Slow Cooker Chicken Honey Glazed Root Vegetables Food

SLOW-COOKER CHICKEN & HONEY-GLAZED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Coat a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Arrange the turnips, carrots, parsnips, onions, and thyme in the slow cooker. Whisk together the honey, 1 tablespoon of the oil, and 1/4 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper in a small bowl; pour over the vegetables in the slow cooker, and toss gently to coat.
• Sprinkle the chicken thighs and drumsticks evenly with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the remaining 3/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add the chicken thighs to the skillet; cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Place the thighs on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker. Add the drumsticks to the skillet; cook, turning to brown on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes. (Do not wipe the skillet clean.) Place the drumsticks on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker. Add the vinegar and wine to the skillet, and cook, stirring and scraping to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, about 30 seconds. Pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW until the chicken and vegetables are tender, about 4 to 5 hours. Transfer the chicken and vegetables to a serving platter, reserving the cooking liquid in the slow cooker. Sprinkle the chicken and vegetables with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Serve with the reserved cooking liquid from the slow cooker. If desired, garnish with the fresh thyme sprigs.

SLOW COOKER HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN AND VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, ketchup, garlic, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes and pepper. Place chicken thighs, potatoes, carrots and soy sauce mixture into a 6-qt slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours, basting every hour. Add green beans during the last 30 minutes of cooking time. OPTIONAL: Preheat oven to broil. Place chicken thighs onto a baking sheet, skin side up, and broil until crisp, about 3-4 minutes. Serve chicken immediately with potatoes, carrots and green beans, garnished with parsley, if desired.

SLOW-COOKER GLAZED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix carrots, parsnips and onions. Top with sweet potatoes.
• In small bowl, mix honey, oil, 2 teaspoons of the thyme, the salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables; stir to coat.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until vegetables are tender. Just before serving, add vinegar; stir gently. Sprinkle with the remaining 3 teaspoons thyme.

SLOW-COOKER BALSAMIC HONEY-GLAZED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place carrots, potatoes and onion in slow cooker. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
• Season chicken thighs with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Place chicken skin side down in skillet. Cook chicken 3 to 5 minutes, turning once, until browned on both sides. Transfer chicken to slow cooker.
• In small bowl, beat balsamic vinegar and honey with whisk. Pour over chicken in slow cooker. Place thyme sprigs around chicken. Cover; cook on High heat setting 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F) and vegetables are tender.
• Remove thyme sprigs, and transfer chicken and vegetables to serving platter; cover and keep warm. Pour cooking liquid into 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat 10 to 13 minutes or until the liquid is slightly thickened and reduced to about half. Drizzle over chicken and vegetables, and serve.

GLAZED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Spread the turnips, carrots, parsnips, and sweet potatoes in a single layer into the bottom of a large skillet. Pour enough water over the vegetables to cover, but not completely submerge; add the sugar and balsamic vinegar. Place the skillet over medium-high heat; bring the liquid to a boil. Cook and stir until the liquid is evaporated and the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

CAST IRON HONEY-SRIRACHA GLAZED CHICKEN WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Pat chicken dry. Combine 1 tablespoon black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, cumin, and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Rub the mixture on the chicken.
• Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat. Add peanut oil to the hot skillet and watch it carefully; when oil smokes, add chicken, skin-side down. Cook until browned, about 4 minutes each side. Transfer chicken to a plate; reserve drippings in the skillet.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add honey, sriracha sauce, soy sauce, and lime juice. Add remaining black pepper and salt. Bring sauce to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Return skillet with drippings to medium-high heat. Add potatoes, carrots, onion, turnip, and garlic. Cook and stir until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chicken on top of the vegetables, skin-side up. Coat with about a third of the sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Add wine to the skillet and coat chicken with another third of the sauce. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat near the bone reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) and vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Coat chicken with remaining sauce before serving.

SLOW-COOKER BALSAMIC ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, stir together parsnips, carrots, onions and cranberries. Top with sweet potatoes.
• In small bowl, stir together oil, vinegar, brown sugar, salt and pepper with whisk; pour over vegetables in slow cooker. (Do not stir.)
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.