Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Ingredients
  • 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
  • 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into ¼ inch pieces
  • ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 & ½ cup sweet & sour sauce - I didn't measure just made sure everything was covered
  • 1 - 20 oz. can pineapple chunks in juice
  • 1 - red pepper, seeded & chopped
  • 1 - green pepper, seeded & chopped
  • 1 - small onion, peeled & sliced
  • Sesame seeds (for garnish) - I skipped for Gabby's behalf
  • Rice (for serving)
Instructions
  1. Put carrots in bottom of the crock pot.
  2. Place chicken in a single layer directly on top of carrots
  3. Pour chicken broth in crock pot so that chicken is just covered, sprinkle with red pepper.
  4. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
  5. Remove chicken & carrots from crock pot and discard chicken broth.
  6. Return chicken to crock pot and pour in the sweet & sour sauce.
  7. Top with the drained pineapple, onions and peppers.
  8. Cover and cook on HIGH for 45 minutes.
  9. Serve over rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Recipe by mommy's two cents at http://mommystwocents.com/2012/01/um-yum/