Crock Pot Pepper Chicken {Slow Cooker}
Crock Pot Pepper Chicken is a tender, juicy and succulent chicken recipe that can be served on a bun or with a side of mashed potatoes, rice or pasta. Asian Sweet Chili Sauce gives the Pepper Chicken a really nice sweet and spicy flavor but can be replaced with BBQ sauce.
I might be a little late to the Crock Pot ball, but I finally got myself a Slow Cooker. The first thing that I did with it was make this tender, juicy and succulent Pepper Chicken. Asian Sweet sauce gave the Pepper Chicken that third dimension of flavor, rounding off the dish nicely. You should definitely give Pepper Chicken a try!
Ways to serve Slow Cooker Pepper Chicken
We served this Pepper Chicken on a bun, but you can serve with cooked rice or even tossed with pasta and cheese. This one is pretty amazing with some mashed potatoes and a pickle.
Can the Crock Pot Pepper Chicken be made in a Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot)
Why, yes it can! Just cook it for 25 minutes on “Manual” (“High)” with a steam valve turned to “sealing”. Then allow the pressure to release naturally for about 10 minutes before turning the steam valve to “venting”, and then opening the lid.
For an even better flavor, the chicken can be browned in some oil before adding the liquid and cooking it.
Here are some other Slow Cooker recipes:
- Slow Cooker Beef & Bell Pepper – Spicy beef chunks with peppers.
- Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup – The best chicken noodle soup!
- Simple Pot Roast – Chuck Roast is slow cooked with vegetables.
Crock Pot Pepper Chicken {Slow Cooker}
Crock Pot Pepper Chicken is a tender, juicy and succulent chicken recipe that can be served on a bun or with a side of mashed potatoes, rice or pasta.
Ingredients
Place in Crock Pot right away
- 3 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove garlic crushed
Sautee 30 minutes before Chicken is done cooking
- 1 medium onion peeled and diced
- 2 bell peppers cut in thin strips
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
Add at the end
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup Garlic Sweet Sauce or Teriyaki Sauce
Instructions
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Place the chicken breasts on the bottom of the crock pot. Pour the chicken stock on top. Add mustard seeds and garlic powder. Set the timer to 6 hours and the temperature to “high”. Turn the breasts over about 2 times throughout the cooking, doing it for the first time 3 hours into the cooking process.
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About 20 minutes before the chicken is ready, sauté the onions in a skillet with 1 to 2 tablespoons of oil, until slightly golden.
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Add strips of bell pepper and sautee some more until the pepper has taken on some color and became tender.
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Once the chicken is ready, shred it with two forks. Do not remove the leftover liquid, it will help to keep chicken moist.
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Add sautéed onion & pepper & the sauce of your choice (Garlic Sweet Sauce/Teriyaki Sauce). Season with freshly ground black pepper, sriracha & salt to taste.
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Serve hot on a toasted bun.
Recipe Notes
Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker Conversion
- cook the chicken with the liquid for 25 minutes on "Manual" ("High)" with the steam valve turned to "sealing". Then allow the pressure to release naturally for about 10 minutes before turning the steam valve to "venting", and then opening the lid and proceeding with the rest of the recipe.
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where do you buy mustard seeds? Will it be ok if I just use ground mustard instead? Also what kind of teriyaki sauce should I use? Thank you
Hi Vera,
I buy mine in the bulk section at WINCO, but I think any store has them either in the spice section in little jars, or you can find them in the bulk section of Whole Foods.
If you don’t have them it’s not a big deal if you don’t add them at all, they don’t give off a very strong aroma or any aroma that you could say that it’s definitely from the mustard seed. I have it on hand and just use it as part of the blend of other spices, but its ok if you don’t use it at all. Ground are fine too.
I use Mr. Yoshida Teriyaki sauce, but any brand that you like is fine in this recipe.
This recipe looks very simple and delicious, great photos as usual…I see you upgraded your watermark, looks great :).
I finally got enough time to find a logo that I like))