Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients:  2 1/2 lbs chicken thighs, or chicken breasts;  1 cup honey;  1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce;  1/2 tsp sesame oil;  2 tbsp olive oil;  1 1/2 tsp minced garlic;  2 tbsp minced onion;  1/4 cup barbecue sauce;  1/4 tsp crushed red peppers;  3 tbsp cold water;  3 tbsp cornstarch;  Sesame seeds;  Green onions, sliced

5 steps

Cook:4h 15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:37:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories506.6 kcal (25%)

Total Fat23 g (33%)

Carbs58.3 g (22%)

Sugars51.3 g (57%)

Protein19.5 g (39%)

Sodium788.9 mg (39%)

Fiber0.5 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2.5 lbschicken thighs

or chicken breasts

1 cuphoney

½ cuplow-sodium soy sauce

½ tspsesame oil

2 Tbspolive oil

1 ½ tspminced garlic

2 Tbsponion

minced

¼ cupbarbecue sauce

¼ tspcrushed red peppers

3 Tbspwater

Instructions

Step 1

Cut chicken into 1 to 1 1/2 inch cubes and put into a crockpot.

Step 2

Mix together honey, low-sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, garlic, onion, barbecue sauce and crushed red peppers in a small bowl. Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken and stir to coat.

Step 3

Cook on low for 2 to 4 hours, depending on your slow cooker, or until cooked.

Step 4

Remove the chicken from the crockpot while reserving the sauce. Pour the sauce into a saucepan over medium heat. Mix together the cold water and cornstarch and stir into the sauce. Cook sauce over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. This only takes a couple of minutes. Turn the heat down to low, add chicken to sauce and break any large pieces into smaller chunks. Stir to coat while simmering.

Step 5

Remove from heat and sauce will thicken more as it cools. Serve over rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and sliced green onions