A savory recipe that you can easily prepare in your slow cooker is this Honey BBQ Chicken Thighs, made with chicken thighs, ketchup, honey, apple cider vinegar, and light brown sugar. This flavorful Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Thighs recipe is perfect for dinner It takes about 490 minutes to prepare and can serve up to 6 people.

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Recipe Ingredients

• 1 cup (240 ml) of ketchup
• ¼ cup (60 ml) of honey
• ¼ cup (55 g) of light brown sugar
• ¼ cup (60 ml) of apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup (120 ml) of water
• 1 tsp of ground pepper
• ½ tbsp (4 g) of onion powder
• 2 tsp (10 ml) of lemon juice (about ½ lemon)
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) of Worcestershire sauce
• 8 bone-in, skinless chicken thighs
• Prepared Texas toast, for serving

How To Make Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Chicken Thighs

1. Mix Up the Sauce: In a large bowl, stir together the ketchup, honey, light brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, water, ground pepper, onion powder, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce until everything is smooth and well combined. Once it’s all mixed up, add the chicken thighs to the bowl and make sure each piece gets a good coating of the sauce.
2. Set Up the Slow Cooker: Place your coated chicken thighs into your 6-quart (6-L) slow cooker, making sure they’re evenly spaced out in the pot. Then, pour any remaining sauce from the bowl right over the top of the chicken. You don’t want any of that flavorful sauce going to waste, so be sure to get every last drop!
3. Cook Low and Slow: Cover the slow cooker with its lid, and cook the chicken on the low setting for 8 hours, or if you’re in more of a hurry, go with the high setting for 4 hours. Let the slow cooker do its magic while you go about your day.
4. Serve and Enjoy: When the chicken is done, it’s time to serve! Grab some warm Texas toast and plate up a few pieces of the BBQ chicken right on top. Pour over some of that delicious extra sauce from the slow cooker, and enjoy the perfect mix of tangy, sweet, and smoky flavors.

Recipe Tips

• Add a smoky flavor: If you love a hint of smokiness, stir in ½ teaspoon of smoked paprika or a dash of liquid smoke to the sauce before adding the chicken thighs.
• Use chicken breasts instead: If you prefer white meat, you can easily swap chicken thighs for bone-in chicken breasts, but reduce the cooking time by 30 minutes for perfect tenderness.
• Thicken the sauce: If you want a thicker sauce, remove the lid during the last 30 minutes of cooking to let some of the liquid evaporate and concentrate the flavors.
• Crisp the chicken skin: After slow cooking, broil the chicken thighs in the oven for 3-4 minutes to get a crispy, caramelized finish on top.

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