adding honey chicken recipe

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+title: "Honey Garlic Chicken"
+author: Jared Swets
+recipe_image: /images/recipe-headers/honey-garlic-chicken.png #The image for your recipe
+image_width: 512
+image_height: 512
+date: 2025-03-09T21:47:51-05:00
+tags: ["dinner", "crockpot"] #tags for your recipe
+tagline: "Tasty easy chicken and rice"
+servings: 4
+prep_time: 15 #in minutes #can be BLANK
+cook: true # If we are cooking this, leave true, if we are cooling set to false
+cook_increment: hours # set to minutes or hours
+cook_time: 6 #in minutes or hours #can be BLANK
+calories: 570 #in kcal #can be BLANK
+
+# For ingredient subheadings (if you use them), please use the h4 header.  For print view I have those elements targeted
+---
+
+
+## Ingredients
+
+- 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
+- 1/2 cup soy sauce
+- 1/2 cup honey
+- 1/4 cup ketchup
+- 1/4 cup chicken broth
+- 1 tbsp minced garlic
+- 1/2 tsp dried basil
+- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
+- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
+- 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water (for thickening)
+- Cooked rice, for serving
+- Sliced green onions, for garnish
+- Sesame seeds, for garnish
+
+
+#### Prepare the Sauce
+
+1. In a bowl, mix soy sauce, honey, ketchup, chicken broth, minced garlic, dried basil, dried oregano, and crushed red pepper flakes (if using).
+2. Place the chicken thighs in the slow cooker.
+   1. Pour the sauce over the chicken.
+
+#### Cook
+
+3. Cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, until the chicken is tender.
+
+#### Thicken the Sauce (Optional):
+
+4. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and keep warm.
+   1. Stir in the cornstarch mixture to the sauce in the slow cooker.
+   2. Cook on high for an additional 10-15 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
+
+#### Serve
+
+5. Serve the honey garlic chicken over cooked rice.
+   1. Garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.