Description
With a secret ingredient that your family won’t be able to guess and only a handful of total ingredients this sweet and sour chicken is delicious to eat, easy to make and quick to clean up after dinner is done. A perfect weeknight recipe! Can be made in your Instant Pot or slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs and/or breasts (frozen or fresh)
- 3/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 2 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 Tbsp seasoned rice wine vinegar
- Pinch of white pepper
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Pour water into bottom of Instant Pot. Add in the chicken.
- In a bowl stir together the lemonade concentrate, ketchup, vinegar and white pepper.
- Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 12 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes then move valve to venting and remove the lid.
- Use tongs to move chicken to a cutting board and shred.
- Discard all but 1 cup of the liquid in the Instant Pot. In a small bowl stir together 1 Tbsp cornstarch and 2 Tbsp of cold water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to saute setting. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the pot. Let the sauce thicken and then turn off the Instant Pot.
- Stir the chicken into the sauce. Salt and pepper to taste (I added in a big pinch of kosher salt and coarse black pepper).
- Serve and enjoy. Top with slices of lemon, if desired.
Slow Cooker Instructions: (no water or cornstarch needed)
- Add chicken into slow cooker.
- In a bowl stir together the lemonade concentrate, ketchup, vinegar and white pepper.
- Pour the mixture over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- Use tongs to move chicken to a cutting board and shred.
- Stir the chicken into the sauce. Salt and pepper to taste (I added in a big pinch of kosher salt and coarse black pepper).
- Serve and enjoy. Top with slices of lemon, if desired.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker