CROCK POT HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN RECIPE
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Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe, sweet, sticky chicken in a delicious honey garlic sauce is a meal my whole family loves. This recipe is practically effortless to make!
This easy and delicious meal is perfect over rice, Asian noodles, or quinoa for a low carb option, in a bun or wrap, or with a vegetable side. We enjoy this Broccoli Salad, Brussel Sprouts, or Roasted Cabbage.
Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe
This is such an easy recipe to make. And, as I said, my whole family likes it. The ingredients are simple. In fact, you probably already have them on hand. And, the method, well, it doesn’t get any simpler than putting everything in the slow cooker and walking away!
There are two ingredients that make this recipe in my opinion. The hoisin sauce and the fresh ginger. Hoisin has a bold, unique flavor. It doesn’t take much, but it adds a distinctive flavor that I haven’t been able to duplicate with any other ingredients. As well, fresh ginger has a zing that is irreplaceable! No, ground ginger is not the same. I highly recommend you splurge on these two items if you don’t have them.
Hoisin sauce can usually be found in the Asian section of your grocery store or here.
Fresh ginger is with the produce. You will need just a small ‘knob’ (or is it ‘knuckle’?🤔) of ginger.
For the chicken…
I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts (as always). However, you can use bone-in chicken breasts or thighs. In step three below, simply remove the meat from the bone then shred. Continue with the recipe as written.
If you need a flavorful chicken recipe in less than 30 minutes, try Balsamic Fig Glazed Chicken.
While you’re here, check out these recipes. If you enjoy using the air fryer, try these Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Thighs.
Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 large chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional, more or less to tastes
- 5 cloves garlic clove minced
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Whisk together soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and chili flakes.
- Place the chicken in the slow cooker and pour the sauce on top. Cook on low for 4 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the water and cornstarch. Stir to dissolve.
- Place the liquid from the slow cooker in a saucepan. Add the cornstarch mixture and bring to a low boil. Stir to thicken. Boil for 1 minute.
- Pour the sauce over the shredded chicken. You can add it all back to the slow cooker to keep warm or to a serving dish.
- Serve plain or over rice.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
Family favorite!! Love this recipe. Make it without any tweaks and it is amazing!
If I double the recipe, should I double the cooking time?
The cooking time may be a little longer but it won’t be much. You’ll just need to test it.
This was a hit and I have a standing request, which is to make it once a week. Thank you for so many great options for meals
I wish your print option included images.
mmmmmm… it used to, I’ll check on that. Thank you
ok, I fixed it. It has a photo now