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Sweet chili chicken

Sweet Chili Chicken

Slow-cooked chicken with sweet, garlicky, and a touch spicy glossy sweet chili sauce.
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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
  • 0.5 cup sweet chili sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger grated

Method
 

  1. Place the fully thawed chicken in the slow cooker.
  2. Whisk together the sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and ginger, 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 sauce.
  5. Serve over rice with chopped green onion and cilantro.

Notes

A sprinkle of crushed peanuts adds a nice crunch on top.
Thaw chicken fully in the refrigerator before beginning. The listed time is a planning estimate; thickness and slow-cooker performance vary.