Crock Pot Chicken Thighs (2024)

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Chicken Thighs cooked in the Crock Pot make a mouthwatering recipe that’s perfect for a busy weeknight or lazy weekends! Juicy chicken coated in a thick, rich sauce flavored with garlic, honey, and soy sauce is a slow cooker hit.

Serve this amazing chicken with Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Southern Style Green Beans, and warm Garlic Rolls, and you’ve got a comfort food meal that your family and friends will love.

Are you ready for one of the easiest and most delicious chicken recipes you’ll ever make in the slow cooker? Well, here it is!

Crock Pot Chicken Thighs is a main dish recipe creation that’s been on repeat in my kitchen for several weeks. It’s uncomplicated yet has a combination of flavors that go perfectly together. As the chicken cooks low and slow, the simple 8-ingredient sauce infuses the perfect amount of sweet and savory flavors, making this a recipe you will love.

Ingredients For This Recipe

• Chicken Thighs – I use bone-in, skin-on for the best flavor and texture.. You can use boneless, skinless chicken if you prefer.
• For The Sauce – Ketchup, Soy Sauce, Honey
• Seasonings – Onion Powder, Dried Mustard, Dried Thyme, Dried Parsley, Salt and Pepper

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Substitutions For This Recipe

• You can change up the flavors if you want. Add some extra spice with red pepper flakes or chopped jalapeñpos. Mix in grated fresh ginger and sprinkle on sesame seeds for an Asian flair.
• Replace the ketchup with your favorite BBQ sauce and add in smoked paprika.

How To Store Leftovers

Crock Pot chicken recipes are great for meal prep and can be made ahead of time. The cooked chicken and any leftover sauce keep well in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. Store in a resealable container, then reheat before serving.

What To Serve With Crock Pot Chicken Thighs

These chicken thighs coated with all that yummy rich sauce go really well with any side dish that can soak up all the juicy goodness in the bottom of the slow cooker. Add in a fresh veggie or salad, and dinner is served!

• Instant Pot Herb Rice
• BEST Stuffed Baked Potatoes
• Instant Pot Parmesan Noodles
• Skillet Green Beans
• Tomato Cucumber Salad

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Crock Pot Chicken Thighs Recipe

Author: Donya Mullins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours hours

Total Time: 3 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories: 817kcal

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Chicken Thighs cooked in the crock pot make a mouthwatering recipe that's perfect for a busy weeknight or lazy weekends! Juicy chicken coated in a thick rich sauce flavored with garlic, honey, and soy sauce is a slow cooker hit.

Equipment

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  Cast Iron Skillet

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  Mixing Bowl

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  Crock Pot

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ salt and pepper
• ▢ ¾ cup ketchup
• ▢ ⅓ cup soy sauce
• ▢ ⅓ cup honey
• ▢ 3 tablespoon minced garlic
• ▢ ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon dried mustard
• ▢ 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley – optional

Instructions

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  Heat olive oil in a cast-iron skillet or heavy bottom pan. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and sear, skin side down until golden. Remove the chicken from the pan and place skin side up in the crock pot.

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  To a medium-size bowl, add ketchup, soy sauce, honey, garlic, onion powder dried thyme, dried parsley, and dried mustard. Whisk together and pour over the chicken. Place lid on the crock pot and cook on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 5 hours until chicken is done and the sauce has thickened.

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  Remove chicken and place on a serving dish. Spoon over the sauce from the bottom of the crock pot, sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve.

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Notes

How To Thicken The Sauce: Pour the juices from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan. Mix together one tablespoon of cornstarch with two tablespoons of water and whisk into the chicken thigh juices. Simmer on low heat, whisking until the sauce has thickened.

Leftovers: The cooked chicken and any leftover sauce keep well in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. Store in a resealable container, then reheat before serving.

Nutritional values provided are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 817kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 283mg | Sodium: 1713mg | Potassium: 802mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 460IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 3mg

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