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Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken
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Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken Recipe

This Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken is a melt-in-your-mouth masterpiece that combines tender, juicy chicken with a rich, sweet-and-savory glaze. With just 15 minutes of prep, your slow cooker does the heavy lifting, filling your kitchen with irresistible aromas for 6 hours.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 160
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ teaspoon minced garlic
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup apple juice
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • ⅓ cup water
  • ⅓ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch

Equipment

  • slow cooker

Method
 

  1. Place chicken breasts in the bottom of slow cooker.
  2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, apple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, water and soy sauce.
  3. Pour sauce on top of chicken.
  4. Replace lid and cook 5-7 hours on low (every crock pot is different – be sure to not overcook so that your chicken isn't dry).
  5. Remove chicken and shred or cut into chunks.
  6. In a small bowl, mix together 2 Tablespoons cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons of sauce from the crock pot.
  7. Whisk together and pour back into the crock pot to thicken the sauce.
  8. Return chicken to the slow cooker and let warm until ready to serve.
  9. Serve over rice and garnish with additional red pepper flakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 17gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 611mgPotassium: 348mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 73IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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