Food Network Scholar: Honey Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken

Television Feasts

I am a home cook who backyard gardens and has a serious closet addiction to the Food Network. I envision visiting the world in my own kitchen.

From Julia to Giada, I am a bi-product of the quirky world of anything food television. At age 10 I wanted to lunch with Julia; at 12 I thought sitting at Graham Kerr's table would be bliss; in college I was a diligent voyeur student of Jeff Smith's; and as a newlywed I envisioned myself being Martha. Then the sky opened up and violin music played in the background when I discovered an entire family of food shows on the blossoming food network. Twenty years later I am still a home chef with a backyard garden, yet in my head I am a trained chef who has eaten her way around the world, tasted all things exotic, competed in many challenges, judged the best of the best, and have a circle of friends which includes Emeril, Bobby, Rachael and more. I like to learn and challenge myself simply for the pleasure of all things food. I am a student of the University of Food Network and my textbooks, exams and extra-curricular activities all stem from channel 39.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Honey Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken

It is turning into a chicken week. No real plan, it just seemed that the recipes I chose, matched with the local sale flyer, and the amount of time I knew I had to put into the making of each day's meal. I have said before that I have an addiction to slow cookers. They simply intrigue me. They enabled the first wave of mothers who joined the work force a way to meet their responsibility to put dinner on the table for their family in a timely manner. Many say that what comes out of a slow cooker is bland or not cooked evenly. I do appreciate the layering of flavors in traditional cooking. But there is just something so charming with placing the ingredients into the cooker, turn it on and walk away. And yes, my friends, if you have ever worked all day and arrived home to a house smelling delicious, you understand why there is a place in this world for slow cookers. This recipe is embarrassingly easy. One measuring cup to mix the sauce, a few pantry ingredients, and it is really inexpensive to whip up when you know you will have a busy day. Good old fashioned Mrs. Brady food!

Honey Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken
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6 pieces of skinless chicken
1/2 c. ketchup
1/2 c. soy sauce
1/3 c. honey
3-4 cloves chopped garlic
1 tsp. dried basil