This recipe is a variation of an old favorite recipe we used to make years and years ago. We made Honey Chicken for every graduation party, birthday party, and family event, and it was always a sure-fire hit.
So I was recently trying to come up with ideas for the slow cooker, and I remembered this recipe which was usually made in the oven. I thought, what if we make it in the slow cooker and then finish on the grill? That sounded pretty fabulous to me, so I went with it.
OH. MY. GOD.
It turned out so much better than I even imagined it would! Who knew this would be such a win??? It was the perfect sweet and savory chicken, and it managed to hit all the right notes.
So if you're tired of the usual tomato based BBQ chicken, try this one for a little diversion.
It's REALLY yummy!
Chicken legs and/or thighs, bone in, skin on
1 cup honey
1 stick butter
1 tbs Roasted Chicken Better Than Bouillon
Place chicken in your slow cooker. Melt together the remaining ingredients in the microwave. Stir until well combined. Pour half of the honey mixture over the chicken. Cook on low for 4-5 hours.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker, and place on a hot grill. Brush with remaining honey mixture. Grill them just for a couple minutes on each side, just until slightly charred. Done!
Tips;
If you're not cooking a lot of chicken, you can cut the sauce ingredients in half. Or you can just make the whole batch, and then keep any extra in the fridge until next time.
When you're cooking chicken in the slow cooker, you don't want to let it go for too long. When using boneless chicken, 4 hours on low is the MAX you should be cooking it. In this case, since we're using bone in, you can let it got for a little longer, but definitely no longer than 5 hours.
