Crockpot General Tso's Chicken

I love Chinese food but don't order it often in an effort to stay as healthy as possible. You may have seen my healthy version of shrimp fried rice in an earlier post, but tonight's meal is General Tso's Chicken. This recipe tastes so much like the original it's incredible! 

You will need:

Ingredients

1 package of chicken tenders
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 cup onion chopped (or 2 Tbs dried onion flakes)
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp garlic powder
1tsp ground ginger
3 Tbs cornstarch

Cube the chicken into 1 inch pieces and place in a large Ziploc bag with the cornstarch. Shake the bag to coat the chicken with cornstarch.  

Add the remaining ingredients to the crockpot and whisk until combined. 

Then in a non stick pan add 3 Tbs of olive oil and preheat to a Med-Hi setting. Arrange the chicken in the pan and cook for 5 mins on each side. It’s okay if the chicken does not brown, it will cook the rest of the way in the crockpot. This step helps give the chicken some of the crispy outside like takeout. 

Add the chicken to the crockpot stirring the ingredients and turn the heat to Low for 3 hours.

To serve, top with sliced green onions. I absolutely love this dish and we eat it fairly frequently. It's foolproof and fantastic!