Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken

By Thom7747

An easy slow cooker version of the family favorite General Tso's chicken and it's soooo much better than takeout!

Ingredients

• sauce:
• 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds), chopped into bite size pieces
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup corn starch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce (can be found in the Asian section at most markets)
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or garlic powder)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• steamed or fried rice for serving

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oil in a nonstick pan or skillet over medium heat. Whisk together corn starch, salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and pepper.

Add corn starch mixture and chicken pieces to a large zip lock bag. Seal and shake to coat chicken.

Add coated chicken pieces to pan. Saute 1-2 minutes until browned. (The chicken will still be raw in the middle at this point, that's okay)

In a bowl combine all sauce ingredients and whisk to combine. Add half to the crockpot along with chicken pieces. Cook on low for 4 hours.

Place the chicken on a flat pan and broil the chicken until crispy.

Before serving, Add remaining sauce to the chicken and stir gently, serve immediately.

Serve with rice.