3 Ingredient Brown Sugar Chicken made in the Crockpot

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Tired of takeout? This easy 3 ingredient chicken crockpot recipe for brown sugar chicken will make your weeknights a lot more bearable. With only three ingredients, this dish is perfect for busy families or anyone who doesn’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. And did we mention that it’s absolutely delicious? Your family will love coming home to the tantalizing smell of this home-cooked meal.

Here’s how to make this easy crockpot meal. You will need a few ingredients and a large crockpot. I highly suggest using crockpot liners for easy clean up too.

I normally make this in the crockpot but you can also make this in the oven too. Just make sure to put it in a deep dish because the dark chicken does create a lot of liquids when it’s cooked.

I often double this recipe when I want to create more leftovers and I usually serve it with mashed potatoes or rice and a side salad to make a complete healthy meal for my family. The juices from this recipe when you use dark chicken meat is amazing and plentiful. You can drizzle the juices over your potatoes or rice almost like a gravy. It’s fantastic.

Brown Sugar Chicken Ingredients:
1 lb chicken thighs (you can also use chicken breasts if you prefer)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 packet Zesty Italian seasoning (dry mix)

Easy Brown Sugar Chicken Directions:

1. Spray the crockpot with non stick cooking spray or place a crockpot liner in the crockpot before you start.
2. Place chicken in the Crockpot.
3. Sprinkle the packet of Zesty Italian dressing dry seasoning over the chicken coating it evenly.
4. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the chicken evenly.
5. Set Crockpot to Low and cook for 6 hours, or until chicken is cooked through. Or on high for 3 to 4 hours if you need it cooked faster.
6. Serve with a salad, mashed potatoes or rice and enjoy!

Craving takeout? This easy Crockpot recipe for brown sugar chicken will make your weeknights a lot more bearable. With only three ingredients, this dish is perfect for busy families or anyone who doesn’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. And did we mention that it’s absolutely delicious? Your family will love coming home to the tantalizing smell of this home-cooked meal. So go ahead and give it a try—we promise you won’t be disappointed!

3 Ingredient Brown Sugar Chicken made in the Crockpot

This is an easy crockpot meal to make when you want something yummy but you don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 218

Equipment

• Crockpot or Slow Cooker
• Crockpot liner or Slow. Cooker liner

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb chicken thighs you can also use chicken breasts if you prefer
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 packet Zesty Italian seasoning dry mix

Instructions

 

• Spray the crockpot with non stick cooking spray or place a crockpot liner in the crockpot before you start.
• Place chicken in the Crockpot.
• Sprinkle the packet of Zesty Italian dressing dry seasoning over the chicken coating it evenly.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar over the chicken evenly.
• Set Crockpot to Low and cook for 6 hours, or until chicken is cooked through. Or on high for 3 to 4 hours if you need it cooked faster.
• Serve with a salad, mashed potatoes or rice and enjoy!

Notes

We usually make this recipe with chicken thighs that produce a lot of liquid. This is why you won’t see any liquids added to this recipe. However, if you decide to use chicken breasts, I would had a 1/2 cup of water or chicken broth as the very first ingredient before adding your chicken to the crockpot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 218 | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 12g | Sugar: 13g | Net Carbs: 13g

Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy.

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