Recipe: Appetizing Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken

Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken. Skinny Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken is a delicious chicken coated in a sweet and spicy sauce with tender vegetables and crunchy cashews. Skip the takeout, this is so much healthier and better! I love the light and tastiness of this skinny Kung Pao Chicken recipe.

I absolutely love a good slow cooker recipe. Add the chicken to the crock pot. Add in the chicken broth, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and hoisin sauce. You can cook Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken

1. It's 2.5 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
2. It's 2 of diced zucchini.
3. Prepare 5 of diced red bell peppers.
4. Prepare 1 cup of diced mushrooms (optional).
5. You need 1/4 cup of shredded carrots (optional).
6. You need 1-2 cans of water chestnuts.
7. Prepare 2 tsp of sesame seeds.
8. You need 1.5 cups of whole cashews.
9. It's 2 tbl of minced garlic.
10. It's 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes.
11. It's 1/2 tsp of powdered ginger.
12. Prepare 3 tbl of veg. oil.
13. It's 3 tbl of water?.
14. It's 1 tbl of baking soda.
15. Prepare 1 tsp of sugar.
16. It's 2 tbl of brown sugar.
17. Prepare 3 tbl of corn starch.
18. Prepare 1 tbl of white vinegar.
19. Prepare 1 cup of low sodium soy sauce.
20. It's 3 tbl of flour.
21. You need 2 cups of rice (brown or white).
22. You need to taste of Salt and pepper.

Give the pot a light stir.. Serve the Crock Pot Kung Pao Chicken over rice with peanuts or cashews on top and the curled green. Tender chicken, loads of veggies, and a delicious sauce! Perfect when served over brown rice or cauliflower rice!

Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken instructions

1. Spray cooking spray in crockpot, add all ingredients except for flour and cashews. Stir, cover, and if you c an let marinate in crockpot an hour before turning on. Cook on low for 5 hours. Stir occasionally if you can.
2. One hour before done cooking remove approx 1-2 cups of the broth and make slurry with flour. Pour back into dish and stir. Cover and continue to cook on low for last hour so it can thicken..
3. Start to cook rice this last hour (4 cups boiling water to 2 cups white rice).
4. Salt and pepper to taste then add cashews and mix in. Enjoy!.

Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken comin' at ya! I don't know if you've noticed, but. I really like my crockpot and making crockpot recipes; I really like recipes with. Add chicken to a slow cooker. Whisk together soy sauce, water, hoisin sauce, honey, minced garlic, sesame oil, grated ginger, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl and pour into the slow cooker.