Crockpot Teriyaki Ginger Chicken

Being Texan, there's nothing I love more than pulled meat. The sloppyness of it just makes everything better. Plus, it makes you feel like you're eating more, since a pulled pork sandwich is ALWAYS more filling then a porkchop (maybe it's psychological?) Anyways, this recipe takes the traditional BBQ chicken and instead puts an Asian twist on it -- infusing fresh ginger and teriyaki flavors. Portion it out and when ready to eat, put it in a pita, or on top of some salad!

Servings: 5 (about 1.5 cups)

What You'll Need:

• 5-pack of raw chicken breasts
• 1 yellow onion; chopped into small pieces
• 1/4 cup of ginger puree (they have squeezy bottles now in the produce section; $2)
• Salt & pepper
• 1/2 cup of teriyaki sauce
• A slow cooker (if you don't have one, see below section for oven directions)
• OPTIONAL: a few sprigs of fresh thyme

The Step-by-Step:

1. Wash your hands. One by one, lightly rinse the chicken breasts and dry off with paper towels. Set them aside. Cut them in half longways. Season with salt & pepper. Wash your hands again (vital when cooking with raw meat.)
2. Place a couple of chicken breast halves along the bottom of the slow cooker. Spread some ginger over it, then add a handful of the onion. If you have it, add a couple of thyme sprigs. 
3. Repeat with more chicken, ginger, onion, and thyme until all the chicken is in the slow cooker. Top with any onion, ginger, and thyme you have left.
4. Cover with lid, and let cook for 6 hours on low. If you're working and will be out of the house for 8 hours, don't fret, that is fine.
5. When time is up, take out the chicken and use two forks to tear each piece to shreds. Return to slow cooker. Stir so the ginger and onion are well distributed.
6. Let cook another 30 minutes.
7. Add in teriyaki sauce, and stir. Turn off slow cooker. Enjoy!

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if you do not have a slow cooker

you should get one! seriously, you don't know what you're missing out on! hands-free is the way to be :) but anyways, this recipe works in an oven as well -- just toss the chicken breasts in the ginger, add onion, then put the mixture in a oven pan already greased with olive oil. bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees F. use the two forks to pull apart chicken and add back to pan. bake for 10 minutes. add teriyaki sauce. you're done!