PREP TIME: 5 mins | COOK TIME: 3 hrs | TOTAL TIME: 3 hrs 5 mins | SERVINGS: 5
With sweet and savoury sauce and a bit of heat, this General Tso’s Chicken will surely be a hit! Easy to prep, simply dump everything in a slow cooker, and leave to cook.
INGREDIENTS
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1” cubes
1/4 c. cornstarch
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 c. hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 c. brown sugar
3 cloves garlic minced
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp 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
HOW TO MAKE SLOW COOKER GENERAL TSO’S CHICKEN
Step 1: Add the chicken and cornstarch to a mixing bowl. Coat the chicken completely with cornstarch.
Step 2: Heat oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook until a bit browned but not cooked through. Transfer the chicken to the bottom of a slow cooker.
Step 3: Place the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and crushed red pepper in a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine, then pour the mixture over the chicken.
Step 4: Set the slow cooker on low and cook the chicken for 3 to 4 hours until cooked through.
Step 5: Serve the chicken over rice. If desired, garnish with green onions, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes.
NOTES:
You can prepare this dish without browning the chicken in the skillet. Once the chicken is finished cooking, remove it from the crockpot, then add in a tbsp cornstarch to the sauce. Put the chicken back to the crockpot and continue to cook for 15 minutes more to thicken the sauce. Remember that the chicken could take longer to cook.
NUTRITION FACTS:
Serves: 5
Calories 312kcal 16% | Carbohydrates 41g 14% | Protein 21g 42% | Fat 7g 11% | Saturated Fat 3g 15% | Cholesterol 59mg 20% | Sodium 962mg 40% | Potassium 419mg 12% | Fiber 1g 4% | Sugar 29g 32% | Vitamin A85IU 2% | Vitamin C 1.7mg 2% | Calcium 35mg 4% | Iron 0.9mg 5%

Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1” cubes
- 1/4 c. cornstarch
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 c. hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp 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
Instructions
Step 1: Add the chicken and cornstarch to a mixing bowl. Coat the chicken completely with cornstarch.
Step 2: Heat oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook until a bit browned but not cooked through. Transfer the chicken to the bottom of a slow cooker.
Step 3: Place the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and crushed red pepper in a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine, then pour the mixture over the chicken.
Step 4: Set the slow cooker on low and cook the chicken for 3 to 4 hours until cooked through.
Step 5: Serve the chicken over rice. If desired, garnish with green onions, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes.
Notes
You can prepare this dish without browning the chicken in the skillet. Once the chicken is finished cooking, remove it from the crockpot, then add in a tbsp cornstarch to the sauce. Put the chicken back to the crockpot and continue to cook for 15 minutes more to thicken the sauce. Remember that the chicken could take longer to cook.