peppers. Increase to high heat setting. Mix cornstarch and water; stir into chicken mixture during last 10 minutes of cooking. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Combine pineapple juice, brown sugar and soy sauce; mix well.
• Stir in chicken pieces, coating well.
• Pour into crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• Serve over rice.
• If desired, you may also add chunks of pineapple, bell pepper, sliced carrots, onion -- .

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together barbecue sauce, pineapple with juice, green bell pepper, onion, and garlic.
• Arrange 4 of the chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour half of the barbecue sauce over the chicken. Place remaining chicken in slow cooker, and pour remaining sauce over the top.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 9 hours.

Steps:

• To prepare chicken:.
• Rinse chicken breasts. Pat dry with paper towels. Trim off any visible fat. Place half of chicken breasts in 3 or 4 quart slow cooker. Sprinke with half of chicken seasoning. Drizzel with 1 tablespoon vinegar. Add remaining chicken breasts. Sprinkle with remaining seasoning. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon vinegar.
• To cook chicken:.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 2 1/2 hours or until chicken is cooked through. (NOTE: Do NOT overcook, or chicken will be dry.) Remove chicken to platter. Discard liquid in slow cooker. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar over chicken.
• Cook's note:.
• If you have leftovers or prefer to use chicken for a later purpose, let meat cool, then wrap well and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Steps:

• 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 or until chicken juices run clear., In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, sweet-and-sour sauce, water and ginger until smooth. Stir into the slow cooker. Add onions and reserved pineapple; cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Add peas; cook 5 minutes longer. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch, garlic powder, and ground ginger together in a small bowl. Toss chicken thighs in cornstarch mixture until they are evenly coated.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in the skillet until browned on all sides, 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Drain juice from the can of pineapple chunks into a measuring cup. You should have approximately 3/4 cup to 1 cup of juice.
• Mix 1/2 cup pineapple juice, chicken stock, rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce together in a slow cooker. Add browned chicken pieces and stir to coat chicken with the sauce. Cook on Low for 3 1/2 hours.
• Whisk remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch with remaining 1/4 cup pineapple juice. Stir cornstarch mixture into the slow cooker. Increase the slow cooker heat to High and add pineapple chunks and chopped red bell pepper.
• Cook on High until the sauce is bubbly and thickened and bell pepper is crisp-tender, about 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion.

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet.
• Add chicken and brown on all sides.
• While chicken is browning, make sauce by combining garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, chicken broth, lemon juice, and cayenne in a mixing bowl.
• Remove browned chicken from skillet and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken into crock pot and cover with sauce.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-8 hours or until chicken is done, depending on your crock pot.
• Remove chicken from crock pot and turn crock pot to High.
• Mix corn starch and water thoroughly together, then add to crock pot liquid.
• Place cover on crock pot so that the lid is slightly ajar.
• Cook until sauce thickens, about 20-30 minutes.
• Return chicken to crock pot to coat, then serve either alone or over a bed of rice and topped with sauce.