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To Die For Crockpot Garlic & Brown Sugar Glazed Chicken

Noelle S.Leave a comment

IMG_7218My roommate is absolutely adorable. Her birthday was last month and since we were on winter break, I didn’t get a chance to celebrate with her. So when the semester started, I told her that I would make her anything that she wanted. You name it, I make it so to speak.

“You know that super delicious chicken with garlic and brown sugar that you made last semester? Can I have that? If it’s not too hard.” *Adorable face*

I assured her that it was one of the easiest things ever and that I could absolutely deliver. I mean, it’s a crock pot meal for corn’s sake. Plus all four of us in my apartment got to benefit from such an excellent suggestion.

This chicken rocks. It’s one of those things you can’t really describe and it leaves you pretty speechless. I found this while perusing Pinterest. I adapted it from the recipe 0n the blog, Ciao Chow Bambina. However, I don’t know where the original recipe is from, since it seems to be everywhere on the internet.

Anyways, it’s the bomb.com. It is super moist, flavorful chicken breast that can be eaten a million different ways and still end up delicious. We made it and served it with white rice on the side. You can also serve it on a sandwich like pulled chicken. MMMMMMM 🙂

Here it goes!

Crockpot Garlic and Brown Sugar Glaze Chicken

Adapted from: Ciao Chow Bambina

Cooking Time:6-8 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1 cup of packed brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup apple-cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup lemon-lime soda ( I used Sprite)
  • 3 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

  1. Spray your crockpot with a cooking spray (like Pam) or grease well with butter.
  2. Put chicken inside crockpot.
  3. Mix together vinegar, soda, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, and black pepper.
  4. Pour the delicious sauce mixture over the chicken.
  5. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high (if you’re in a rush like me) for 4 hours until chicken falls apart.
  6. Remove chicken from crock pot and serve over rice, pasta, on bread, or by itself (it’s all amazing)

A side note: Since I am a *lazy* college student, the original recipe says to thicken the sauce at the end. As delicious as that would be, as the meme so eloquently puts it: Ain’t nobody got time for that! If you are possessed to go whole hog and thicken the sauce, you just throw the juice in a pan with cornstarch and bring to a boil. You then can put it on the chicken.

IMG_7219Hope you all enjoy! Happy Cooking!

Dormitory Chef’s Healthy Crockpot Orange Chicken
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Dormitory Chef’s Healthy Crockpot Orange Chicken

Noelle S.Leave a comment

IMG_7176In my humble opinion, college can be the true definition of insanity. You have to juggle between 4 and 6 classes, plus hundreds of pages of reading, club commitments, and living situations. It would make anyone go nuts! My new semester started last week, which means that I started to get very lax about the food that I am consuming. It is much easier to make grilled cheese sandwiches and shove chips into your mouth (can anybody say SuperBowl?) than to actually take the time to create a healthy meal. I am the designated cook in our 4 person on-campus apartment. This semester, I am swimming in the evenings 4 days a week, which doesn’t leave much time in the way of food prep. Luckily, my cooking BFF, the crockpot, will help me out. Here is a recipe that I made for HEALTHY Orange Chicken in a Crockpot. It is super delicious and the chicken is left with a citrus flavor that tempts even the pickiest of taste buds.

Disclaimer!!!! This is not Chinese takeout (or Panda Express) Orange Chicken. This chicken is simply flavored with orange, not battered and fried. I also included the easy, yet delicious, recipe for the green beans that I made to accompany the chicken.

Without further ado, here is the recipe!

Dormitory Chef’s Healthy Crockpot Orange Chicken

Cooking time: 5-7 hours

Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
  • 3 Oranges, washed and sliced (not peeled)
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic Powder
  • 1.5 cups of chicken broth or stock

Directions

  1. Season each chicken breast liberally with salt and pepper. Make sure to cover both sides of the chicken.
  2. Place seasoned breasts inside of crock pot.
  3. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of garlic powder over the chicken.
  4. Add 1.5 cups of chicken broth to the crockpot.
  5. Cover the chicken with the orange slices. IMG_7177
  6. Cook on low for 5-7 hours. 1 hour before serving, turn the crockpot on high.
  7. To make sure the chicken is cooked through, take out the largest piece and slice in half. If there is no pink and the juices are running clear, it is cooked!

And now for the side!

Dormitory Chef’s Easy Green Beans

Cooking time: 8-10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of green beans
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic Powder
  • 1/4 cup of water

Directions

  1. Place washed green beans in a microwave-safe container with water.
  2. Microwave covered for 6-8 minutes until the doneness that you desire is achieved.
  3. RemoIMG_7178ve from microwave and drain excess water.
  4. Season with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste.
  5. Serve!

I hope you all enjoyed this healthy meal! If you have any questions, please let me know!

Happy Cooking!