Sticky, sweet slow cooker honey garlic chicken is a delicious dinner served over rice or noodles.
Honey garlic chicken breast uses skinless breasts or thighs slow cooked in a quick homemade honey garlic sauce!
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This Honey Garlic Chicken is a Flavor Favorite Because…
- Tasty slow cooker honey garlic chicken is an easy one-pot dinner.
- Basic pantry ingredients and a little crock pot time are all it takes to make this delish dish.
- Double the sauce and use it as a glaze for pork, shrimp, and veggie dishes all week long!
Ingredient Tips and Swaps
- Chicken: Use split chicken breasts or bone-in thighs with the skin removed for this dish. You can also use boneless skinless breasts or thighs.
- Aromatics: For the best flavor, go for fresh ginger and garlic.
- Soy Sauce: Use low sodium soy sauce, or use regular or tamari and replace half the amount called for with water.
Variations
- Add vegetables like baby corn, mushrooms, water chestnuts, or pineapple chunks.
- Add sriracha or sambal to taste for a spicy-sweet glaze.
- Replace the homemade sauce with a jar of prepared honey garlic sauce (choose a thick sauce).
How to Make Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
Slow-cooker chicken recipes like this one are so easy to make.
- Whisk the sauce according to the recipe below and pour over the chicken.
- Cook until tender and shred the chicken.
- Thicken the sauce in a small saucepan with a cornstarch slurry.
- Toss with the shredded chicken and enjoy.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve this chicken over rice, cauliflower rice, or noodles
- Serve it as lettuce wraps with a variety of toppings.
- Add a side of steamed veggies like broccoli or carrots.
Storing and Reheating Leftovers
- Keep leftover slow-cooker honey garlic chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- Freeze portions in zippered bags for up to 1 month and thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds split chicken breasts skin removed, or 1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breasts or thighs
- ½ cup less sodium soy sauce *see note
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon onion powder or ½ small onion, finely diced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Combine soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, onion powder, and red pepper flakes.
- Place chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker and pour the sauce over top. Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or until the chicken reaches 165°F in the thickest part.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and place it in a bowl. Use two forks to shred it, discarding the bones. Lightly cover to keep warm and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of water and cornstarch. Transfer the liquid from the slow cooker to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. While whisking, drizzle in the cornstarch mixture a little at a time to reach the desired consistency; you may not need all of the mixture. Let boil 1 minute.
- Pour the sauce over shredded chicken and stir to coat. Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds if desired.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
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Notes
Depending on how much liquid your chicken produces, you may not need all of the cornstarch mixture.
Soy Sauce Note: Use low-sodium soy sauce, or this dish will be too salty. If using regular soy sauce, replace half of the soy sauce with water.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 298 | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1191mg | Potassium: 680mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Chicken, Dinner, Slow Cooker
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is it okay to use a minced ginger not fresh?
We do recommend minced fresh ginger for the best flavor but that should work great too, Jessica!