Sweet Sesame Chicken (Slow Cooker)
Sweet Sesame Chicken made in the slow cooker. This is amazing with fried rice or even just plain white rice. I like to serve it with plain jasmine rice and a frozen Asian vegetable mix stir fried in a bit of veggie oil mixed with sesame oil. Throw a few egg rolls or spring rolls in the oven and it’s home-made Chinese food meal!
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup honey
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup diced onion
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- salt & pepper to taste
- 3 tsp cornstarch (for thickening)
- ¼ cup cold water
- toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray.
- Season chicken pieces with salt & pepper and place in crock pot.
- In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes.
- Pour over chicken.
- Cook on low for 3 hours, open and stir, and set on high for last two hours.
- Remove chicken with a slotted spoon, leaving the juices behind.
- 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.
- Pour sauce 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.
- Shred chicken with 2 forks and add back into to crockpot and stir to coat with sauce.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds when put in serving dish or on plates.