Recipe: Honey Garlic Chicken for the Slow Cooker

This is a nearly idiot proof one pot meal for the slow cooker. Hearty restaurant style dinner with minimum effort.

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Thighs, Bone in skin-on

8 ounces red potatoes, quartered

8 ounces French green beans, trimmed

2 large carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces

2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced

4 sprigs fresh Rosemary

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Sauce:

1/2 cup Soy Sauce 

1/2 Cup Honey

1/4 Ketchup

4 gloves garlic, minced

1 teaspoon ginger, grated

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary 

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

1) Place chicken thighs in center of slow cooker, skin side up. Season with salt and pepper and place sprigs of rosemary on chicken.

2) Place carrots and potatoes in slow cooker

3) Combine soy sauce, honey, ketchup, garlic, ginger, oregano, rosemary, red and black pepper in a large bowl. Pour into slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours

4) In last half hour add green beans

5) Serve with diced parsley 

(To take it to the next level, before serving preheat broiler. Place chicken thighs on a baking sheet, skin side up, and place under the broiler 2-4 minutes until skin is crisp but not burnt)