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Crock Pot Bourbon Chicken Recipe

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This Crock Pot Bourbon Chicken recipe offers tender, flavorful chicken thighs slow-cooked in a rich and slightly sweet bourbon sauce. Perfect for an easy yet impressive meal, this dish combines the warmth of bourbon, soy sauce, and spices, enhanced by garlic and green onions. It’s a simple slow cooker recipe that results in a deeply satisfying dinner served best over rice.

Ingredients

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Chicken

  • 3 Pounds Chicken Thighs (Boneless, skinless)

Sauce

  • 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 Cup Soy Sauce
  • 1/3 Cup Bourbon Whisky
  • 2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1 Tablespoon Honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
  • 4 Cloves Garlic, minced

Thickening

  • 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 2 Tablespoons Water

Garnish

  • 1/4 Cup Green Onions, chopped

Instructions

  1. Prepare Chicken: Trim any excess fat from the boneless, skinless chicken thighs and place them evenly into the bottom of the slow cooker.
  2. Mix Sauce Ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine light brown sugar, soy sauce, bourbon whiskey, apple cider vinegar, ground ginger, honey, red pepper flakes, and minced garlic. Whisk together until thoroughly mixed.
  3. Add Sauce to Chicken: Pour the prepared sauce evenly over the chicken thighs in the slow cooker, ensuring all pieces are coated.
  4. Cook Chicken: Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours, until chicken is tender and fully cooked.
  5. Chop Chicken: Carefully remove the cooked chicken thighs from the slow cooker and place them on a plate. Roughly chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  6. Prepare Thickening Slurry: In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water until the cornstarch is fully dissolved and forms a smooth slurry.
  7. Thicken Sauce: Pour the cornstarch slurry into the slow cooker sauce. Whisk gently to combine with the sauce.
  8. Recombine and Heat: Return the chopped chicken into the slow cooker with the thickened sauce, stirring to coat the pieces well. Cover and let it cook until the sauce begins to bubble again, then turn off the slow cooker.
  9. Garnish and Serve: Sprinkle the chopped green onions over the bourbon chicken. Serve immediately over cooked rice for a complete meal.

Notes

  • For best flavor, use fresh minced garlic and freshly chopped green onions.
  • You can substitute chicken breasts if preferred, but adjust cooking time accordingly to avoid drying out the meat.
  • If you don’t have bourbon whisky, a bourbon-flavored vanilla extract may be used but will alter flavor slightly.
  • To thicken the sauce more, increase cornstarch to 4 tablespoons and adjust water proportionally.
  • This dish freezes well; store in airtight containers for up to 3 months.

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