Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Easy Weeknight Dinner
This Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken makes an easy dinner perfect for a family weeknight meal. Tender slow cooker chicken coated in a sweet honey garlic recipe is great for busy households. Enjoy a simple and delicious family dinner any day of the week.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: Serves 6
- Category: Dinner, Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Standard
Ingredients
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- 2 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ½ cup soy sauce (I prefer light soy sauce)
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 5 cloves garlic minced (about 5 teaspoons)
- 1 ½ teaspoons fresh minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- ¼ cup water
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- Optional toppings: sesame seeds
- sliced green onions
Instructions
- Put the chicken thighs into your slow cooker.
- In a separate bowl, combine the soy sauce, honey, ketchup, minced garlic, minced ginger, sesame oil and red pepper flakes if you want some heat.
- Pour this sauce over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cook covered on low for 3 to 5 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
- Avoid lifting the lid during cooking to keep the chicken tender.
- Once cooked, take out the chicken and shred it with forks.
- Mix water and cornstarch in a small bowl to create a slurry.
- Stir the slurry and shredded chicken back into the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Cook on high for another 15 to 20 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Serve with your choice of rice, noodles or vegetables and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions if you like.
Nutrition
- Calories: 353kcal