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February 23, 2015

Slow Cooker General Tso’s Chicken (light and gluten free)

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If you’re looking for your favorite Chinese food without the fried and breaded part…try this easy slow cooker version of General Tso’s Chicken.  The flavor is all there without the grease and calories.
Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken (light and gluten free)

I love Chinese food but sometimes I feel so sick after eating it.  It can be really greasy especially when it’s breaded and fried and then soaked in a salty sauce.  Talk about bloat-fest!  The slow cooker is a great way to make your favorite Asian foods.  You get lots of flavor but not all the calories.

Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken (light and gluten free)
This particular recipe starts with apricot jam, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce.  It does have some sweetness to it.  But it’s not overly sweet so don’t worry if you’re not a sweet meat fan.  We served ours over brown rice but you can do noodles too.
Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken (light and gluten free)
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Slow Cooker General Tso’s Chicken


  • Author: Karen
  • Cook Time: 4-6 hours
  • Total Time: 54 minute
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat
  • 1/3 cup low sodium (gluten free) soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup Apricot jam or preserves
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tbsp minute tapioca
  • Diced green onions, optional

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken thighs into bite size pieces.  Place in the bottom of the slow cooker.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, apricot jam, hoisin sauce, balsamic vinegar, garlic, red pepper flakes and tapioca.  Pour sauce over the chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for 4-6 hours.
  4. Serve chicken over rice or noodles and top with green onions.

Notes

Ideal slow cooker size: 3-4 quart

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11 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Asian, Chicken, Gluten Free, Slow Cooker Tagged With: All Posts, 4-6 hours, 4 stars

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  1. Lisa B says

    January 16, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    Any idea if it would freeze well as written, defrost in refrigerator overnight, then into the slow cooker in the morning? I am looking for recipes that I can prep ahead and freeze so my husband and FIL can have a few good meals when I am out of town.

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    • [email protected] says

      January 19, 2016 at 9:44 pm

      Yes I'm pretty sure this would work great! You are nice to make food ahead of time for them 🙂

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  2. Lisa B says

    January 16, 2016 at 10:08 pm

    Any idea if it would freeze well as written, then defrost overnight in the refrigerator before putting in the crockpot in the morning? I'm looking for recipes I can prep ahead and freeze, so my husband and FIL will have a few good meals when I'm out of town.

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  3. brooke says

    January 4, 2016 at 12:50 am

    Can you explain the purpose of the tapioca in this recipe? I've never seen a recipe call for it before so I was wondering what it added.

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    • [email protected] says

      January 12, 2016 at 3:24 am

      It is a thickener and works great in slow cooker recipes!

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  4. Baws Makeup says

    November 24, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    How many kcal??

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  5. Lana says

    September 27, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    Thank you for the recipe. I definitely want to try that one in our new rice cooker/slow cooker. Kids love general TSO but we were not able to have one since we had to go GF. I have a question It calls for a LOW slow cooking setting. In mine I cannot change to low (it is set by default to HIGH). Any suggestions – can I still do the recipe but with different times? or sue rice cooking setting instead? any suggestions are appreciated!

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    • [email protected] says

      September 29, 2015 at 3:55 am

      You can just cook it for less time. I would cook for 2-3 hours on high

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  6. Andrea Stoeckel says

    February 23, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    I really love your recipes, for over a year now. I know its the "latest thing" but the gluten free is a given in this recipe….because….there is NO WHEAT in it. As a chef, this is the one big bugaboo these days…I even saw it on wine and a carton of eggs the other day

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    • [email protected] says

      February 24, 2015 at 4:08 am

      I know huh? I like to categorize my recipes and this is just one way for me to label it. That way when someone with celiac comes to my site they can just go to the gluten free label and find recipes that work for them.

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    • Cat says

      October 3, 2015 at 11:44 pm

      Soy sauce has gluten in it so it's not necessarily a given just bc there is no wheat in the recipe…… She uses a gf soy sauce which folks with celiac would appreciate.

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