Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken

by Sabrina Snyder

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5 Servings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
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Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken a perfect sticky, garlicky recipe made with just 4 ingredients. Perfectly tender by dinner time.

Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken is a super simple weeknight Slow Cooker dinner meal. Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken and Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon are a few other recipes inspired by this one. These magic ingredients work well together.

Sabrina’s Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken Recipe

I have enjoyed making and eating all the different versions and variations of this recipe. They are all DELICIOUS! The protein of this recipe feels like one of those toys you buy where you can swap out all the clothing pieces on the magnet doll. The sauce works well with everything! Chicken breasts or legs, pork, and even salmon!

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Dinner, then Dessert

Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken Recipe

Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken a perfect sticky, garlicky recipe made with just 4 ingredients. Perfectly tender by dinner time.
Yield 5 Servings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder
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Ingredients
 

  • 5 chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons garlic , minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 10 slices bacon
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar , packed

Instructions

  • Add the chicken, salt, pepper and garlic to the slow cooker.
  • Mix it up then flip the chicken skin side up.
  • Wrap each thigh in two slices of bacon.
  • Sprinkle on the brown sugar.
  • Cook on low for 8-9 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.

Notes

In case you find the chicken is not as caramelized in your slow cooker as the photos, it could be your slow cooker runs a little cooler than mine. In that case put the chicken on a sheet pan and cook under a broiler for 45-90 seconds while watching it like a hawk to and removing before your garlic starts burning.

Nutrition

Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 157mg | Sodium: 617mg | Potassium: 410mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 119IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg

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About this Recipe

This recipe is so easy it is almost funny. It is chicken, bacon, and slow cooker goodness. Super quick prep time so its easy to get ready before work and then you have a delicious meal waiting for you by the time you get home. The best part is you could swap this for several other meats but still have the same yummy flavor but you don’t get bored of it.

Kitchen Tools & Equipment

Slow Cooker: A 6 quart slow cooker will work best for this chicken recipe to keep the meat from crowding too much. For easy clean up, you can use slow cooker liners or spray up the sides lightly with non-stick spray.

Recipe Tips & Tricks

  • Do not add any liquid to this recipe! I know it can be scary to cook dry in a slow cooker, the chicken will release a lot of liquids so extra liquid isn’t needed.
  • In case you find the chicken is not as caramelized in your slow cooker as the photos it could be your slow cooker runs a little cooler than mine. In that case put the chicken on a sheet pan and cook under a broiler for 45-90 seconds while watching it like a hawk to and removing before your garlic starts burning.

Oven Bake Technique

  • Put aluminum foil down on a sheet pan
  • Set everything on the sheet pan like you would in the slow cooker
  • Roast at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes

Variations

  • Spicy: Add in crushed red pepper or a squirt of Sriracha to kick up the heat.
  • Brown Sugar: If you are looking for a deeper, more molasses kind of flavor, try dark brown sugar.
  • Meat: You can try this recipe with whole chickens or chicken wings. You could even try it with Salmon.

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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  1. Simple, fast, easy and absolutely delicious. Whole family enjoyed it including the kid and it has become a staple in our house, with various versions of mashed potatoes and a veggie. It’s very satiating, and reheats very well.

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    1. After you have cooked the chicken you can freeze up to 3 months in air tight freezer safe container. Please let us know what you think of the recipe if you have time!

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  3. I could kiss you! I tried two of your recipes this week and my picky eaters loved them. I was getting so bored of the same old things. I love crockpot meals because I never know when they will be home for dinner. This keeps it hot, tender and juicy.

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  4. I am fixing to make this recipe. Do i roll the chicken thighs in the salt pepper and garlic before wrapping with bacon?

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  5. Chicken falls off the bone, the combination of flavors is amazing. I used chicken thighs with skin and bone-in. Will be using this recipe again and again.

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  7. Hello,
    I made this recipe last night for my family. It was so delicious. I know it will be something I will be making again. My son who doesn’t like chicken, but loves bacon enjoyed this meal and ate it all.

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  9. This recipe was absolutely delicious and sooooo
    Easy. Thanks so much for sharing this with me.

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  12. This smelled amazing while it was cooking! I could not wait to taste this chicken. It did not disappoint. I was expecting a teriyaki flavor, but it was more smoky goodness. It looks, smells, and tastes like a lot of effort, but it was so easy. This will be my new go-to meal.

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    2. I had 4 skinless, boneless breast…i cooked mine on high 4.5 hours. Turned out fantastic! This recipe is SO easy!!!

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  15. This one is a KEEPER for us! We used boneless-stainless thighs (what we had), 8 with extra bacon but everything else. I paired it with boiled potatoes + califoria mixed veg.

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  16. Made this earlier this week for a group of girlfriends (while husbands were out doing man things) . . . they absolutely devoured this very simple-to-make chicken dish. And my house smelled so-o-o-o good. Served with roasted whole cauliflower, hasselback potatoes, and green salad. Great, simple meal! Thank you, Sabrina!

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  17. I made this last night for dinner for the second time. This time I precooked the bacon slightly before wrapping the chicken with it. It was amazing! The first time I made it the bacon wasn’t cooked @ 30 min and I didn’t want the chicken to dry out while the bacon finished cooking! I also added Gouda cheese on top of chicken before wrapping with bacon.

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  18. I bought boneless, skinless turkey breasts as I prefer white meat. Will that still work ok with this recipe?

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  19. Made this tonight for dinner and it is delicious! My 2 girls ate it up. I made it on a sheet pan and use boneless chicken thighs (the hubby doesn’t care for bone in). Served with your Stick of Butter Rice (chicken flavored) and steamed broccoli. Will make again with a squirt of Sriracha!

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    1. So glad you enjoyed – thank you for coming back and leaving a review. Also, love how you shared that it was a complete meal. Thank you Deborah!

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