Shredded Slow Cooker Honey Chicken


Prep time: 10 minutesCooking time: 6 1⁄2 hoursTotal time: 6 2⁄3 hours

Description

Makes 4 large portions or 6 sandwich sized portions with plenty of sauce and great teriyaki barbecue flavor!

Ingredients

3
large boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 1⁄4 c
honey (room temperature)
1⁄2 c
soy sauce
1 clv
garlic, minced
2 1⁄2 T
tomato paste
1⁄4 c
water
1 1⁄4 t
black pepper
1 T
vegetable oil
2 t
sugar
1⁄2 t
brown sugar
1⁄2 T
ground ginger

Instructions

Place all 3 chicken breasts into crock-pot (can be thawed or frozen).
Mix remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk together until fully blended. Pour over chicken.
Cook on low for 6-1/2 hours for frozen chicken and 5-1/2 hours for thawed chicken. Use a large fork or two to pull apart the chicken breasts into shredded bits and mix with the sauce. Let sit on low for another 20 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

The first night we had this over steamed rice.  The second night we made pulled chicken sandwiches out of it.  We will use less black pepper next time, but it tasted great otherwise!