Honey Sesame Chicken

The word "honey" might make you think this is ultra sweet, but with the soy and hoisin sauce, it adds some extra flavor.  I'm not used to working with hoisin sauce.  Greg said to decrease the hoisin in the future and use a mixture of breast and thigh meat, because even in a crock pot, it can make the meat more tough while cooking.  The sauce is thick, but it's supposed to be that way in the end.



Special note - I combined this dish with a low flavor rice/quinoa package (purchased at Sam's).  We have used this package before and found that it doesn't have much taste - but it was a good combo with the recipe I used, because the sauce was so strong.



Ingredients:



4 boneless skinless chicken breast (and thighs)

1 Cup honey

1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce

1/4 Cup hoisin sauce (maybe cut this in half?)

1 Teaspoon toasted sesame oil

2 Cloves garlic, minced

6 Tablespoons cold water

2 Tablespoons corn starch

Garnish

Green onions, sliced

Sesame seeds



Instructions:

Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and place in crock pot.

In a small bowl, mix honey, soy, hoisin, sesame oil and garlic.  Pour on chicken.

Cover and cook on LOW 3-4 hours until chicken is cooked.

Strain liquid into a sauce pot and bring to a simmer on stove top

Mix cold water and corn starch in small bowl.  Pour into simmering sauce.

Cook for 3-4 minutes over medium heat until sauce is thickened.

Pour sauce over chicken - top with sesame seeds and green onions.

Serve with rice if desired.

Note:  I added corn and edamame to the quinoa/rice, which my husband liked.