I must admit that I have been watching too many Tasty videos. Therefore, I decided to put another Tasty recipe to the test. Their honey garlic chicken with vegetables is an easy one with not too much fuss... the green beans are added in the last 30 minutes of cooking time, though. This is a great way to have a "Sunday Roast" meal mid week.
Tasty's Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
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Marinade:
1/2 cup of honey
1/2 cup of soy sauce
4 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
8 chicken thighs
1 bag baby carrots, rinsed
1 bag mini potatoes, washed and cut in half
1 lbs of green beans, washed and ends trimmed
1 large crock pot
In a large bowl blend the honey, soy sauce, garlic, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes and black pepper. Stir to combine. Set aside.
Place 4 of the chicken thighs in the bottom of a large crock pot.
Add half of the marinade over top of the chicken thighs.
Add the potatoes and carrots on top of the chicken.
Then add the remaining chicken thighs on top. Add the remaining soy marinade over the chicken thighs.
Cook on LOW for 8:00 hours
OR
Cook on HIGH for 4:00 hours
During the last 30 minutes of cooking time add the prepared green beans to the slow cooker.
Optional: When done remove all the chicken thighs from the slow cooker and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and BROIL for 3 to 4 minutes.
Serve!
Notes: I chose to cook on high. Everything turned out and was done nicely except for the green beans. Maybe the greens beans I bought were too crisp to start off with regardless they could have used a bit more time. I know I would rather have some crunch to my vegetables then an over cooked soggy vegetable. The chicken on the bottom of the crock pot had the most flavour and was a nicely browned while the chicken pieces on top were pale, as you can see from my photo. On Tasty's video they place each vegetable separately on the plate however I found that I could not do that because after removing the chicken to broil; all the vegetables mixed and fell into each other. Still, nothing to worry about though. The meal was tasty!
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Have a great Thursday everyone! - JD