Day 17, Slow Cooker Lo Mein

Today I worked early and had about an hour at home before I had to leave for the afternoon/evening so I thought I'd take the opportunity to throw dinner in the crockpot.  It was still a pretty late night dinner though because I didn't read ahead far enough in the recipe to realize that it needed an extra hour once I got back home 😕oh well, it was still delicious and hubby's lunch is taken care of for the next couple days.

I found this recipe at https://showmetheyummy.com/slow-cooker-lo-mein-recipe/

Slow Cooker Lo Mein
Serves 4

Ingredients:
1/4 cup soy sauce 
1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar 
1/4 cup hoisin sauce 
1 teaspoon sesame oil 
2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce 
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 
1/4 teaspoon black pepper 
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts 
1 head broccoli stems removed and discarded, florets roughly chopped 
1-2 carrots julienned 
1-2 red bell pepper sliced 
1 (4 oz) package sliced mushrooms I substituted sugar snap peas because I don't like mushrooms
1/2 pound spaghetti cooked separately according to package directions 
Sesame seeds, green onions, cilantro for garnish 

Instructions
1. Whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin, oil, chili garlic sauce, garlic powder, ginger, and black pepper. I doubled all the sauce ingredients because I wanted it extra saucy
2. Pour 1/3 into a greased crockpot. 
3. Add in chicken and cover. 
4. Cook on HIGH 3-4 hours or LOW 6-8 hours. 
5. Stir in 1/3 more sauce and all the veggies: broccoli, carrots, red bell pepper, mushrooms.
6. Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. 
7. Shred chicken. I actually used my hand mixer to shred the chicken before adding the veggies.
8. Stir in remaining sauce and cooked pasta. 
9. Taste and re-season, if necessary. 
10. Serve and enjoy!