Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
This Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken is the perfect combination of sweet, savory, and tender. Made effortlessly in the slow cooker, it’s great for busy weeknights or meal prep. Serve it over rice for a comforting and delicious dinner.
Servings: 7
Calories: 339kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breast
- 1 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 2 scallions
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- ¼ tsp salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Start by grating the garlic for a bold, aromatic base.
- Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker and pour in the soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, garlic, rice vinegar, and toasted sesame oil. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Stir everything together to ensure the chicken is fully coated in the mixture.
- Set the slow cooker to cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours. Flip the chicken halfway through cooking to ensure even flavor absorption.
- Once the chicken is cooked and tender, shred it directly in the slow cooker. A hand mixer works great for quick shredding, but two forks will do the job too.
- Serve the shredded chicken over a bed of rice and garnish with sesame seeds and freshly sliced scallions.
Notes
Use a hand mixer or two forks to shred the chicken quickly and evenly.
For a thicker sauce, transfer it to a pan and simmer with a cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water).
Combine the sauce ingredients the night before and refrigerate, then pour over the chicken in the morning.
Nutrition
Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 1578mg | Potassium: 442mg | Sugar: 31g