Slow-Cooker Mexican Honey Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
Updated Sep 8, 2016
Winner, winner, slow-cooker chicken dinner! This sweet-and-savory recipe comes together quickly for warming Mexican flavors that are perfect for any season.
Slow-Cooker Mexican Honey Garlic Chicken and Potatoes
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 packet (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
- 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 lb red potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 package (2 lb) chicken legs (about 6)
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix honey, taco seasoning mix, garlic, melted butter and salt. Add potatoes, and toss to coat. Using slotted spoon, transfer potatoes to slow cooker. Add chicken to bowl with honey mixture; toss to coat. Arrange chicken on top of potatoes in slow cooker. Pour any remaining liquid over chicken.
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Step2Cover; cook on High heat setting 3 to 4 hours or until potatoes are tender and instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of chicken, without touching bone, reads at least 165°F. Do not uncover slow cooker before 3 hours.
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Step3Line large rimmed baking pan with foil. Position oven rack 4 inches from broiling element. Set oven control to broil. Transfer chicken to pan. With slotted spoon, transfer potatoes to serving platter; cover with foil. Pour 1/4 cup of liquid from slow cooker over chicken. Broil 2 to 4 minutes or until chicken skin is golden brown and crisp. Turn chicken; pour another 1/4 cup liquid from slow cooker over chicken. Discard remaining liquid from slow cooker. Broil 2 to 4 minutes longer or until skin is golden brown and crisp on second side.
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Step4Serve broiled chicken with sauce from pan, potatoes and lime wedges. Top with green onions and cilantro.
Nutrition
440
Calories
9g
Total Fat
35g
Protein
54g
Total Carbohydrate
25g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 440
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 17%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 150mg
- 50%
- Sodium
- 620mg
- 26%
- Potassium
- 970mg
- 28%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 54g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 25g
- Protein
- 35g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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