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Slow Cooker Sesame Ginger Chicken
A grain-free, paleo, slow cooker sesame ginger chicken dish with a low carb version.
PinSlow Cooker Sesame Ginger Chicken is an easy, grain-free, gluten-free, and low carb recipe that is easily mixed together and cooked in the slow cooker.
Chicken in a sweet and savory sauce that can be made paleo or low carb, depending on which sweetener you use.
It is very simple to mix the sauce ingredients in the crockpot, then toss the chicken in, to coat, sprinkle with red bell peppers.
Then cook on high or low until done, and garnish with sesame seeds & scallions.
This can be served as is, or over cauliflower rice. You don't have a slow cooker yet? This slow cooker is perfect.
PinA simple slow cooker dish with sweet and tangy Asian flavors.
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Slow Cooker Sesame Ginger Chicken
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ lbs skinless boneless chicken thighs or breasts
- ½ cup tomato puree or sauce, (the unsweetened kind), like this one
- ⅓ cup unsweetened apricot or peach jam, or sugar-free apricot or peach jam for low carb, or homemade jam
- ⅓ cup chicken broth, organic and gluten-free kind
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos, or can use tamari sauce if you tolerate soy
- 1 ½ tbsp sesame seed oil
- 1 tablespoon sweetener of choice: erythritol for low carb, or honey for paleo
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger, or ½ tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- ¼ cup onion, minced
- ¼ teaspoon to ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoon red bell pepper, chopped
Garnish:
- 1 ½ tablespoon scallions, chopped
- 2 teaspoon sesame seeds
Directions:
- In a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker combine: tomato puree, apricot jam, chicken broth, coconut aminos or tamari, sesame oil, sweetener of choice, ginger, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, and onion.
- Stir and mix together the ingredients in the slow cooker.
- Add chicken and toss to coat in the sauce.
- Scatter the chopped red bell pepper over the top of the chicken.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or more on high, or 5 ½ to 6 hours or more on low.
- Garnish and sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds before serving.
- Serve. Can serve by itself or over cauliflower rice, recipe here.(the rice recipe is under the pork recipe)
Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version (using Nature's Hollow sugar free jam and Swerve sweetener): Servings: 1 serving out of 5 servings, Cal: 220, Carbs: 10 g, Net Carbs: 7 g, Fiber: 3 g, Fat: 9 g, Protein: 26 g, Sugars: 2 g.
Nutritional Data for Paleo Version (using fruit only sweetened jam and honey): Servings: 1 serving out of 5, Cal: 255, Carbs: 18 g, Net Carbs: 15 g, Fiber: 3 g, Fat: 9 g, Protein: 26 g, Sugars: 13 g.
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Slow Cooker Sesame Ginger Chicken
Stacey
Slow Cooker Sesame Ginger Chicken is an easy, grain-free, gluten-free, and low carb recipe that is easily mixed together and cooked in the slow cooker.
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 hours hrs
Total Time 5 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 5
Calories 220 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs skinless boneless chicken thighs or breasts
- ½ cup tomato puree or sauce (unsweetened kind)
- ⅓ cup unsweetened apricot or peach jam or sugar free apricot or peach jam for low carb, or homemade
- ⅓ cup chicken broth organic and gluten free kind
- 2 tablespoon coconut aminos or can use tamari sauce if you tolerate soy
- 1 ½ tablespoon sesame seed oil
- 1 tablespoon sweetener of choice: erythritol for low carb or honey for paleo
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger or ½ tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- ¼ cup onion minced
- ¼ teaspoon to ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoon red bell pepper chopped
- GARNISH (optional)
- 1 ½ tablespoon scallions chopped
- 2 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
In a 5 to 6 quart slow cooker combine: tomato puree, apricot jam, chicken broth, coconut aminos or tamari, sesame oil, sweetener of choice, ginger, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, and onion.
Stir and mix together the ingredients in the slow cooker.
Add chicken and toss to coat in the sauce.
Scatter the chopped red bell pepper over the top of the chicken.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or more on high, or 5 ½ to 6 hours or more on low.
Garnish and sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds before serving.
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Nutrition
Serving: 0gCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 26gFat: 9gFiber: 3gSugar: 2g
Keyword low carb slow cooker, paleo slow cooker, slow cooker sesame giner chicken
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Joy @ Joy Love Food
I love sesame chicken, this sounds delicious, will have to give it a try soon!
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Stacey
Thank you Joy 🙂
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Sherri @ Watch Learn Eat
I love sesame chicken and this is such an awesome, healthy version of it! The flavor combination sounds so delicious and using a slow cooker is always up my alley! 🙂
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Stacey
Awe, thanks Sheri 🙂
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Vicky @ Avocdo Pesto
Love the sound of this! Just made my first slow cooker chicken recipe last weekwith a Mexican flair but want to mkae an Asian themed recipe next and this one sounds perfect -- though I will have to make some slight adjustments as I will not be able to get some of the ingredients but either way YUM!
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Anne Murphy
The apricot and ginger should combine beautifully - that sounds lovely.
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Rachel @ Simple Seasonal
This crock pot recipe sounds really good. I'm always on the hunt for good recipes for busy work nights! Pinned!Reply
Ramona W
I love using my slow cooker and making this sesame ginger chicken is definitely going to happen at my house. It looks amazing. 🙂
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Erin @ Thanks for Cookin'!
I want to start making takeout at home but lots of recipes are a little intimidating. I really like that this one goes in the crockpot! I'm not ready to invest in a wok yet so this would be a good place to start. Thanks for the recipe!
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Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners
Hi Stacey,I needed this recipe because I just bought my first slow cooker and I need to get using it! Such a delicious looking recipe and love your photos. Also loving your choice of ingredients for this healthy meal. Nothing like quick, easy and nutritious!
A beautiful blog you have here. I'll be back 🙂Reply
Dana Sandonato
Love these flavors! Thanks for sharing. Great photos, too. Love the styling.
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Sandhya
I love the flavor of food cooked in a slow cooker and this looks absolutely yummy!
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Mark
Oh wow, this looks beautiful! I will have to give this ago, I love anything with a strong ginger flavour.Reply
Stacey
Thank you Mark, It is more of a mild ginger flavour, but you can always add more ginger if you like it stronger 🙂
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Bethany @ Athletic Avocado
Holy yum! This is a perfect weeknight meal that I can make in the slow cooker without much trouble! Why order chinese takeout when you can make this healthy version that tastes a million times better!
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Stacey
Awe, thank you Bethany, you are too kind 🙂
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