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Honey Sriracha Chicken

Chicken cooked with a honey sriracha glaze has sweetness up front and gradual heat on the back end.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 8 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs chicken breasts fully thawed before slow cooking
  • 0.33 cup honey
  • 3 tbsp sriracha
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar

Method
 

  1. Place the fully thawed chicken in the slow cooker.
  2. Whisk together the honey, sriracha, soy sauce, garlic, and rice vinegar, then pour over the chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours until the chicken is tender. Check the thickest chicken pieces with a thermometer and continue only until they reach 165°F and are tender; start checking after 3 hours because thawed breasts may finish before the stated time.
  4. Slice or shred the chicken and toss it in the sticky glaze.
  5. Serve over rice with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and green onion.

Notes

Adjust the sriracha up or down to dial the heat for your crew.
Thaw chicken fully in the refrigerator before beginning. The listed time is a planning estimate; thickness and slow-cooker performance vary.