Sweet and Spicy Crock Pot Chicken
- Ready In:
- 9hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1⁄4 cup water
directions
- Heat oil in skillet.
- Add chicken and brown on all sides.
- While chicken is browning, make sauce by combining garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, chicken broth, lemon juice, and cayenne in a mixing bowl.
- Remove browned chicken from skillet and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken into crock pot and cover with sauce.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-8 hours or until chicken is done, depending on your crock pot.
- Remove chicken from crock pot and turn crock pot to High.
- Mix corn starch and water thoroughly together, then add to crock pot liquid.
- Place cover on crock pot so that the lid is slightly ajar.
- Cook until sauce thickens, about 20-30 minutes.
- Return chicken to crock pot to coat, then serve either alone or over a bed of rice and topped with sauce.
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Reviews
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Mark, is it terrible to stand over the crockpot sopping up the last dregs of sauce with a piece of French Bread? If so, I am beyond reform. I do think the 8-hour cooking time may be a little long for some crockpots -- mine was done when I checked it after 4 hours. I love the heat, but I used half cayenne pepper and half Chinese Five Spice to cut down on the heat factor for the more timid tastebuds in our family. Thanks for sharing!
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My husband and I thought this was a great tasting dish! The only problem was that the chicken was really overcooked after 6 hours of cooking. It was done before we were quite ready for it. I would recommend cooking it for 4 hours instead of 8. Also, I will add more spice to it next time. (We love anything hot and spicy!!) I will definitely make this one again.
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I made this today for dinner and the smell alone couldn't keep me out of the crockpot! My mother-in-law loved it as well and she is quite picky! This dish reminds me of the chinese dish General So... I served it over rice noodles...I will for sure make this again and again! Thanks for sharing such a delicious dish!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mark H.
United States
I am a writer and a sports fan who enjoys cooking for family and friends. It's a sickness, really.