General Tso Chicken - My Family Dinner

General Tso Chicken

Hannah Stewart

This dish is all about those bold flavors you love, tender chicken, and the ultimate convenience of crockpot cooking.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings Adults

Calories 421 kcal

Equipment

Slow Cooker / Crockpot
1 gallon freezer bag

Ingredients

2-3 lb chicken thighs boneless, skinless
1/4 cup tapioca starch sub. corn starch or arrowroot starch
1 tbsp olive oil

Sauce (Whisk Together):

4 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tbsp honey
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp peanut butter
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp sriracha
2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

For Serving:

2 cups uncooked rice cook rice according to package before serving
1 bunch green onions garnish
sesame seeds or toasted pine nuts garnish

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Instructions

Freezer Prep DIrections:

Prepare a gallon freezer bag, labeling according to your preferred method.
Whisk together sauce ingredients.
Add all ingredients, except for serving, to labeled freezer bag and pour sauce on top.
Seal bag, removing as much air as possible, and freeze for up to three months.

Slow Cooker Directions:

Thaw freezer bag in fridge 12-24 hours before cooking.
Dump contents of gallon freezer bag into slow cooker.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Remove chicken thighs from slow cooker, shred chicken, mix back into sauce in slow cooker.
Serve over rice. Optional: Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 20.6gProtein: 44.6gFat: 16.4gSaturated Fat: 3.9gCholesterol: 135mgSodium: 158mgPotassium: 415mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 13.7g