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Slow Cooker Asian Chicken & Greens

Yes, you can have a terrific Asian dinner without a lot of slicing, stir-frying or ordering in. Don’t hesitate to sub whatever vegetables you happen to have in your crisper. If they’re quick cooking like baby bok choy, snow peas or spinach; simply add for the last 5 minutes of simmering. Cook up some rice and dinner’s done!

Prep Time

15M

Cook Time

3H

Serves

4

Ingredients

  • 8 bone-in skinless chicken thighs
  • OR
  • 4 breasts
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) soya sauce
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) hot garlic chili sauce
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) ground ginger
  • 1 cup (250 mL) baby carrots
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 green pepper, coarsely chopped
  • 6 baby bok choy
  • OR
  • 1 cup (250 mL) snow peas (optional)

    • Instructions

    1. 1 Turn slow cooker to high or low depending on how long you want to cook chicken. Place thighs, bone-side up, in the bottom. Stir soya with cornstarch, sugar, hot garlic chili sauce and ginger. Whisk with a fork to dissolve cornstarch. Pour over chicken.
    2. 2 Scatter carrots on top. Slice onion in half. Place flat side down on a chopping board and slice about ⅓-inch ( 0.8 cm) thick. Add, separating pieces as you add. Scatter with peppers. Gently press down on vegetables. Cover and cook for 3 to 4 hours on high or 5 to 6 hours on low. Then stir in bok choy or snow peas, if using. Cover and cook until done as you like, from 5 to 15 minutes. Serve over rice.
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