Sweet Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken
Info
PREP:
10 min
COOK:
4 hours
INGREDIENTS
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3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
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Salt and pepper
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1 cup honey
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1/2 cup soy sauce
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1/2 cup diced onion
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1/4 cup ketchup
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
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2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 Tablespoons water
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Sesame seeds
INSTRUCTIONS
- Start by seasoning chicken lightly with salt and pepper and place into crock pot.
- In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes.
- Pour over chicken.
- Cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH 2 hours, or just until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from crock pot with a slotted spoon, leaving sauce behind.
- Dissolve 2 teaspoons of cornstarch in 3 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot.
- Stir to combine with sauce. Replace lid and cook sauce on HIGH for ten more minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Shred chicken with two forks and then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice, quinoa, noodles or MY favorite, spinach!