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Erin, creator of The Flavored Mind

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I’m a developer by profession and a home cook by passion. I create bold comfort food with layered flavors, detailed instructions, and a photo for every step.

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Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 25h 45m

Plate of honey mustard chicken thighs, green peas, and round dumplings on a red plate against a dark background.

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Accompaniment: Mashed Potatoes, peas

Ingredients

Instructions

Disclaimer: I am now using a high precision scale (accurate up to 0.1g). In some pics you may notice I am rounding the weight. My husband, the chemist, says this is OK 😂 take it up with him!

A wooden cutting board with a knife, garlic, lemon, an onion, and various cooking ingredients displayed on a kitchen counter.

Step 1: Gather all of the ingredients.

Chopped onions on a paper plate weighing 93.1 grams on a digital scale with additional kitchen items in the background.

Step 2: Peel, dice, and weigh the onion.

Chopped garlic sits on a white plate atop a digital scale displaying a weight of 148 grams.

Step 3: Peel, chop, and weigh the garlic.

Chopped green onions are scattered inside a lined slow cooker.

Step 4: Slice the scallion into 2″ pieces and add to the slow cooker.

Sliced lemon wedges arranged on a wooden cutting board with some juice visible.

Step 5: Quarter the lemon.

A small white bowl with light liquid sits on a wooden cutting board next to a knife.

Step 6: Squeeze out the lemon juice and set aside.

A glass measuring cup filled with dark liquid sits on a wooden countertop among jars and ingredients.

Step 7: Measure the wine and set aside.

A silver pot with bubbling liquid sits on a black stovetop, reflecting light in the background.

Step 8: Add butter to a large skillet and heat over medium heat for 4 mins.

Three chicken thighs are cooking in a non-stick pan with melted butter on a stovetop.

Step 9: Add chicken thighs and cook for 3 mins, until browned.

Three chicken thighs are cooking in a frying pan with sizzling oil on a stovetop.

Step 10: Flip the chicken and cook for an additional 3 mins. Cook chicken in batches if you can’t fit them all in the pan. Take off heat.

Three browned chicken thighs on a bed of green onions inside a slow cooker lined with plastic.

Step 11: Set chicken on top of scallions and return the pan to the heat.

Chopped onions sautéing in a frying pan with oil and seasoning on top of a stovetop.

Step 12: Add the onions to the pan.

Diced onions sautéing in a non-stick skillet with bubbling oil on a stovetop.

Step 13: Cook until softened, about 3 mins.

Diced onions and garlic sautéing in a frying pan on a black stovetop.

Step 14: Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 min. 

Red liquid is being poured from a measuring cup into a pan of sautéed onions on a stovetop.

Step 15: Add the wine.

Chopped ingredients sizzling in oil in a nonstick skillet on a stovetop, with steam and bubbles visible

Step 16: Cook until the wine has mostly evaporated, stirring to release the fond, about 3 mins. Take off heat.

A skillet with honey mustard, sour cream, and caramelized onions simmering on a stove.

Step 17: Add the water, Better Than Bouillon Roasted Chicken Base, honey, mayonnaise, and dijon mustard.

A whisk stirs a creamy honey mustard sauce with bits of meat in a stainless steel pan on a stovetop.

Step 18: Whisk to combine.

Three golden-brown chicken thighs in a slow cooker with a honey mustard sauce and green onions.

Step 19: Pour over the chicken, cover, and cook on low for 6 hrs, or high for 3 hrs.

I like to pick up the slow cooker and gently shake the juices over the chicken every 2 hrs. I don’t know if this actually does anything but I like to do it. YMMV.

When the slow cooker is done

A red strainer rests over a glass bowl, collecting honey mustard sauce next to a slow cooker with a partially covered lid.

Step 1: Remove the chicken thighs to a plate and tent with tinfoil to keep warm. Strain the slow cooker liquid.

A red strainer holds thick, brown sauce with visible herbs and spices, as a spoon stirs the mixture.

Step 2: Use a spoon to push excess liquid through the strainer. 

A measuring cup with honey mustard sauce sits on a paper towel atop a wooden countertop.

Step 3: Pour the liquid into a fat separator. In a small cup combine 3 tbsp water and 1 tbsp cornstarch, stir to combine.

A stainless steel pot with a honey mustard sauce simmering on a black stovetop.

Step 4: Add the slow cooker liquid to a 1.5Qt. saucepan, excluding the fat.

A pot with simmering honey mustard sauce on a black stove surface.

Step 5: Bring to a simmer.

A stainless steel pot on a stovetop contains bubbling honey mustard sauce with hints of brown color.

Step 6: Give the cornstarch slurry a quick stir and add to the saucepan.

Steaming pot of honey mustard sauce on a stovetop, with a glossy surface reflecting light.

Step 7: Whisk until slightly thickened, about 1-2 mins.

Bon Appétit!

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