Garlic Honey Slow Cooker Chicken

If you’re craving takeout but want to control the cost and the ingredients, this Garlic Honey Slow Cooker Chicken recipe is for you.

You can use either boneless chicken breasts or boneless chicken thighs to make this honey garlic chicken because the real star is the sauce, that is where all the flavor is.

You could probably even use pork if you really wanted to.

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This crockpot chicken recipe is truly a set it and forget it until it is cooked kind of recipe. Just combine everything and cook on either low or high, shred the chicken and serve.

The only thing this flavorful takeout chicken recipe is missing is the crispiness of the chicken because it isn’t deep fried and battered. I don’t know about you but I could use a break from all those extra calories anyway!

When deciding on whether to cook your chicken in a slow cooker on low or high, get to know your slow cooker. I have had brands that run hot so I only cook on low because the low setting tends to cook more like high. I have also had some that don’t quite get hot enough so I use high. I highly recommend getting to know your slow cooker, especially if it is older. I am dreaming of buying the new Ninja Possible Cooker!

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📋Ingredients

Quantities and specifics are located on the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• Chicken - boneless chicken breasts or thighs
• Pantry - soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds
• Produce - green onion, garlic
• Spices - black pepper

If you don’t typically have some of these Asian ingredients on hand and are wondering if you want to buy them for just this one recipe, keep in mind I have a few other recipes you can use them in. Be sure to take a look at my Orange Chicken, Slow Cooker Chicken Lo Mein and my Black Pepper Chicken.

🔪Cooking Instructions

The cooking instructions for this are fairly easy. Feel free to skip down to the recipe card. I'm leaving these step by step preparation photos for those of you like me; visual learners.

First: Add the chicken, soy sauce, honey, hoisin, garlic, vinegar, oil and pepper to slow cooker.

Second: Cover and cook on either high for four hours or low for six to seven hours.

Third: Shred the chicken and stir to make sure it is all coated in the sauce.

Fourth: Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion when serving.

When it comes to shredding the chicken there are many ways to do this. Most of the time I just take two forks and pull apart the chicken. I know a lot of people like using meat claws, a hand mixer or even their bowl mixers.

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Printable Recipe Card

Garlic Honey Slow Cooker Chicken

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Serve this easy Garlic Honey Slow Cooker Chicken over rice for an Asian inspired dinner. You can also use this shredded chicken for weekly meal preps.

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Prep Time 4 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 4 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Asian

Servings 6

Calories 336 kcal

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  

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• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast or boneless skinless chicken thigh
• 1 cup sauce reduced sodium is recommended
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 6 cloves minced garlic can use more or less depending on your preference but 6 is a good starting point
• 2 green onions chopped
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste

Instructions

 

• Prep slow cooker by spraying with non-stick spray, using a food safe liner or brushing with a little oil.
• Add the chicken, soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, garlic, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, and pepper to slow cooker. Stir until well combined.
• Set the slow cooker for 3-4 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low.
• When cook time is up shred the chicken. (See note 1)
• Serve with rice of choice, quinoa or similar and top with chopped green onions and sesame seeds

Notes

NOTE 1: Shredding chicken

• Use two forks to pull it apart
• Use meat claws
• Shred with a hand mixer

 

NOTE 2: If you want a little spice simply add some crushed red pepper flakes for a tablespoon of either sriracha sauce or garlic chili sauce before cooking.

Nutrition

Calories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 37gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 2523mgPotassium: 696mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 87IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 2mg

Keyword chicken, crock pot, meal prep, slow cooker, slow cooker chicken

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