Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

With all of the hot humid weather we have been having, I did not want to heat the kitchen up so this was the perfect recipe on a hot summer day. I served this with jasmine rice. This recipe is sweet, but still has as much heat as you want to put in with the addition of red pepper flakes. We really enjoyed this dish and will be making this again. We also made this into a wrap the next day!

INGREDIENTS
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup blackberry jam
3 cloves of minced garlic
1/2 cup of honey
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or to taste
1 Tablespoon corn starch

Rice, cooked as directed

DIRECTIONS
Arrange chicken on the bottom of the slow cooker so they are not over lapping.  In a medium bowl whisk together honey, soy sauce, blackberry jam, hoisin, olive oil, garlic, onion and crushed red pepper flakes. Pour mixture over the chicken, cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 4-5 hours until chicken is cooked through.  Using tongs remove chicken from slow cooker, reserving the liquids and place on a cutting board. Shred the chicken placing the chicken in a large bowl.  In a small bowl whisk the corn starch with 3 tablespoons of water to make a slurry.
Transfer the liquid from the slow cooker to a small saucepan. Set over medium high heat and whisk in the slurry.
Bring the sauce to a boil and cook until reduced to your desired thickness. I left my sauce slightly loose so it would cover the rice slightly. Put the chicken back in the slow cooker along with the sauce and mix to coat. Serve warm over rice.

Enjoy!

This recipe comes from www.justataste.com