Honey Sesame Chicken
Happy Hump Day!!!!! Have you all seen the Geico hump day commercial? I always look forward to hump day because every hump day morning at work there is a guy who impersonates the Geico camel and it is a funny way to start the day! He actually sounds quite like the commercial! You have to look forward to the little things in life sometimes!
Today I am going to share with you a recipe that I found from Skinny Taste, which is one of my favorite blogs with Weight Watchers recipes. I had been wishing for a new crock pot recipe, since it is SO nice to come home to fully cooked meal, so I looked on Pinterest and found this! I made a few changes, based on what I had available at my apartment and came up with the following recipe! Both my boyfriend Phil and I really enjoyed this meal and I hope you all will too!
Ingredients:
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/8 cup chopped onion
- 1 Tbsp chili sauce (I used Sambal Oelek)
- 2 lbs chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds, to use for a garnish
- chopped scallions, to use for a garnish
Instructions:
Place the first ten ingredients in a bowl and whisk them together until they are well combined. Place the chicken breasts in your crock pot, and then pour the sauce that you just created over the breasts. Cook on low for 3-4 hours. Take the chicken breasts out and shred them and set them aside. Whisk the cornstarch into the 1/4 cup of water and add to the sauce that is left in your crock pot. Cook this mixture on high for about 15 minutes, or until it is thickened. Add the chicken back into the crock pot and stir until the chicken and sauce are well combined. Serve the chicken in bowls, over brown rice. Sprinkle each serving with sesame seeds and scallions. Enjoy it!
Serves 8, WWP+: 4, per serving Adapted from this recipe.