Crock Pot Bourbon Chicken It's easy and delicious
The tender and juicy chicken is cooked in a rich ginger and bourbon sauce for a delicious meal. The whole family will love her. Serve on rice, with a side of steamed broccoli, or inside some dinner rolls for a delicious bourbon chicken sandwich!
This recipe for bourbon chicken Crock Pot eliminates all the work of preparing dinner, which makes it perfect for busy nights. We love coming home to eat rotten, tasty and tender chicken. It's great in any way you serve it!
A pot full of bourbon chicken covered with green onions.
The Bourbon chicken got its name because it was created by a Chinese chef who worked in a restaurant on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Regardless of the name or the way it was created, this dish is absolutely delicious! This recipe creates a sweet and tender chicken that is perfectly served on rice and is easy to make at home in the slow cooker!
The bourbon chicken sauce takes only a few minutes to prepare the marinade and then simmer in the slow cooker all day! The result is an incredibly tender chicken with a sweet sauce inspired by Asia and a lot of flavor.
A plate full of bourbon chicken Crock Pot on rice with fresh green onion.
How to make bourbon chicken
To make this bourbon chicken Crock Pot:
Combine the sauce ingredients and pour over chicken thighs.
Turn the slow cooker to HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 to 7 hours.
Crush the chicken and create a mixture of cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
Some notes on this recipe ... this dish is sweet, since Bourbon chicken is a sweet dish (similar to sweet and sour). Do not use light soy sauce, the results and taste are not the same. Chicken thighs are the best in this recipe, as they will not dry out like cooked chicken breast sometimes.
Crock Pot Bourbon Chicken
6 hour cooking time
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Crock Pot Bourbon Chicken is easy and delicious! The tender and juicy chicken is cooked in a rich ginger and bourbon sauce for a delicious meal. We love this Crock Pot meal served on rice with a side of steamed broccoli.
3 pounds boneless and skinless chicken thighs
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup sliced green onion (or more to taste)
sauce
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon chopped red chili peppers
1/3 cup apple juice
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup tomato sauce
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/4 cup of water
1/4 cup Bourbon
1/4 cup soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Mix all the ingredients of the sauce in a small bowl.
Place the chicken in the slow cooker, pour the sauce over. Cover and cook at low temperature for 6 to 7 hours or at high temperature for 3 hours.
Remove chicken and cut into small pieces and cover to keep warm.
Meanwhile, combine 3 tablespoons of water with cornstarch. Turn the slow cooker to high. Beat the cornstarch mixture in the sauce. Cover and let thicken, stirring occasionally (about 10 minutes). Stir the chicken in the sauce and add the green onions.
Serve over the rice.
This recipe is best made with regular soy sauce (not light). The sauce can also be thickened on the stove. Create the suspension as above and beat over medium heat until it thickens. Simmer with chicken and add green onions. The nutritional information provided is an estimate and will vary according to the cooking methods and ingredient brands used.
