Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, crockpot kung pao chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook crockpot kung pao chicken using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken:
- Make ready 2.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Take 2 diced zucchini
- Prepare 5 diced red bell peppers
- Take 1 cup diced mushrooms (optional)
- Make ready 1/4 cup shredded carrots (optional)
- Take 1-2 cans water chestnuts
- Prepare 2 tsp sesame seeds
- Prepare 1.5 cups whole cashews
- Take 2 tbl minced garlic
- Prepare 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- Make ready 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
- Get 3 tbl veg. oil
- Get 3 tbl water?
- Get 1 tbl baking soda
- Take 1 tsp sugar
- Get 2 tbl brown sugar
- Get 3 tbl corn starch
- Make ready 1 tbl white vinegar
- Take 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
- Take 3 tbl flour
- Get 2 cups rice (brown or white)
- Get to taste Salt and pepper
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Steps to make Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken:
- Spray cooking spray in crockpot, add all ingredients except for flour and cashews. Stir, cover, and if you c an let marinate in crockpot an hour before turning on. Cook on low for 5 hours. Stir occasionally if you can
- One hour before done cooking remove approx 1-2 cups of the broth and make slurry with flour. Pour back into dish and stir. Cover and continue to cook on low for last hour so it can thicken.
- Start to cook rice this last hour (4 cups boiling water to 2 cups white rice)
- Salt and pepper to taste then add cashews and mix in. Enjoy!
What is crockpot Kung Pao chicken? There are so many varieties of this dish floating around out there. The defining quality that sets Kung Pao chicken apart is the glaze that goes over the top of the dish. The glaze is a sweet and spicy mixture that coats the chicken and stir fried vegetables. This tasty Crockpot Kung Pao Chicken dish is full of sauce, spice, heat, and zing… and totally delicious served over rice!!
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