Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 6 large chicken thighs (skinless and bone-in); 1 tbsp olive oil (divided); 1 tsp paprika (mild or smoked); 1/2 tsp brown sugar; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional); 1 tsp coarse salt; 1/4 tsp cracked pepper; 1/2 cup honey; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 6 cloves garlic (finely chopped or minced); 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar (or cider vinegar); 1 pinch salt; 1/2 tsp cracked pepper; 1/4 cup water (or chicken broth); 2 tsp cornstarch

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken cooked in the most incredible sauce. No weird ingredients, just fall apart, tender, bone-in and skinless chicken thighs cooked in plenty of sauce with crispy, charred, sticky edges! A delicious crock pot chicken recipe.

⏱ 135 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 120min 📊 Hard 🍽 4 servings 👁 6

Instructions

Pat dry bone-in, skinless chicken thighs with paper towel. Combine 1/2 tablespoon of oil with rub ingredients. Season chicken, rubbing the mixture into the chicken.
OPTIONAL SEAR: Heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil in a large pan or skillet over medium heat. Sear chicken for 2 minutes each side to get a nice sear. (Do not cook chicken all the way through, this step is purely for flavour.)Transfer chicken thighs to a 6-qt (litre) slow cooker bowl.
Melt butter in the same pan the chicken was in, scraping up any leftover browned bits in the pan. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients; bring to a rapid simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Pour sauce over chicken in slow cooker bowl, flipping thighs in the sauce to evenly coat. Cover with lid and cook on HIGH heat setting for 2-3 hours, or LOW heat setting for 5-6 hours. Baste with sauce half way through cooking.
Transfer chicken onto serving dish and tent loosely with foil. Let rest for 5 minutes.
While chicken is resting: pour juices from the slow cooker bowl into a pot large enough to fit the liquid. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
Whisk 1/4 cup water (or broth) with 2 teaspoons of cornstarch/cornflour into a lumpfree slurry. Whisk into sauce and let simmer for a good 2-3 minutes, or until thickend into a syrup-like consistency. (Please note: sauce will thicken as it cools). For a thicker sauce, repeat this step with 1 teaspoon extra cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons water. Add into sauce and cook until thickened. Continue this step until reaching your desired consistency.
Place slow cooked chicken thighs on a lined baking sheet. Baste chicken with some of the thickened sauce, about 2 tablespoons per thigh. Broil briefly for 1-2 minutes each side to char the edges.
Slice chicken and serve drizzled with Honey Garlic Butter Sauce.

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Nutrition per serving

568kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2478.00

Per Serving
$620.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$4956.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
chicken thighs	6 large	$593.00
olive oil	1 tbsp	$21.00
paprika	1 tsp	$26.00
brown sugar	0.5 tsp	-
garlic powder	0.5 tsp	$4.00
onion powder	0.5 tsp	$4.00
pinch cayenne pepper	1	$294.00
coarse salt	1 tsp	$1.00
cracked pepper	0.25 tsp	$6.00
honey	0.5 cup	$139.00
unsalted butter	0.5 cup	$130.00
garlic	6 cloves	$1185.00
low sodium soy sauce	2 tbsp	$30.00
rice wine vinegar	2 tbsp	$9.00
pinch salt	1	$20.00
cracked pepper	0.5 tsp	$11.00
water	0.25 cup	-
cornstarch	2 tsp	$5.00