My love affair with my slow cooker continues. I honesty am obsessed with my slow cooker, and I think everyone in my family knows it. It’s just so nice to throw everything together, and then dinner is made hours later, with hardly any work or cook time.
would diet lemon lime soda work?
Diet lemon lime soda would work great for this recipe. I prefer to use the real stuff, but it would still work great.
what is a corn starch replacement?
The best cornstarch replacements would be flour. You will want to be a little more careful with flour, because it lumps a little more. Be sure to whisk it, slowly together, using a little bit of flour at a time.
would this be good on rolls?
You could definitely prepare this, and serve it on sandwiches. However, you may want to use a slotted spoon, or drain it a little, because it is a very juicy chicken dish.
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Slow Cooker Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (or thighs would work great too)
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ⅔ cup vinegar
- ¼ cup lemon lime soda
- 3 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 2 Tablespoons corn starch
- 2 Tablespoons water
- Rice or noodles, cooked
- red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place chicken (I used frozen chicken, thawed chicken works great too) inside slow cooker. Mix together brown sugar, vinegar, soda, garlic, soy sauce, and pepper together. Pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours. Take chicken pieces out of slow cooker (mine basically fell apart) and pour remaining sauce into saucepan. Place saucepan over high heat. Mix together corn starch and water, pour into saucepan, and mix well. Let sauce come to a boil and boil for 2-3 minutes, or until it starts to thicken and turns into a glaze. Remove from heat and let sit for a minute or two (it will continue to thicken as it cools down).
- Serve chicken over rice or noodles and top with glaze. Sprinkle red pepper flakes on top if desired.
Notes
- The best cornstarch replacements would be flour. You will want to be a little more careful with flour, because it lumps a little more. Be sure to whisk it, slowly together, using a little bit of flour at a time.
Nutrition
Recipe adapted from Slow and Simple
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And how can I substitute the lemon-lime soda? the only soda I have, if I have any, is ginger ale.
Thanks
Jennifer
I can't wait to try this out. It kinda looks like a rice bowl I used to get at a local restaurant before they closed down a few years ago.
I'm off to check out all the other slow cooker recipes here now ;)
As an FYI I used Squirt soda (which is a citrus flavored soda my husband drinks it) and I used apple cider vinegar but will try white vinegar next time.
Thanks!
I also served it on top of our old standby- a cooking light coconut jasmine rice, which adds a nice flavor dimension as well. 1 1/4 c. water, 1/2 c lite coconut milk, 1 pinch salt, 1 cup jasmine rice- bring all these ingredients to a boil, cut to a simmer, cover, cook 15 minutes, fluff w/fork and serve.
So good! :)
Great recipe, though!!!!! Yum!