Description
This recipe provides simple instructions for making a delicious Crockpot honey garlic chicken, a family favorite. It’s a quick and easy slow cooker chicken breast honey garlic dish perfect for dinner, especially when served with rice. This easy crockpot honey garlic chicken is ideal for beginners and can be a healthy crockpot honey garlic chicken option.
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
- 2 tablespoons water (optional, for cornstarch slurry)
- Sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
- Chopped green onions, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place chicken in your slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, minced garlic, and grated ginger. This creates your flavorful honey garlic sauce.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or on high for 2-3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender. This is the slow cooker honey garlic chicken cooking time.
- If you prefer a thicker sauce for your crockpot chicken with honey garlic sauce, mix cornstarch with water in a small bowl to create a slurry. Stir this into the slow cooker during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
- Shred or slice the chicken directly in the slow cooker with the honey garlic sauce.
- Serve the best crockpot honey garlic chicken hot, garnished with sesame seeds and green onions if desired. This makes a perfect crockpot honey garlic chicken dinner.
Notes
- For a spicier kick, add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the sauce.
- This recipe is very adaptable. You can use different cuts of chicken or vegetables like broccoli or bell peppers.
- This honey garlic chicken crock pot is excellent served over steamed rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2-3 hours (high) or 4-6 hours (low)
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 4-6 oz chicken with sauce)
- Calories: 350-450 (estimated)
- Sugar: 20-30g (estimated)
- Sodium: 800-1200mg (estimated)
- Fat: 10-15g (estimated)
- Saturated Fat: 2-4g (estimated)
- Unsaturated Fat: 8-11g (estimated)
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25-35g (estimated)
- Fiber: 1-2g (estimated)
- Protein: 30-40g (estimated)
- Cholesterol: 90-120mg (estimated)