Sweet Sesame Chicken (Slow Cooker)

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• salt & pepper
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 TBSP olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• cornstarch/water
• toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray.
2. Season chicken pieces with salt & pepper and place in crock pot.
3. In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes.
4. Pour over chicken.
5. Cook on low for 4 hours, or high for 2 hours or until chicken is cooked through. (I cooked on low for first 3 hours and then opened and stirred, and set on high for last two hours.)
6. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon, leaving the juices behind.
7. Dissolve 3 heaping TBSPs of cornstarch in 1/4 cup of cold water. This should resemble a thin paste. If too thick, add a bit more water and stir until dissolved.
8. Pour into crock pot and stir until dissolved and sauce starts to thicken. Close lid and heat on high for another 5 to 10 minutes. Sauce should be nice and thick.
9. Shred chicken with 2 forks and add back into to crockpot and stir to coat with sauce.
10. Sprinkle with sesame seeds when put in serving dish or on plates.

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I served this with jasmine rice and a frozen asian vegetable mix stir fried in a bit of veggie oil mixed with sesame oil.