Description
A truly hands-off dinner that fills your home with incredible aromas. Tender chicken thighs and fresh vegetables are coated in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce that tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen when you barely lifted a finger.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 16 ounces baby red potatoes, halved
- 16 ounces baby carrots
- 16 ounces green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- ½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Grab a large bowl and whisk together the soy sauce, honey, ketchup, minced garlic, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, and black pepper until everything's well combined.
- Place the chicken thighs in your 6-quart slow cooker, skin side up if possible.
- Add the halved potatoes and baby carrots around and on top of the chicken, nestling them in so they're touching the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over everything, making sure to get some on all the chicken pieces.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
- About once an hour, if you're home, open the lid and baste the chicken with the sauce using a spoon.
- Add the green beans during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
- Optional: Preheat your oven to broil. Transfer just the chicken thighs to a baking sheet, skin side up, and broil for 3-4 minutes until the skin gets crispy and slightly charred.
- Serve the chicken with the vegetables from the slow cooker, spooning extra sauce over everything.
- Garnish with fresh parsley for a pop of color.
Notes
Use bone-in, skin-on thighs for best flavor. Don't skip the basting if you're home - it creates a thicker glaze. Use low sodium soy sauce to avoid over-salting. Green beans added in the last 30 minutes stay crisp. Leftovers taste even better the next day and keep for 3-4 days in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 485
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 165mg