Description
This slow cooker General Tso’s Chicken is tender, saucy, and better than takeout! Sweet, tangy, and just a little spicy, it’s an easy crock pot family dinner.
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts, cubed
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
1/4 cup green onions, sliced
1 tbsp sesame seeds
Cooked white rice (for serving)
Instructions
Toss cubed chicken in cornstarch until lightly coated. Shake off excess.
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on all sides, about 5–6 minutes. (Chicken does not need to be fully cooked yet.)
Transfer browned chicken to the crock pot.
In a bowl, whisk hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, water, and red pepper flakes. Pour over chicken.
Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2–3 hours until chicken is tender.
Serve hot over white rice. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
For spicier chicken, add more crushed red pepper flakes or a drizzle of sriracha.
Add broccoli or bell peppers in the last 30 minutes for extra veggies.
To thicken sauce, whisk in a cornstarch slurry. For thinner sauce, add a splash of chicken broth.
Chicken thighs work just as well and stay extra juicy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours (low) or 2–3 hours (high)
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Chinese-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 390 kcal
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 36 g
- Cholesterol: 92 mg