Slow-Cooker Chicken With Orange Sauce {And Grand Marnier}

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Slow-Cooker Chicken With Orange Sauce {And Grand Marnier}

Slow-cooker chicken simmers in an orange marinade. The juices are finished off with butter and Grand Marnier for a silky smooth and delicious sauce elegant enough for company, easy enough for your family! Gluten free and low carb!

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time3 10

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 572kcal

Author: Cynthia

Ingredients

5 pounds bone-in chicken pieces breasts, thighs or drumsticks, trimmed of excess fat
2 oranges, zest and juice about 1/2 cup
1/4 cup gluten free soy sauce or tamari
3 cloves garlic minced
4 Tablespoons honey
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
6 Tablespoons cold butter cut into small pieces
3 Tablespoons Grand Marnier

Instructions

Place chicken pieces in large slow-cooker.
Mix together zest and orange juice, soy sauce, garlic, honey, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Pour over chicken pieces.
Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 6 hours.
Pre-heat broiler to high. Place rack in upper 1/3 of oven. Remove birds from slow-cooker. Strain juices into a sauce pan.
Over medium heat, cook juice until reduced by about half, and slightly thicker, about 10 minutes. While sauce is reducing, Place chicken pieces on a foil lined baking sheet and brown under broiler about 5 minutes, or until skin is golden brown.
When sauce is reduced, add Grand Marnier and whisk in butter, 1 Tablespoon at a time until sauce is smooth.
Place chicken on a platter and pour sauce over chicken or serve sauce on the side.

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