Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Rice
by Hayley Dean
This is another of my favourite Chinese takeaway-style dishes. Chicken thighs have a really good flavour, especially when slow cooked. If you have time, marinate the chicken for up to an hour to infuse the meat with all those delicious salty, sweet and spicy tastes. You can serve this chicken with rice or noodles along with your choice of steamed green veggies – I like Tenderstem broccoli.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
First, marinate the chicken. In a shallow bowl, whisk together the tomato purée, garlic paste, soy sauce, honey, vinegar and chilli flakes (if using). Season with salt and pepper, then stir well to mix everything together.
Step 2
Add the chicken to the bowl with the marinade. Stir well to make sure each piece of chicken is evenly coated. Leave to marinate in the fridge for up to 1 hour, if you have time.
Step 3
When ready to cook, take the chicken out of the fridge and transfer it to the pot of the slow cooker, along with any marinade from the bowl. Pour in the chicken stock, then stir to mix well. Cover the pot with the lid.
Step 4
Set the slow cooker to ‘cook’ mode, then turn it either to high and cook for 2 hours 30 minutes or to low and cook for 5 hours.
Step 5
Remove 2 tablespoons of the sauce (if cooking for 4) and combine with the cornflour in a small bowl to make a smooth paste. Stir this cornflour paste back into the sauce in the pot. Continue to cook on high, with the lid off, for a further 30 minutes or until the sauce has reduced. Season to taste.
Step 6
When ready to serve, cook the tender stem broccoli in boiling salted water or steam until just cooked and hear the rice according to the packet instructions. Scatter the sesame seeds and sliced spring onions over the chicken and enjoy with the rice and broccoli.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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4tbsp Honey 1x Sainsbury's Runny Honey 340g -
1kg Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs 1x Sainsbury's 1kg British Chicken Thigh Fillets -
0.5tsp Chilli Flakes, optional 1x Sainsbury's Crushed Chillies 32g -
330g Tender Stem Broccoli, steamed or boiled, to serve 1x Sainsbury's Tenderstem Broccoli 330g -
100ml Hot Chicken Stock 1x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g -
1tbsp Cornflour 1x Sainsbury's Cornflour 500g -
1tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds 1x Sainsbury's Sesame Seeds 50g -
2 Spring Onions, sliced 1x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g -
440g Cooked Rice 2x Ben's Original Classic Long Grain Microwave Rice 220g -
4tbsp Dark Soy Sauce 1x Sainsbury's Dark Soy Sauce 150ml -
2tbsp Rice Vinegar 1x Yutaka Japanese Rice Vinegar 150ml -
5 tbsp Tomato Purée 1x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g -
2 tbsp Garlic Paste 1x KTC Minced Garlic Paste 210g -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g