Rice Free Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Total time4 hr 20 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time4 hr 5 min

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Rice Free Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

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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
¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
6 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 tbsp)
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp rice vinegar
Chef's tip
For each tablespoon of rice vinegar, use 2 tsp white wine vinegar plus 1 tsp water. Choose an unseasoned 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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