Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Veggies
12 Comments Sep 12, 2016
Updated Oct 21, 2022
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This Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Veggies is a delicious meal that your family will love!
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This recipe for Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Veggies has fresh ingredients, also it has a few pantry items you may already have on hand. I came up with this recipe by converting a grilled chicken recipe of mine that we use during the summer.
What I love about using my slow cooker instead of the grill is that meat gets more tender and I can add veggies right on top of the chicken in the slow cooker at the end of the cooking time.
I start by laying down the chicken thighs in the slow cooker. Boneless skinless chicken thighs are my favorite cut of chicken. It stays juicy and isn’t too fatty since it is skinless.
Then I spread over barbecue sauce and brown sugar over the chicken. Use your favorite barbecue sauce!
On top of the barbecue sauce and brown sugar, I add black pepper, red pepper flakes, garlic, and dried cilantro. You can use fresh cilantro if you have it, use what you have on hand. I have been using a lot dried cilantro in my cooking since I discovered it at the store, for me fresh cilantro doesn’t last long in my fridge.
Then I pour over Italian dressing. I cook this for 4 hours on high.
When the 4 hours is up, I add the sugar snap peas and sliced yellow squash. I cover the slow cooker once again and cook for an additional hour to get the vegetables tender.
Below is what the meal looks like after the cooking time is done. The sauce flavors are melded together from the slow cooking and the chicken and veggies are perfectly tender.
My family loved this meal! It was something different than our weekly spaghetti or sloppy joes, it’s fun to switch things up. Also, the leftovers taste great my husband said!
More chicken thigh recipes that you will love:
- Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
- Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
- Slow Cooker Root Beer Chicken
- Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken
This is pretty much a complete meal! I like to serve this Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Veggies on steamed rice (white or brown rice are both good with this!) and garlic bread on the side.
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Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Veggies
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 2 tsp. minced garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp. dried cilantro or 1 Tbsp. minced fresh
- 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
- 3 cups sugar snap peas
- 3 cups sliced yellow squash
- Steamed white or brown rice for serving
Instructions
- Start by laying the chicken thighs in the bottom of the slow cooker. Spread over the barbecue sauce. Sprinkle over the brown sugar, red pepper flakes, black pepper, garlic and cilantro over the chicken and barbecue sauce. Pour over the Italian dressing.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Don’t open the lid during the cooking time.
- After the cooking time is up. Add the sugar snap peas and squash.
- Cover the slow cooker again, and cook for an additional hour on HIGH.
- Serve over rice and enjoy!
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This Post is sponsored by Crock-Pot® Brand, but all opinions are mine alone.
Delicious and easy.
I would like chicken breast recipe.
Hi! Would this be possible to make using the instant pot?
This is legit one of the best slow cooker meals I’ve ever come across. Thank you!
I was wondering about the chicken breasts as well? I would like to use both. Also, if you used the new crockpot that browned the meat, should we brown the meat in advance?
Looks great! Can you use chicken breasts instead? What other vegetables can be used instead of yellow squash? Thank you
This looks amazing! Must try soon!!!!
Thanks Deborah! Let me know how you like it!
This looks really good, but I think (for my personal taste) an onion quartered in with the other veggies would be an ideal addition.
Onions would be a great addition!
Hi Sarah my wife has an egg allergy and a lot of your recipes are chicken do you gave any beef or pork recipe?
Thanks
Andrew
Hi Andrew, I usually make a variety of meals, but yes I’ve been posting a lot of chicken recipes. Here are my beef and pork recipes: https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/category/beef/ https://www.themagicalslowcooker.com/category/pork/