Season chicken thighs in slow cooker & enjoy this guaranteed hit meal that requires just 4 ingredients

Robin Donovan

Recipe Developer

If you like the sweet-spicy combo of flavors, you’re going to love this easy recipe. Chicken thighs are slow cooked with a simple brown sugar, garlic, and red pepper glaze. It uses only four ingredients -- besides salt and pepper -- and it's universally loved by adults and kids alike.

This is a fantastic dump-and-go slow cooker recipe, but if you want to make it extra special, invest a tiny bit of additional effort and broil the dish before serving. It's so worth it. You’ll get a bubbling, crisp and caramelized coating on top of your chicken that's irresistible.

Cooktop Cove

Brown sugar garlic chicken thighs

5 minutes

4 hours

4 hours and 5 minutes

6 bone-in or boneless, skinless chicken thighs

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

¼ to ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper

1/3 cup brown sugar, packed

Season the chicken with salt, black pepper and red pepper, and place it in the slow cooker. Sprinkle the garlic and then the brown sugar evenly over the top.

Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.

If you would like a crisp, browned glaze, transfer the chicken thighs to a baking sheet and cook under the broiler for 3 to 5 minutes.

Serve hot.

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