Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe

A spoon scooping up a piece of chicken in the slow cooker.

Honey garlic slow cooker chicken is an easy recipe that the whole family will love! The honey garlic sauce is deliciously sweet and savory and only requires a few simple pantry ingredients.

Course Entrees, Slow Cooker

Cuisine Asian

Keyword chicken thighs, crock pot, Slow Cooker

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings

Calories 384kcal

Author Wendie

Equipment

1 Crock Pot

Ingredients

6-8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
½ cup low sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup ketchup
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
6 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons ginger fresh grated
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
Sesame seeds
Green onions

Instructions

Add the chicken thighs to the slow cooker.
In a small bowl whisk together the soy sauce, ketchup, honey, sugar, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes if you're adding them.
Pour over the top of the chicken and toss to coat.
Cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours *see notes
When the chicken is done remove the chicken to a foiled-lined baking sheet. Heat up the broiler.
Heat a saucepan on medium-high heat and carefully pour the sauce in. In a small dish whisk together the cornstarch and water. Then whisk the cornstarch slurry into the sauce. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium and let simmer until thickened whisking so it doesn’t burn.
Once the sauce is thickened spread a tablespoon on top of each piece and place the chicken under the broiler for 3-4 minutes to get some color. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn.
Serve with the extra sauce and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.

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Notes

1/8 teaspoon of ginger powder in place of the fresh grated.

Check the chicken after 2 hours, cook time can vary due to the size of the chicken thighs or your specific slow cooker.

Broiling the chicken is optional, but a little bit of caramelization gives the chicken beautiful color. Or you can simply shred the chicken instead and toss it in the sauce.

If the sauce becomes too thick for you just whisk in 1 tablespoon of water until desired consistency.

Stovetop instructions are above in the FAQs

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