Let me first disclose, that even though today’s recipe is called honey bourbon crock pot chicken, there is no bourbon in the recipe. I have made another version of bourbon chicken before. So, I decided to do a little digging into how the recipe actually came about.
Apparently, the original recipe is usually made with bourbon whiskey. However, it also was a popular dish originating on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Hence that is where the name originated, but there is no bourbon in this version of the dish.
The crock pot makes it a cinch to put this dish together. You end up with deliciously tender chicken coated in a deliciously sweet and thick sauce. Just serve this honey bourbon crock pot chicken over cooked rice and you are all set.
FYI, for you locals – I will be appearing on Studio 5 show tomorrow morning at 11 am. I will be sharing a recipe that is exclusive to my cookbook. The theme for the show this month is “Easy Like Sunday Morning” and I was asked to share a recipe that is so easy that I have it memorized. It should be fun!
Honey Bourbon Crock Pot Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 cup of honey
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 Tbsp. canola oil
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1–2 Tbsp cornstarch
- hot rice
- sesame seeds, optional
Instructions
- Salt and pepper chicken and place in your slow cooker.
- Place onion on top of chicken.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, ketchup, oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Pour mixture over the chicken in the crockpot.
- Cook on low for 3-4 hours
- Remove chicken from crock pot and slice into strips.
- In a small bowl, combine 1 Tbsp cornstarch with 1 Tbsp water. Pour into sauce remaining in the crock pot and stir to combine. If sauce is not thick enough repeat with another Tbsp of the cornstarch/water.
- Place the chicken back in the sauce and stir around to recoat the chicken in the sauce.
- Serve over cooked rice and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top (optional).
Recipe adapted from Table for Two.
27 comments
This recipe sounds delicious and I would love to make it for a family gathering! Can this recipe be tripled? Would I really add 3 cups of honey if I do? Would the cooking time be altered? Thanks!
Yes, it can be trippled and I don’t think it would alter the cook time by much. Plan on an extra hour to be safe. You would use 3 cups of honey if you want the full flavor. However, if you tripple it, you could probably get by with 2 cups. I just might not be as sweet or thick.
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My husband really liked this version of bourbon chicken. It was so tender that my 7 and 5 year old ate all their chicken and this hardly ever happens. I added a can of Bush’s baked bourbon beans and took out the red pepper flakes for my family but I loaded on the red pepper for my plate! Great recipe.
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The recipe turned out great – just a couple of issues though. The chicken outside texture was leathery – laying it directly on the bottom of the crockpot may have caused this; the sauce seemed overly sweet…I added salt to my serving and it kind of tempered the sweetness. Overall, though, I liked this recipe.
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Made this today at the end there was plenty of liquid but the dish had a scorched taste and the chicken was dry on the outside but ok after slicing. I used a crock pot liner. Just wondering if anybody else had experienced this. I cooked on low for about 3.5 hours.
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If I wanted the bourbon taste would I have to replace it with anything? I have done some looking too and see anywhere from a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of bourbon in similar recipes
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WHERE’S THE BOURBON?!?! Hence, the name of the recipe!
” … it also was a popular dish originating on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, hence that is where the name originated, but no bourbon in this dish.”
Is canola oil a must for this recipe? Is there another oil that can be used that won’t change the consistency or taste? This is my first time to try this recipe — and my rule of thumb is to always to it exactly like it says the first time. I can tweak after that if I need to.:) …but I don’t have any canola oil on hand. Thanks!!
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This was so yummy – my children fought over who got the leftovers for lunch. Thanks!
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I tried this last night and my husband was thrilled! He stated, you can make this ANY time! Thanks for a quick and delicious recipe!
This looks sooo good! I have had a pretty hectic schedule lately and have been looking for some new crock-pot recipes to save me when dinner rolls around! I am going to have to add this to our menu plan for next week! BTW if a recipe calls for bourbon you can substitute 1-2 teaspoons vanilla plus 3-4 teaspoons water for the bourbon.