Recipe: Honey Sesame Chicken (Bourbon Chicken)

Honey Sesame Chicken 

(Tastes like Bourbon Chicken, without the bourbon)

Ingredients:

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (Natural or organic)

1 cup honey (organic)

1/2 cup Teriyaki Sauce

1/4 cup ketchup (organic)

2 Tbl grapeseed oil

2 cloves garlic (minced) (organic)

1/2 cup diced onion (organic)

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

cornstarch (for thickening)

sesame seeds

salt and pepper

  **I noted the changes I made to the recipe to make it healthier in ( ).  For example, I use grapeseed oil in my house but the actual recipe calls for vegetable oil.  It is up to you!  Because we live in the country, it is really easy to get affordable organic fruit/veggies/meat at the local English farms and stores but you choose what works best for your family and budget.**


Directions:
1)  Place chicken in crock pot and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

2)  In medium bowl, combine honey, teriyaki sauce, ketchup, oil, garlic, onion and red pepper flakes.  Stir well to combine. Pour over chicken in crock pot.

3)  Cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours.

4)  When done remove chicken from crock pot and cut in cubes.  Combine cornstarch and water and whisk into crockpot to thicken sauce.  Put chicken back into pot and stir to recoat chicken.

5) Serve hot over rice and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.  

Rating:

Bryon- 8.5/10- Bryon really enjoys this.  There's nothing really unhealthy in it (Teriyaki Sauce being the only really unnatural ingredient), so I pile his plate high with the chicken mixture and whole grain rice and I have one happy and very full husband. 

Haley- 8/10- This is so easy to make and tastes super good.. This is a definite in our meal rotation schedule.  It's especially great that the kids like it so no coaxing them to eat it.  This particular day I served it with carrots as a side since no veggies are worked into the main dish. It has so much flavor even satisfies your sweet craving (with the honey) so you aren't tempted to get a desert afterwards

Molly and Daniel: Will eat it!