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Slow-Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

Rebecca Lindamood
Prep Time 5 minutes
Sweet, tangy, spicy, garlicky, gingery: You never expect something that is this simple to make to taste this deep and complex. With a maximum of 10 minutes of hands-on time required to put this together, you will be thrilled and so will the rest of your family! Adapted with big thanks from my dear friend, Amy of Very Culinary

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced or grated fresh ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled and minced
  • 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup of water

Serve with:

  • Hot cooked rice
  • Sesame seeds
  • Scallions thinly sliced

Instructions
 

  • Very lightly season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and place them in the slow cooker.
  • Whisk the honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, canola and sesame oils, ginger, garlic and pepper flakes together in a mixing bowl and pour over the chicken thighs. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 hours, or until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
  • Use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer the chicken to a rimmed plate or bowl and cover lightly with foil, leaving the pan juices in the slow cooker.
  • Stir the cornstarch into the water with a fork or small whisk until dissolved. Whisk the mixture into the pan juices in the slow cooker. Re-cover the slow-cooker and turn the heat to high. Let it cook and thicken for 15 minutes.
  • Carefully transfer the chicken back into the slow-cooker. Serve the pieces of chicken over the hot cooked rice, spoon the sauce over the chicken and garnish with sesame seeds and scallions.

Nutrition

Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 23gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 690mgPotassium: 338mgSugar: 18gVitamin A: 90IUVitamin C: 1.2mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1.3mg

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