Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken

Happy 2014! I hope you had a great holiday. I definitely did! It's crazy how sometimes vacation can get so busy, but I've been having a great time! Here is the perfect recipe for everyone who is heading back to work and school after a little vacation. This is a fast and easy weeknight meal. It's also a healthier version of the typical fried sesame chicken. You can serve this chicken on almost anything: a salad, rice, noodles, or on a hamburger bun. Edamame or green beans would make a great side.

Source: Family Fresh Meals

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• Sesame seeds

Recipe:

• Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place chicken in slow cooker.
• Combine the honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a bowl. Pour over chicken. 
• Cook on low for 4 hours, or high for 2 hours. 
• Remove chicken from slow cooker, leaving the sauce behind. 
• Dissolve the cornstarch in 3 tablespoons of water, and pour into slow cooker. Cook the sauce for 10 minutes so it can thicken.
• As the sauce cooks, shred the chicken. 
• Return the chicken to the pot and coat with sauce. 
• Serve chicken over rice, noodles, or on a sandwich. 
• Sprinkle chicken with sesame seeds.