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Sweet Garlic Chicken is an easy, dump & go, crock pot dinner recipe. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts cook in an easy homemade sweet garlic sauce all day. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.
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Slow Cooker Sweet Garlic Chicken

Sweet Garlic Chicken is an easy, dump & go, crock pot dinner recipe. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts cook in an easy homemade sweet garlic sauce all day. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword garlic chicken in the slow cooker, garlic chicken recipe, sweet garlic chicken
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 168kcal
Author Jessica

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2-3 lbs)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/2 cup lemon-lime soda (like 7-up or Sprite)
  • 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 4 garlic cloves (I use garlic paste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons cold water

Instructions

  • Spray the insert of the slow cooker with cooking spray.
  • Add the chicken breasts into the slow cooker. In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, rice vinegar, lemon-lime soda, soy sauce, garlic, and black pepper. Pour over the chicken.
  • Cover with lid and cook on LOW heat for 7-8 hours.
  • 1 HOUR BEFORE COOK TIME IS DONE - take the chicken out and shred with two forks (or you can just shred it inside the slow cooker). Add the chicken back into the sauce and stir.
  • In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water, and pour into the slow cooker. Stir together, cover with lid, and let cook for the remaining cook time.
  • NOTE : If you are not home then just let the chicken cook the full cook time. The chicken stays moist thanks to the sauce so it's not like it will dry out. This also does really well on the warm setting if you're not eating until later.

Notes

Calorie count is for one serving of the sweet honey garlic chicken. It does not include cooked rice for serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 428mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 17IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg