Crock Pot Chicken Chowmein

Ingredients

• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in 1-inch cubes
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, thinly sliced
• 1 cup sliced button mushrooms
• 6 sliced green onions
• 1 1/2 cups sliced celery
• 1 can 8 oz, 227 ml can sliced water chestnuts
•  2 cups bean sprouts
•  397 gram package of Chinese Style Steam Fried Chow Mein Noodles

Sauce

• 1 cup no sodium chicken broth
• 1 Tbsp white sugar
• 1/3 cup light soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon Siracha chili sauce or cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp fresh grated ginger
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)

Directions

1. Heat oil in skillet; brown chicken, stirring to brown all sides. Put chicken pieces in a crock pot that has been sprayed with oil. 
2. Place the carrots, green onions, mushrooms, celery, and water chestnuts, in next. 
3. Stir together the sauce ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
4. During the last 15 minutes of cooking add the beansprouts to the crockpot. 
5. Turn the crock pot to high and put the chow mein noodles in last, tossing well, to incorporate with the sauce, cover, and let steam 10- 15 minutes more, tossing every 5 minutes.