Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken

Name: Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 310 min
Ingredients: 6 piece large chicken thighs (skinless and bone-in (or bone-less)); 1 tbsp olive oil (divided); 1 tsp paprika (mild or smoked); ½ tsp brown sugar; ½ tsp garlic (powder ); ½ tsp onion (powder ); ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper (optional); 1 tsp coarse salt; ¼ tsp black cracked pepper; ½ cup honey; ½ cup unsalted butter; 6 cloves garlic (finely chppped or minced); 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; salt (as required); ½ tsp cracked black pepper; ¼ cup water, or chicken broth; 2 tsp corn starch

Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe is one of the delicious crockpot chicken recipes you can prepare. Especially the chicken thighs with juicy honey garlic sauce becomes a heavenly juicy and tender chicken. Bone-in and skinless chicken thighs are the best to have the crispy, charred, sticky edges to dine. This chicken recipe is a freaking delicious recipe with some moist, honey garlic coat.

Always try to use skinless, boneless chicken thighs. And you must sear the skin to render some of the fat mixing into your braising liquid/sauce. In slow cooking process cook the chicken thighs in the crockpot for about 5 hours in lo settings and 3 hours in high settings. The main need is to maintain the internal temperature of the crockpot near about 160°F.

Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken

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Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe is one of the delicious crockpot chicken recipes you can prepare with some moist, honey garlic coat.

Especially the chicken thighs with juicy honey garlic sauce becomes a heavenly juicy and tender chicken. Bone-in and skinless chicken thighs are the best to have the crispy, charred, sticky edges to dine.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 5 hrs

Total Time 5 hrs 10 mins

Course dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Meal, one-dish-meal

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Calories 518 kcal

Ingredients

Chicken Preparation

6 piece large chicken thighs skinless and bone-in (or bone-less)
1 tbsp olive oil divided
1 tsp paprika mild or smoked
½ tsp brown sugar
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper optional
1 tsp coarse salt
¼ tsp black cracked pepper

Sauce Preparation

½ cup honey
½ cup unsalted butter
6 cloves garlic finely chppped or minced
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
salt as required
½ tsp cracked black pepper
¼ cup water, or chicken broth
2 tsp corn starch

Instructions

Pat the dry boneless, skinless chicken thighs with paper towel.
Make a mixture combining 1/2 tablespoon of oil with paprika, brown sugar, garlic, onion, cayenne pepper, coarse salt, and black cracked pepper.
Rub the mixture into the chicken and season the chicken.
Put those prepared chicken in your clow-cooker.
Prepare some butter in the previous pan and add some garlic and sautéfor 1 minute.
Stir the whole with the sauce for 1 minute and after that remove the heat.
Now pour this sauce preparation into the slow cooker over the chicken and coat both sides eventually.
Now cover with a lid and cook on the slow cooker for 3 hours in high settings and for 5 hours in low settings.
After that remove the chicken from the cooker and keep in rest for 5-6 minutes.
Now whisk 1/4 cup water with 2 teaspoons of cornstarch into a lump-free slurry.
Again whisk into sauce and let simmer until thickend into a syrup-like consistency.
For a thicker sauce, you must repeat this step with 1 teaspoon extra cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons water and cook until reaching your desired concentration.
Now, place slow-cooked chicken thighs on a lined baking sheet for baking.
Now, baste the chicken with near about 2 tablespoons thickened sauce per chicken thigh.
Broil the chicken briefly for 3 minutes on each side to char the edges properly
Finally, take out the chicken slices and decorate the serving dish with Honey Garlic Butter Sauce.

Notes

Prepare the chicken before starting to have some delicious taste. At first, do the seasoning process with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar. Later pat dry with a paper towel for proper absorption. If you want to add some additional flavor, just sear the thighs for just 2 minutes each side.
Make some amount of sauce for the chicken also using honey, butter, low sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, and garlic. While the chicken starts releasing juices in the crockpot mix the honey garlic sauce properly to create some delicious flavors! If you need thick sauce, whisk some cornstarch slurry into the sauce 30 minutes before the completion.
You also have the option to refrigerate the sauce in a sealed freezer container for up to 3 days. You can serve this delicious recipe over steamed or plain rice.

Keyword American Chicken Recipe, Crockpot Chicken Recipe, Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken, Honey Garlic Chicken

Important Tips: Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken

Prepare the chicken before starting to have some delicious taste. At first, do the seasoning process with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar. Later pat dry with a paper towel for proper absorption. If you want to add some additional flavor, just sear the thighs for just 2 minutes each side.

Make some amount of sauce for the chicken also using honey, butter, low sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, and garlic. While the chicken starts releasing juices in the crockpot mix the honey garlic sauce properly to create some delicious flavors! If you need thick sauce, whisk some cornstarch slurry into the sauce 30 minutes before the completion.

You also have the option to refrigerate the sauce in a sealed freezer container for up to 3 days. You can serve this delicious recipe over steamed or plain rice.