My sister and I are fans of cream cheese wontons. We have made it a few times, but we have a hard time making a decent sweet and sour sauce. Life with cravings is hard.
I have taken up cooking with the crock pot to save me time and money on lunches. I usually eat in between classes on campus, so it can be a real temptation to just buy something at a cafe. A friend of mine usually has something she brought from home that was made in a crockpot, and we (mostly she) have traded ideas. She saved me from my search for a good sweet and sour sauce. And since I haven't seen it online, I'm going to share it here for you!
Sweet and Sour Chicken
1-2 lb. chicken, cubed
1 16-oz. bottle Russian salad dressing (I could only find Wish Bone brand Russian dressing)
1 pint of preserves (my friend uses plum, I used apricot. You can pick a flavor)
Stir together the dressing and preserves in a crockpot. Stir in the chicken.
You can also add fruits and vegetables for color, flavor, and texture. I added baby corn and canned and drained pineapple chunks. You could add bell pepper, red onion, cabbage, etc. Just be sure to add them in at a time that they won't overcook. (bad experience with cabbage and asparagus cooked the same amount of time as a pork roast. Thecabbage and asparagus turned out mushy and off-color. Yuck!)
Cook in the crockpot until the chicken is cooked all the way through. Serve over rice (I used jasmine). This recipe made about 8 cups of sweet and sour chicken. I served it with 6 cups of cooked rice.
What an easy, inexpensive, delicious recipe! The sauce really is good. This recipe is a keeper!!!
