Description
This Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken is an easy dump and go slow cooker recipe. It’s a delicious quick dinner idea!
Ingredients
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- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or boneless, skinless chicken thighs)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- cooked white or brown rice and chopped green onions or cilantro (for serving)
Instructions
- Step 1: In a medium bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, garlic, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Whisk until well combined.
- Step 2: Place the chicken in the slow cooker. Pour the sauce over the chicken.
- Step 3: Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours, or until chicken is cooked through to at least 165° F and tender. If using boneless chicken thighs, cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-4 hours.
- Step 4: Remove the chicken to a clean bowl or cutting board and let it rest for a few minutes.
- Step 5: Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir this cornstarch slurry into the sauce in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 10-20 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly.
- Step 6: Shred the chicken and return it to the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Step 7: Serve chicken and sauce over rice, garnished with chopped green onions or cilantro.
Notes
Store leftover chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat chicken and sauce in a saucepan on the stove over medium-low heat, or reheat in the microwave.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 691 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 33 g
- Cholesterol: 97 mg
Keywords: slow cooker, honey garlic chicken, crock pot, easy dinner, Asian cuisine