Description
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs slow cooked in a sticky honey garlic sauce until tender and juicy. Ten minutes of prep, then serve over rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 8)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced, to serve
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds, to serve
- Cooked rice, to serve
Instructions
- Season the chicken thighs with the pepper and lay them in the slow cooker in a single layer if you can.
- Whisk together the honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, rice vinegar, ginger and red pepper flakes. Pour the sauce over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or HIGH for 2 to 3 hours, until the chicken reaches 165F and is tender.
- Move the chicken to a plate and cover it loosely with foil.
- Pour the sauce from the slow cooker into a small saucepan and bring it to a simmer over medium heat. Stir the cornstarch into the cold water until smooth, then whisk it into the sauce. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring, until thick and glossy.
- Pour the sauce back over the chicken, or return everything to the slow cooker and toss to coat.
- Optional: for caramelized edges, lay the sauced thighs on a foil-lined sheet pan and broil for 3 to 4 minutes, watching closely so the honey does not burn.
- Serve over rice, topped with the green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- Bone-in thighs: remove the skin and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours or HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, to 165F.
- Chicken breasts: cook on LOW for 2 and 1/2 to 3 and 1/2 hours, to 165F.
- With potatoes: put 1 and 1/2 pounds of halved baby potatoes under the chicken and cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours.
- Leftovers keep 3 to 4 days in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American