Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken

4.45 from 72 votes

Crockpot Sweet and Sour Chicken made with FOUR ingredients that tastes just like takeout. This slow cooker recipe is the perfect easy weeknight dinner.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings servings

Author Melissa Williams

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut in to 1-inch pieces
18 oz apricot preserves
½ cup soy sauce
2 Tablespoons rice vinegar

Optional:

Instructions

Add chicken pieces to the slow cooker.
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
In a medium bowl, whisk together the apricot preserves, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
18 oz apricot preserves, ½ cup soy sauce, 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
Carefully pour the mixture over chicken in the crockpot.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours.
Serve with rice and top with green onions and sesame seeds. Sauce will thicken as it cools.
sliced green onions, sesame seeds

Notes

Try pineapple preserves as an alternative.
To thicken sauce, mix 3 tbsp cornstarch with ¼ cup of sauce from the slow cooker until smooth, then stir back in.
Store leftovers covered in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Every slow cooker runs differently. Times given are a general recommendation and should be tested in your own slow cooker and adjusted as needed.

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