Cooked | Crock Pot Sesame Honey Chicken

It's official, going forward, every Sunday in my house will be considered Slow Cooker Sunday! I borrowed my sister's crock pot last weekend to make this sesame honey chicken and let me tell you, this recipe is seriously delicious and almost as easy as picking up the phone and ordering take out. Sweet, savory and a little spicy, this simple Asian inspired dish tastes great over a bowl of rice or served over bibb lettuce.  I'm absolutely obsessed with just how easy this was to make...so I guess it's time to invest in a crock pot.  Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS:
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast
black pepper, to taste
1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp water
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp sriracha hot chili sauce, or more to taste
1 heaping tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1/2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 medium scallions, chopped for garnish

DIRECTIONS:
Place the chicken in the slow cooker and season with black pepper. In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, tomato paste, vinegar, garlic, 1 tbsp water, sesame oil, onion powder and sriracha hot chili sauce. Pour over chicken and cook on LOW 3-4 hours.

Remove chicken, leaving the sauce in the slow cooker. Shred chicken with two forks; set aside.

In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in remaining 1/4 cup water; add to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Cover and cook on HIGH until slightly thickened, about 15 to 20 minutes; return chicken to the slow cooker and mix well.

Serve chicken and sauce over rice or bibb lettuce and top with sesame seeds and chopped scallions for garnish.

photography and styling by kristin kerr luber