Gluten Free Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Total time4 hr 20 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time4 hr 5 min

Gluten Free Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Bone-in chicken thighs go low and slow here, soaking up a sticky-sweet glaze built from honey, minced garlic, ketchup, rice vinegar, and a touch of sesame oil until the meat turns fall-apart tender. A quick trip under the broiler crisps the skin into deep golden, caramelized perfection before the cooking liquid gets whisked with a cornstarch slurry into a glossy sauce that clings to every piece. Finished with sesame seeds and scallions, it's the kind of dinner that looks like takeout but comes together in your own slow cooker with almost no hands-on effort. The honey-garlic flavor is deeply savory with just enough sweetness and heat to keep things interesting, and it's a great pick for a gluten free dinner rotation. Serve it over rice or alongside roasted vegetables to soak up every last drop of that glaze.

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Ingredients

4 servings

8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 3 ½ lb total)
1 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp black pepper

For the sauce

½ cup honey
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¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
6 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 tbsp)
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

For thickening

2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp cold water

For serving

2 tsp sesame seeds (optional)
2 scallions, thinly sliced (optional)

Instructions

1
Pat the chicken thighs dry with paper towels and season all over with the salt and pepper.
2
In the insert of a 6-quart slow cooker, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, garlic, ketchup, rice vinegar, and sesame oil until combined. Add the red pepper flakes, if using.

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