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Slow-Cooker Sesame-Garlic Chicken

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Corey Valley
Updated Nov 12, 2013
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Chinese takeout flavor and slow-cooker convenience make this dish a stellar choice for weeknight dinners. Add a side of Valley Fresh Steamers Select frozen broccoli florets, and dinner will be ready in a flash.

Slow-Cooker Sesame-Garlic Chicken

  • Prep Time 5 min
  • Total 4 hr 5 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seed

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In small bowl, mix onion, honey, soy sauce, ketchup, oil, sesame oil and garlic. Set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    Place chicken in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Pour honey mixture evenly over chicken.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 hours.
  • Step 
    4
    With slotted spoon, remove chicken from slow cooker, leaving sauce in cooker. In small bowl, stir cornstarch into water until dissolved. Pour into slow cooker; stir to combine with sauce. Cover; cook sauce on High heat setting 10 minutes longer or until sauce has thickened.
  • Step 
    5
    While sauce is cooking, shred chicken with 2 forks.
  • Step 
    6
    Return shredded chicken to slow cooker; toss with sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seed before serving.

Nutrition

550 Calories
15g Total Fat
41g Protein
62g Total Carbohydrate
56g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
550
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
3g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
100mg
34%
Sodium
1980mg
83%
Potassium
560mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate
62g
21%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
56g
Protein
41g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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