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Italian Beef Sandwiches in the Crockpot

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Full of flavor with a bit of a kick, these sandwiches are delish!  I found the recipe on the blog of one of my readers, Sherri.  She has a great recipe blog called Everything in Moderation.  My husband, who likes spicy foods loved these, but so did my youngest son who likes things plain.  We just didn’t add the peppers to his sandwich and he didn’t use the dipping sauce.

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Crockpot Cantonese Sweet and Sour Chicken

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crockpot chicken sweet and sour done

Another quick and tasty crockpot meal! This one comes from here.

Here’s what you’ll need:

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Crockpot Cantonese Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. of chicken I used chicken tenders because they were on sale. I did not use the whole bag
  • small onion sliced
  • red pepper sliced
  • green pepper sliced
  • 20 oz can pineapple
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 2 Tbs. cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 Tbs. soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions

  • Put the chicken, onion and peppers in the crockpot. I added my chicken frozen.
  • Drain the can of pineapple. Set the pineapple chunks aside for later.
  • Mix the juice with the rest of the ingredients and pour over the chicken.
  • Cook on low for 7-9 hours or high for about 4-5 hours.
  • A bit before serving add the pineapple chunks.
  • Serve over rice.

We all really liked this.  I will make this one again!