Honey Barbecue Glazed Chicken

Name: Honey Barbecue Glazed Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 h 10 min
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 Cup Barbecue Sauce; 3/4 Cup Honey; 3/4 Cup Soy Sauce; 3 lbs. Thawed Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs

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Juicy chicken thighs in a honey barbecue marinade, slow cooked in crockpot to perfection. Brush thighs with additional honey barbecue sauce and set the glaze under the broiler! Easy Recipe, just four ingredients and kid approved!

Plate of honey barbecue chicken with fried rice!

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Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
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Honey Barbecue Glazed Chicken

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Kid friendly!
Did you know that honey barbecue sauce only needs 3 ingredients?
You can use this recipe to make wings instead for a great game day appetizer!

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions

Barbecue Sauce - Use whatever brand of sauce you want.
Honey - you can use creamed honey or regular.
Wings? - you can substitute 3 lbs of wings for the thighs. They will only take 3-4 hours to cook instead of 5.

Barbecue sauce, honey, soy sauce and chicken thighs. — What you'll need for this recipe!

Step by Step Recipe Instructions

Whisk the honey, barbecue sauce and soy sauce together until smooth.
Measure out ½ cup of sauce and set it aside.

Honey, barbecue sauce and soy sauce whisked together.

Place 3 lbs. of thawed boneless skinless chicken thighs in a 2 quart slow cooker or crockpot.
Pour the sauce will the exception of the reserved ½ cup, over the thighs.
Cook on low for 5 hours.
If using frozen thighs cook on low for 8 hours.

Pour honey barbecue sauce over chicken in the crockpot and cook for 5 hours.

After 5 hours, turn the oven broiler on high.
Line a baking sheet with foil.
Place a wire cooling rack on top of the foil.
Using tongs remove the chicken from the slow cooker and place the pieces on the wire rack.
Discard liquid from the slow cooker.
Brush the reserved honey barbecue sauce over the chicken thighs.
Place the pan in the center of the oven, under the broiler, for about 1 minute. This will set the glaze on the chicken.
Remove from the oven and serve.

Broil cooked chicken brushed with reserved sauce.

Is it safe to put the honey barbecue sauce on the raw chicken?

Yes, you are using the sauce as a marinade to cook the chicken in. You will discard this sauce from the crockpot and glaze the thighs will reserved sauce that hasn't been touched by raw chicken.

What can I serve with these?

I personally love to eat these with Fried Rice. Another great option is Hasselback Potatoes or Crispy Smashed Potatoes!

What can you serve these with for game day?

Ooo! How about some Cream Cheese Jalapeño Poppers! Or even these Crispy Potato Wedges!

How to reheat and store.

You can refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave, the oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes or in an air fryer at 370-ish degrees for about 4 minutes.

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