Vegan Mondays: Vegan Slow Cooker Pineapple Pepper Chicken Recipe

Day 45.



Another easy day. Open freezer bags, dump into crockpot, start rice cooker...wait...eat. Good stuff. This one did have multiple bags that had to be dumped in at separate times though! Shew. I strained myself.



Pineapple Pepper Chicken

Adapted from Onceamonthmom's Pineapple Pepper Chicken Stew

Ingredients

1 pound equivalent vegan "chicken," cubed

4 medium carrots, one-inch pieces

1 C chicken broth

2 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced (approx. 1/2 inch of root)

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

2 Tbsp. soy sauce

1/2 tsp.  ground allspice

1/2 tsp. red pepper sauce

14 oz. pineapple chunks in juice (juice drained and saved)

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1 medium red bell pepper, cut in one-inch pieces

2 oz. snow peas

Red pepper flakes, to taste (optional)





Directions

Mix all ingredients except pineapple, cornstarch, snow peas and bell pepper in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours (or high heat setting 3 to 4 hours) or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink in center. Mix reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch until smooth; gradually stir into chicken mixture. Stir in pineapple, snow peas and bell pepper. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve over rice.



Freezing Directions

Mix reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch until smooth; add to quart-sized freezer bag (Bag #1). Add pineapple, snow peas and bell pepper to separate quart-sized freezer bag (Bag #2). Combine remaining ingredients in gallon freezer bag (Bag #3). Place Bags #1, #2 and #3 in Bag #4 and freeze (to keep them together). To serve: Add Bag #3 to 3.5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7-8 hours (or high heat setting 3-4 hours), or until vegetables are tender and chicken is no longer pink in center. Gradually stir Bag #1 into stew. Stir in Bag #2. Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve over rice.

Servings: 4





The Results

It was a tad boring to me, so I added the red pepper flakes to pep it up. After that it was tasty. It was much like sweet and sour chicken, but the sauce wasn't as thick and tangy. Also, if you're not overly fond of ginger, think about reducing the amount as it's pretty strong.



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What's your favorite slow cooker meal?



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