Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 3 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, (cut into one inch cubes)

1/4 cup cornstarch

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 cup hoisin sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 cloves garlic, (minced)

3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon dry ginger

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, (more or less to liking)

optional garnish (green onions, sesame seeds, additional red pepper flakes)

Directions

Combine the chicken and cornstarch in a bowl or plastic bag. Toss until the chicken is completely coated in the cornstarch.

In a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat add oil. Cook the chicken until the chicken is lightly brown but not cooked through. Place the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker.

In a small mixing bowl whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger and crushed red pepper. Pour on top of chicken in the slow cooker.

Cook on low heat for 3-4 hours or until chicken is cooked throughout. *see note

Serve over rice and garnish with green onions, sesame seeds and red pepper flakes if desired.

Nutrition

• Calories: 312 kcal
• Total Fat: 7 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Cholesterol: 59 mg
• Sodium: 962 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 41 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 29 g
• Protein: 21 g