Honey Bourbon Crock Pot Chicken

 

Ingredients

• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• salt and pepper
• ½ cup diced onion
• 1 cup of honey
• ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 2 Tbsp. canola oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1-2 Tbsp cornstarch
• hot rice
• sesame seeds, optional

Instructions

1. Salt and pepper chicken and place in your slow cooker.
2. Place onion on top of chicken.
3. In a medium sized bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, ketchup, oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Pour mixture over the chicken in the crockpot.
4. Cook on low for 3-4 hours
5. Remove chicken from crock pot and slice into strips.
6. In a small bowl, combine 1 Tbsp cornstarch with 1 Tbsp water. Pour into sauce remaining in the crock pot and stir to combine. If sauce is not thick enough repeat with another Tbsp of the cornstarch/water.
7. Place the chicken back in the sauce and stir around to recoat the chicken in the sauce.
8. Serve over cooked rice and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top (optional).

 (I found this recipe on the blog RealMomKitchen)