Ingredients:
- 12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, or 6 boneless, skinless breast halves (I used the thighs because I think it stays WAY juicier in the Crockpot)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon-lime soda (please, don't use diet. When the chemicals in diet soda are exposed to heat, they do some pretty scary stuff)
- 2/3 cup vinegar (I used regular white, but the original recipe used White Wine)
- 3 cloves smashed and chopped garlic (I used those handy dandy frozen garlic cubes from Trader Joe's)
- 2 TBSP soy sauce (I found I needed a splash or two more at the end. Taste it and see if you need more when it is done cooking)
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
Use a 4 quart Crockpot for this recipe.
Plop the chicken into your crockpot. Cover with the brown sugar, pepper, chopped garlic, and soy sauce. Add the vinegar, and pour in the soda. It will bubble!
Cover and cook on low for 6-9 hours, or on high for 4-5. The chicken is done when it is cooked through and has reached desired consistency. The longer you cook it, the more tender it will be.
Serve over a bowl of white rice with a ladle full of the broth. As I said, the broth is A-MAZING!
A couple of notes:
~Don't put this together the night before. The vinegar will marinate your chicken, bleck!
~Change it up by adding some veggies....stir-fry, carrots, broccoli, strips of peppers and onions, etc.
~If you want the sweet/spicy thing, add some red pepper flake or Sriracha.
This recipe is linked up at:
Mommy's Kitchen Sunday Potluck
Eat at Home
Tidy Mom
Simply Sweet Home
Delish girl! I'm sold...making this soon soon soon for my little fam! :-)
ReplyDeletep.s. I too get all excited when I have dinner prepared anytime before 10 a.m.! Crock-pot meals ROCK!!!
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