Crock Pot Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken

Yummy, yummy dinner! I substituted plump skinless boneless breasts for the recipe's stated chicken pieces (which would be with both skin and bone) and cut the cooking time down to 4 hours at Low. Please remember, those that complained of this being dry, that this recipe is designed for both white and dark meat, with skin and bone -- which would take longer to cook and be moister than plain breasts. My chicken was tender, but I believe if I had let it cook even 30 minutes longer than the 4 hours it would have started to turn dry. The only other change I made was to reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup. This was extremely easy to put together and having it cook away on the counter on a hot humid day was certainly a blessing. Thanks to this recipe, my rice cooker, and a green salad, I had an excellent hot dinner without using the stove or oven! Thanks for the recipe Mirjam; it was delicious and everyone enjoyed it -- no leftovers at all!

I fell in love with the recipe but didn't have the time for a crockpot meal so I made it on top of the stove. All the same ingredients just in my new cast-iron skillet. It only took about 45 minutes from start to finish. (the boneless chicken breasts were frozen so some of that time was for thawing) Once I tasted the sauce, I HAD to double it so that I would have PLENTY left for lunch tomorrow. I also topped it with chopped green onions. Absolutely AWESOME!

I always love the tenderness of chicken cooked in the crockpot. The combination of garlic, brown sugar, and soy sauce was great. I'd never thought to put them together in that manner before now. I used skinless chicken breasts instead of the whole chicken. I don't think it made much difference in the recipe - just my personal preference.

I made several changes to this recipe as suggested in a couple of reviews. I used 1 and 1/2 boneless skinless breasts and a pound of boneless and skinless thighs. I added a small onion, 1/2 green and 1/2 red peppers chopped. I also sautéed the garlic onion and peppers first. I then browned the chicken in a little safflower oil to seal the juices. I used 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Total cooking time was 3 hours and 15 minutes. It is absoulutely delicious tender and juicy!! I can't wait for dinner!

The taste was great, but the meat was somewhat overdone after 8 hours cooking - I will make it again, but next time try only 6 hours.