Name: Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies by Mina Goodman, RDN
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Ingredients: 8 bone-in, chicken thighs; 16 oz baby red potatoes; 16 oz baby carrots; 16 oz green beans; 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves; ½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce; ¼ cup local honey; ¼ cup ketchup; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp dried basil; ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes; ¼ tsp fresh cracked black pepper

CategoryDinnerTags#chicken, #garlic, #roastedDifficultyBeginner

Get up just 10 minutes earlier during your work week and toss these ingredients into your slow cooker. Then after a long day at work, come home to a delicious, complete meal ready to eat. Flavorful and inexpensive, this dinner is filling and leftovers taste just as good the next day.

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time10 minsCook Time8 hrsTotal Time8 hrs 10 mins

8 bone-in, chicken thighs

16 oz baby red potatoeshalved

16 oz baby carrots

16 oz green beans

2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves

For the sauce

½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce

¼ cup local honey

¼ cup ketchup

2 cloves garlicminced

1 tsp dried basil

½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes

¼ tsp fresh cracked black pepper

In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, ketchup, garlic, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes and pepper.

Place chicken thighs, potatoes, carrots and soy sauce mixture into a 6-qt slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours, basting every hour. Add green beans during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.

OPTIONAL: Preheat oven to broil. Place chicken thighs onto a baking sheet, skin side up, and broil until crisp, about 3-4 minutes.

Serve chicken immediately with potatoes, carrots and green beans, garnished with parsley, if desired.

NOTE: If you don't have potatoes, make brown rice, white rice or quinoa and follow cooking directions.

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