By Lily Hayes

Ultimate Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken Recipe (Easy & Tender)

Ingredients

6 servings

2.5 lbsboneless skinless chicken thighs

½ cupall purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoonskosher salt

¾ teaspoonblack pepper

freshly cracked

½ teaspoongarlic powder

¼ teaspoonpaprika

3 tablespoonsvegetable oil

for browning

Sauce

For the Apricot

1 x 11.5 ozapricot nectar

can

1 x 15 ozcan apricot halves in juice

drained, reserve 1/4 cup juice

3 tablespoonsapricot preserves

2 tablespoonslow sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoonhoney

1 tablespoonapple cider vinegar

2 teaspoonschicken bouillon paste

or 1 bouillon cube, crushed

1 teaspoonfresh ginger

minced

½ teaspoonred pepper flakes

optional

1yellow onion

large, cut into thick slices

3cloves garlic

minced

3carrots

medium, cut into 2-inch pieces

8 ozbaby bella mushrooms

quartered

1red bell pepper

cut into strips

1 ½ cupsfresh green beans

trimmed

2 tablespoonsbutter

2green onions

sliced thin

¼ cupfresh cilantro

chopped

1 tablespoonsesame seeds

jasmine rice

Cooked, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes

Instructions