Sesame Chicken

We love Chinese food and I must say, my husband makes awesome stir fry at home.  We found a great recipe for General Tso's chicken, it was delicious, but it was fried and very time consuming to make at home, so I started looking for recipes I could make in the slow cooker.

I found a recipe for slow cooker sesame chicken and was skeptical, but decided to give it a try and it turned out great!  This is great served with steamed rice and broccoli.

(sorry about the pic, this is the leftovers, I forgot to take a pic of the after!)

Slow cooker sesame chicken

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
salt and pepper
1 cup honey
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup diced onion
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
4 teaspoons cornstarch (dissolved in 6 Tablespoons water)
sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions 

Season both sides of chicken with lightly with salt and pepper, put into crock pot.


In a small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes. Pour over chicken.


Cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high 1 1/2 – 2 1/2 hours

Remove chicken from crock pot, leave sauce.

Dissolve 4 teaspoons of cornstarch in 6 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot. Stir to combine with sauce.

Replace lid and cook sauce on high for ten more minutes or until slightly thickened.


Cut chicken into bite size pieces, then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving.

If desired, you can sprinkle with sesame seeds.