Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

          

Easy to prepare and very tasty. Can also be baked with the same results if you don’t have a slow cooker. Serve over rice.

Original recipe makes 10 servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
3/4 cup honey
3/4 cup lite soy sauce
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained with juice reserved
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water

  • PREP

    20 mins

  • COOK

    4 hrs

  • READY IN

    4 hrs 20 mins

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook chicken thighs just until evenly browned on all sides. Place thighs in a slow cooker.
  2. In a bowl, mix honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, ginger, and reserved pineapple juice. Pour into the slow cooker.
  3. Cover, and cook 4 hours on High. Stir in pineapple tidbits just before serving.
  4. Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Remove thighs from slow cooker. Blend the cornstarch mixture into remaining sauce in the slow cooker to thicken. Serve sauce over the chicken.

Nutrition

Calories: 235 kcal
Carbohydrates: 34.4 g
Cholesterol: 42 mg
Fat: 6 g
Fiber: 0.7 g
Protein: 13 g
Sodium: 724 mg