Description
Dump and cook slow cooker brown sugar garlic chicken is an easy and tasty meal that takes just 5 minutes to prep with only five ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken thighs (bone-in and skin-on)
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (optional)
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- chopped green onions
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Step: In a large crockpot, combine all the sauce ingredients and mix until fully blended.
- Step: Add the chicken thighs and toss them with the mixture to coat both sides completely, ensuring the chicken is skin side up.
- Step: Cook on LOW for 7 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
- Step: Broil for a few minutes before serving to make the chicken crispier.
Notes
Use chicken thighs to keep the meat tender and moist. To thicken the sauce, mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch with 1 teaspoon cold water and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 493 kcal
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 493 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 29 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Cholesterol: 141 mg
Keywords: Garlic Chicken, Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken