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Sweet and sour pineapple chicken

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 8 hrs 10 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce
  • ¼ cup white vinegar
  • 430g can pineapple pieces in natural juice, drained — juice set aside
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • ¼ cup salt-reduced soy sauce
  • 1 cup liquid salt-reduced chicken stock
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 onion, fine diced,
  • 2 red capsicums, roughly chopped
  • 500g chicken tenderloins
  • 3 cups frozen peas
  • 1 ½ cups rice
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 3 cups baby spinach
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place garlic, ginger, tomato sauce, vinegar, pineapple juice (not pieces), sugar, soy sauce, stock and water in slow cooker and stir well. Add onion, capsicums and chicken. Set to low and cook for 7 hours.

    2 Remove lid, stir well and add peas and pineapple pieces. Cook for 30 more minutes.

    3 Meanwhile, cook rice following packet directions.

    4 With 30 minutes remaining, combine cornflour with enough cold water to form a smooth paste and add to slow cooker. Continue to cook for 30 more minutes.

    5 Stir in spinach then serve with rice.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check tomato sauce, soy sauce, cornflour and stock are gluten free.

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