WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Thighs
These tender flavorful chicken thighs take only a few minutes to toss together.
Just add the chicken to the slow cooker, stir together the sauce ingredients and pour on top. That's all there is to it.
Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Thighs
Several hours later dinner will be ready and waiting. How easy is that?
And a whole lot healthier than getting takeout too!
Slow Cooked Sesame Chicken Recipe Notes
These slow cooker sesame chicken thighs were a big hit with the entire family.
Brown rice and broccoli make nice accompaniments.
WW Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken - 6 Freestyle SmartPoints
These would be yummy served over zucchini noodles too!
If you or someone you are dining with prefers more spice, serve with crushed red pepper flake or sriracha sauce for extra heat.
WW Friendly Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Sesame Chicken?
According to my calculations each serving has 188 calories and
6 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Thighs Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 (6 ounces each) boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 3 pounds)
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons sherry
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 3-½- to 4-Quart.
- Coat the slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- Place the chicken thighs in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, stir together the soy sauce, brown sugar, sherry, ketchup, sesame seeds, garlic powder, and ginger.
- Pour over the chicken being sure to get some sauce on every piece.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours, or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, or until the chicken is tender.
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
Kitchen Tools I Used To Make Sesame Chicken:
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A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Mary
I make sesame seed chicken all the time for my boyfriend, but my recipe is lightly fried. I try not to fry that much anymore, I'm always watching our waistlines. This recipe is a great substitution to my current one. Thanks for sharing!!!
Martha McKinnon
You are so welcome, Mary. Hope you and your boyfriend like my crock pot version of sesame seed chicken.
Donna Howard
I always love your recipes!! Thank you so much for sharing. I plan on making this dish tomorrow - but I don't have sherry!! Hoping the taste is still as yummy!!! (Is there is substitute I wonder??) Thanks again!!!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Donna, I hope you like it! Sherry has a very distinctive flavor so it's not easily replaced. I did some researching on line and suggestions included: brandy, dry vermouth, and apple cider. I think it will be fine if you just skip it though. Hope this helps.
Donna Howard
thanks so much! I'll skip it and let you know. I appreciate your reply - you're always so helpful!
Donna Howard
The dish turned out awesome - even without the sherry. And what I did instead of rice I shredded and used it with lettuce leaves and made little wraps! Yum!!!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Donna, So glad you liked it. Love the idea of little lettuce wraps. Such a light and delicious
way to enjoy sesame chicken this time of year! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment.
Sarah
These look great! I love anything crock pot so I am going to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Debtgirl
Just found your site ! Thank you!!!
Patti Quinn
I made this recipe for friends last night. Everyone agreed that it was delicious! A 'keeper' for sure. The sauce was very thin so I spooned most of it into a skillet and thickened it with some flour.
I arranged the chicken on a serving dish, covered it with the thickened sauce and served it with couscous.
Great meal - thanks for sharing!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Patti, Glad you liked it! The idea of thickening the sauce with a little flour is a great one! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Janine
I absolutely love your recipes and your website is my go to, constantly! 🙂 This is my 1st time making this dish, however. Can I use regular sherry instead of cooking sherry...and can I make this without seasame seeds ?? I forgot them at the store!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Janine, Yes you can use regular sherry instead of cooking and yes, you can skip the sesame seeds, though the taste will be a bit different. - Martha
Mickie Gibbs
This was a big hit with the whole family! I am not a huge fan of chicken thighs, but this was really good. My husband said it was on the "make again" list. Thanks!
Jon
You are so awesome! I don't think I've read a single thing like that before.
So great to find another person with a few original
thoughts on this issue. Seriously.. many thanks for starting this up.
Thiis site is one thing that iss needed on the internet, someone with a bit of originality!