Honey Sesame Chicken

By DDownes

crock pot recipe
family favorite

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts (boneless skinless)
• salt and pepper
• 1 C. honey
• 1/2 C. soy sauce (or a little less)
• 1/2 C. diced onion
• 1/4 C. ketcheup
• 2 T. canola oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes (opt. adds flavor, but no heat)
• 4 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 6 T. water
• sesame seeds

Preparation

Step 1

Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper; put in crock pot.
In small bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes; pour over chicken. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or high 1 1/2-2 hours, or just until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken, leave sauce in crock pot.

Dissolve cornstarch in water and stir into sauce. Shred/pull chicken and return to pot and toss with sauce before serving. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice or noodles.