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Sesame Chicken for the Crock Pot OAMC
"I got this recipe off an email list years ago. My family really enjoys this. This freezes really well."
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 6 skinless chicken drumsticks, with thighs attached skinless
- 1⁄2 cup soy sauce
- 1⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
directions
- Place chicken crock pot.
- In a bowl, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and tomato sauce.
- Pour sauce over chicken. Cover and cook on low for about 5 hours or until chicken is tender.
- Remove to a plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- To Freeze: Cool, bag, label and freeze(package sesame seeds separate and add when reheating).
- To Serve: Warm in microwave to desired temperature and top with the sesame seeds.
- Note: To toast sesame seeds: Preheat oven to 350°. Spread sesame seeds in a 9-inch pie or cake pan. Toast about 5 minutes or until golden. Or toast seeds in a dry skillet over low heat 3 or 4 minutes.
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Reviews
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This recipe came out great! I used about a dozen boneless chicken tenders. I also substituted 2 small cans of V8 juice for the tomato sauce based on another recipe I had seen. I added some ground ginger, black pepper, a dash of onion powder and a dash of Emeril's Essence. After 5 hours of cooking I drizzled some honey over the top and cooked another hour. I did add the cornstarch/water mixture at the end to thicken the sauce. I had gotten some dry results recently with chicken in the crock pot so I poked fork holes into the tenders when I put them in and they really absorbed the sauce all the way through and were very moist. I made white rice and when I served it, I shredded the chicken (which was easy since it was practically falling apart from cooking) and mixed the chicken, sauce and rice together and it was excellent!! My 2 kids-8 and 4-loved this also! Next time I may add some broccoli or even pineapple! -
Very tasty! Lots of points for simplicity! Better with low sodium soy sauce. This time I followed it exactly, but, as others suggested, I see more garlic & ginger in my future....maybe even some red pepper flakes for ZING! Thank you for the post! -
Made two crock pots full of thighs...served with white rice and steamed broccoli -extended family liked it, toddlers like it! Nice change of pace. Took reviewers advice- added extra garlic and ginger- then thickened sauce at the end with cornstarch. Hubby says make it again! :) -
I was pleasantly surprised by this chicken. Even though it has 8 oz of tomato sauce, it really isn't "tomatoey" at all. The color was a nice deep burgundy brown. I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs. I added some ginger and extra garlic. At the end of cooking time, I dissolved 1 tbsp of cornstarch in 1 tbsp of water and stirred it in to thicken the sauce. This would be a great recipe to make in a skillet; I think the sauce would get nice and sticky. I'll try that! Thanx for sharing! -
This was really good. I did however add a few things to make it to our liking - and I didn't have time to cook it in a crock pot so here's what I did. I sliced up some onion and mushrooms and sauted them in a bit of sesame oil. I removed that from the pot and then added the cut up chicken breast to the same pot. I pre-cooked that for a few minutes. Then I put the onion/mushroom mixture in the pot with the chicken and added the sauce. For the sauce, I added a bit of fresh ginger like other reviewers suggested as well as some hot pepper flakes because we like heat. Because it was so saucy, I added about 1 cup of frozen peas. Then I put the pot in the oven and let it cook at 350 for about an hour. I served it over brown rice. The chicken was super tender and the sauce was excellent. We loved it. Thank you.
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Tweaks
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I used chicken thighs instead of drumsticks, doubled the garlic, and omitted the sugar (used a pinch of granulated stevia extract instead). 10 out of 10 will make again!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I have two boys Eddie 18 and Brandon 10. I have been with my hubby for 16 years. I work full time outside the home and my boys keep me busy at home. Eddie is a singer and base guitar player in a band and Brandon races go karts. We also have a Collie/Beagle mix named Sugar.
I love to cook and try out new recipes. My family likes it too but at times ask my to make just "normal" food, as I forget sometimes to make my own TNT recipes.
I cook a lot with with my crock pot as it makes life a lot easier for me. I am always on the look out for new crock pot recipes.
I'm not much of a baker as I don't like to measure things.
I collect cookbooks and recipes in general. I usually start with a recipe and tweak to my families liking.
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