Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken

Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken made with just five ingredients, you can set it in minutes and have the perfect weeknight meal!

Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken is the slow cooker chicken version of one of the most popular recipes on my blog of all time, Brown Sugar Garlic Pork with Carrots & Potatoes.

Or if you’re looking for a slow cooker pork version of this recipe (minus the veggies and plus some bacon) here it is! Slow Cooker Bacon Garlic Pork Loin

Some notes about this Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken:

• Yes, you can absolutely make this meal in the oven. Set it on a sheet pan just like you would in the slow cooker and roast at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes (you may want to use foil).
• Want some spice? Add in crushed red pepper or a squirt of Sriracha.
• If you want an even deeper caramel flavor, try dark brown sugar.
• Do not add any liquid! I know it can be scary to cook dry in a slow cooker, the chicken will release a lot of liquids.
• Serve with rice or potato wedges and roasted vegetables.

MY OTHER RECIPES

You can also swap out different cuts of chicken in the slow cooker.

• Try using Chicken Breasts (brownie points for draping bacon on them to keep the chicken moist).
• Double the topping and toss chicken wings with the same topping and cook for 6 hours on low.
• Try rubbing a double topping amount over an entire chicken propped up on some foil balls to keep the chicken out of liquid.

Looking for more slow cooker chicken recipes?

• Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
• Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
• Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken
• Crisp & Juicy Slow Cooker Chicken
• Slow Cooker Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken

Looking for more awesome Brown Sugar Garlic Recipes?

• Brown Sugar Garlic Oven Baked Pork Chops
• Brown Sugar Garlic Pork with Carrots and Potatoes
• Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken
• Slow Cooker Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Pork Loin

Tools Used in the making of these Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken Thighs:
Slow Cooker: Love this slow cooker and how programmable it is, it has been a workhorse for me… until…
My New Slow Cooker: This recipe was made in this slow cooker. For larger roasts I also brown the meat in the insert and not lose a bunch of the flavor by transferring the meat and leaving the browned bits behind. If you’re thinking of a new slow cooker, consider it if your budget is open.

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Yield: 5 servings

Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken

Prep:5 minutes

Cook:4 hours

Total Time:4 hours 5 minutes

Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken made with just five ingredients, you can set it in the morning in just minutes and have the perfect weeknight meal!

Ingredients:

• 5 chicken thighs
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed

Directions:

1. Add the chicken, salt, pepper and garlic to the slow cooker.
2. Mix it up then flip the chicken skin side up.
3. Sprinkle on the brown sugar.
4. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.

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