Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Chicken 🍗🍯
Sweet, savory, and tender chicken made effortlessly in the slow cooker. Perfect for busy weeknights!
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 4–6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Optional: 1–2 tbsp ketchup or BBQ sauce for extra flavor
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prep the chicken
- Place chicken in the slow cooker
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika
2. Make the sauce
- In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, and optional ketchup/BBQ sauce
- Pour over chicken
3. Cook
- Low: 4–5 hours
- High: 2–3 hours
- Chicken is done when tender and internal temperature reaches 165°F (74°C)
4. Optional finishing
- For a thicker sauce, remove chicken and simmer the liquid on the stove for a few minutes
- Serve chicken with sauce over rice, mashed potatoes, or steamed vegetables
🌟 Tips
- Chicken thighs stay juicier than breasts in the slow cooker
- Add chopped onions or bell peppers for extra flavor
- For a sticky glaze, brush extra sauce on the chicken and broil 2–3 minutes at the end
If you want, I can give a brown sugar + garlic + balsamic slow cooker chicken recipe that’s extra sweet and savory with a rich caramelized finish 😋
Do you want me to do that?
