Have you ever wanted to make something in your slow cooker but didn't want to wait 8 hours for it to cook? All of the flavors, the conveniences of the crock pot, but not the hours & hours of agonizing waiting? Yes, I do realize what I am saying. But sometimes I want the ease of the crock pot but the ability to throw it together after work & not have to eat at 2am. WELL, if you've ever felt that way (& I know you have) this recipe is the perfect solution! Healthy, easy, modify-able...oh & REALLY freaking good! Ya'll know my feelings about chicken, but this is a chicken dish I actually looked forward to eating the next night. Clearly, that is saying something!
Now the original recipe calls for 3 lbs of chicken. My crockpot only fit about 2 lbs (4 breasts), so hopefully you've made chicken in your pot before & know how much chicken fits. If not, good luck to ya! Downside of this recipe? It did require a bit more work than just throwing everything in the pot & walking away, but it was worth the extra steps. They weren't nearly as hard as I thought they'd be!
Serves: 4
Cook time: 2 hours 45 mins
How difficult was this for Rachel? Not bad at all! I did rely on Joey's muscles to pour the sauce out of the crock pot. Beware of that.
INGREDIENTS
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp fresh ginger, minced
4 gloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water
2 cups raw broccoli pieces
toasted sesame seeds for garnish (I skipped these)
DIRECTIONS
Spray slow cooker with cooking spray.
Place chicken in the cooker & season with black pepper
(which apparently I chose not to photograph)
In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger & garlic.
(which apparently I chose not to photograph)
In a medium bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger & garlic.
Pour over chicken
Cook chicken on high for 2 hours & 15 mins, or low for 3-4 hours.
Remove chicken from liquid & shred (or dice). Place back into the slow cooker.
Here comes the fun, pour the sauce from the crock pot into a medium sauce pan.
May I recommend doing this over the sink.
May I recommend doing this over the sink.
Heat until sauce is boiling.
Also, this is a terrible picture.
Also, this is a terrible picture.
While the sauce is heating up, in a small bowl, combine water & cornstarch creating a slurry (a term Joey learned this evening)
When the sauce begins to boil, whisk in the slurry until the sauce thickens.
When the sauce begins to boil, whisk in the slurry until the sauce thickens.
It took us only about 7 mins.
Coat chicken completely with sauce.
Add in broccoli. Continue cooking for 30 mins on low.
At this point, we made rice to eat with the chicken.
Remove from slow cooker & enjoy!
Adapted from: Here
We tried this recipe out last week and it was fantastic! The sauce tastes just like one of my wife's favorite Chinese take-out dishes, so this is sure to become a new stand-by recipe. Next time around I am going to try increasing the amount of broccoli I put in and maybe even add in some water chestnuts.
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe, thanks for sharing!
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