Spicy Crockpot Chicken With Chipotle Marmalade Sauce

Submitted by Pinay0618

"This recipe calls for boneless chicken breasts, but I substitued regular chicken thighs and it was still delicious. From the Southern Food site at about.com."

 

• Ready In: 7hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 chipotle chile in adobo, finely chopped, with about 1 teaspoon of the sauce
• 1⁄3 cup orange marmalade
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash salt
• 4 boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

directions

1. Combine the chipotle with adobo sauce, marmalade, chili powder, garlic powder, vinegar, honey, chicken broth, and oil.
2. Wash chicken and pat dry; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken breasts in the slow cooker; pour marmalade mixer over all. Cover and cook on LOW for 5 to 7 hours, or until chicken is cooked through.
3. Put the chicken breasts on a plate; cover and keep warm. Pour the liquids into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 5 to 7 minutes, until slightly reduced. Combine the cornstarch with cold water until smooth; stir into the sauce and continue cooking, stirring, for about 1 minute longer, or until thickened. Serve the chicken with the thickened sauce.

Reviews

[jbkyoung]

Chicken was very dry and did not need to cook for 5 hours. We could hardly swallow it. The sauce was ok, it resembled Chinese food. We did not care for this at all and won't make again. I was looking forward to something different but was a waste of time and money.

 

[marcoandrita]

We can sum this up in one word "awesome". Used bone in chicken thighs for 7 hours on low. Took skin off before plating with the sauce. This is on the menu when my sister comes for visit next month - I'll look like a great chef - thanks a bunch.

 

[Scrapbook Lori]

Great dish! I had some leftover orange marmalade to use up and this was a great fit. Thank you so much for posting...

 

[SRF68]

If using chicken breasts then watch the time on this. After about 3 1/2 hours on LOW the chicken was at 175 degrees and a bit overdone. The sauce was EXCELLENT (pretty spicy) Thanks so much for posting.