Lexi’s Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Have I raved about chicken thighs on this blog yet?  I don’t know that I have.  I discovered them a couple years back and have been in love ever since (and don’t get me started on turkey thighs).  I know it is silly to say “discovered” because surely I had realized chickens had thighs, right?  Well I did, but I didn’t realize you could buy them in super cheap bulk packs for next to nothing, and that they were like heaven after sitting in a crock pot all day.

My go-to recipe for chicken thighs is for “Salsa Chicken” which is quite literally the easiest recipe ever (see the food section of this blog entry for the steps which are to basically dump a can of salsa in with some chicken thighs).  The recipe makes the best chicken tacos known to man and the most difficult part is shredding the chicken!  Another great thing about chicken thighs is that you can stick them in the freezer and pop them directly out of the freezer and into the crock pot with no issue!  Then last week chicken thighs were $.88 a pound at the grocery store (I know, right?).  All this got me to thinking… what else can I do with chicken thighs and a crock pot?

Here’s the next recipe I’ve come up with and I think its a hit.  Come fall I’ll work on some more…

Crock Pot Chicken Teriyaki

Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken Thighs

You will need:

• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 cloves garlic, halved
• 4-6 chicken thighs (frozen)
• 1 Tbsp corn starch

Place chicken thighs in crock pot.  Mix together first 5 ingredients, pour over chicken in crock pot.  Cook on low 8 hours.

Mix first 5 ingredients and pour over chicken

Cook on low 8 hours

When the chicken is finished, pour sauce into gravy separator.  Let sit for a few minutes then pour the sauce into a saucepan over high heat.  When it starts to bubble, lower the temperature to medium and add 1 Tbsp corn starch mixed with 1 Tbsp water.  Stir until mixture thickens.  Pour thickened sauce over chicken then serve.

Thicken sauce and pour over chicken