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Crockpot Bourbon Chicken

Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken

This slow cooker bourbon chicken recipe takes everything you loved—sweet, sticky sauce, tender shredded chicken—and turns the flavor dial way up.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
no resting time required: 0 minutes
Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 866kcal
Author: Anjali

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 lbs Chicken Breasts 6 chicken breasts
  • ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 3 tablespoon Bacon fat
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ inch ginger minced
  • 5-6 shallots diced
  • 1½ cup Apple Juice fresh
  • ½ cup Bourbon
  • ⅔ cup Soy Sauce lite
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch to make cornstarch slurry (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

  • To prep the Chicken, slap them and cut them into thin butterfly halves. Pat them dry using a dry and clean kitchen towel. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat bacon fat in a skillet and as it melts add the Chicken breasts and cook over medium low heat for 4-5 min, until both sides are golden brown. Once done remove from the skillet. Don't drain the fat.
  • In the same skillet add minced garlic, minced ginger and halved shallots. Cook for 3-4 minutes. De glaze the skillet with bourbon. once the sauce simmers, turn off the heat.
  • Dump everything in the slow cooker. Add some smoked paprika, soy sauce and brown sugar. Toss to combine everything. Cover cook in low heat for 5-6 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
  • Once it gets cooked, using two forks to shred the chicken breasts. If the sauce is too thin, you can thicken it by making a cornstarch slurry ( 1tbsp cornstarch + 2 tablespoon water). pour it in and stir everything until combined through.
    Serve hot.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Bourbon Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 866 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 0.04g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 228mg76%
Sodium 2883mg125%
Potassium 1658mg47%
Carbohydrates 76g25%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 65g72%
Protein 78g156%
Vitamin A 356IU7%
Vitamin C 16mg19%
Calcium 99mg10%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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