Do you have a busy day ahead of you and just can’t even imagine making dinner at the end of it? Well, here is the perfect recipe for you! Slow cooker honey sriracha chicken is so easy to throw together that you can do it in the morning and have dinner waiting for you when you get home! And, it will be a dinner you are actually excited for. Sweet honey, spicy sriracha- I bet your mouth is watering already! Throw the chicken on a sandwich or eat it straight from the crock pot (don’t worry, we won’t judge!).

 

Ingredients:

For the Sauce:

3/4cup ketchup

1onion *See Notes, peeled and roughly chopped

3cloves of garlic *See Notes, peeled and roughly chopped

1/2cup honey

1-3tablespoons of Sriracha depending on your heat tolerance

2tablespoons rice vinegar

2tablespoons soy sauce

1teaspoon toasted sesame oil

For the Chicken:

6boneless skinless chicken breasts trimmed of visible fat

salt and pepper to taste but don’t add until the sauce has been reduced.

For the Sandwiches:

1English cucumber cut in quarters lengthwise then into ribbons with a vegetable peeler

fresh cilantro leavesto taste

1fried egg per sandwich

1whole wheat sandwich bun per sandwich

 

Instructions:

Cut the chicken breast into three strips lengthwise, then cut once crosswise. This will reduce each chicken breast into 6 pieces for faster cooking and shredding when it is done. Lay all of these in the bottom of a slow-cooker crock.

Place all of the sauce ingredients in a blender, fix the lid in place, and blend on HIGH until smooth. Pour this over the chicken in the slow-cooker. Put the slow-cooker lid in place and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. At that time, reduce the heat to LOW and cook for another 2 hours or until you can pick up a large piece of chicken with the tongs and break it in half easily by pressing it against the side of the slow-cooker crock.

Use tongs to transfer all of the chicken to a cutting board. Pour the sauce into a saucepan and place it over medium high heat to reduce, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. While it reduces, use two forks to shred the chicken and return the shredded chicken to the slow-cooker on the Keep Warm setting or off, but either way, put the lid on to keep the chicken warm and prevent it from drying out.

When the sauce is reduced, pour it over the chicken and use the tongs to toss to coat it with sauce. Taste the chicken and adjust with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot on a toasted whole wheat sandwich bun topped with cucumber ribbons, cilantro leaves and a fried egg, cold on salads, tucked into tacos or baked on pizzas.

Leftovers can be frozen in individual meal-sized portions in airtight containers.

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Quick tip: Use the shredded honey sriracha chicken on top of nachos!

Recipe and image courtesy of Foodie With Family