Description
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken is a mouthwatering dish that effortlessly combines sweet and savory flavors, making it an ideal choice for family dinners or meal prep. This easy recipe features tender chicken thighs bathed in a luscious honey garlic sauce, simmering all day in your slow cooker to create a comforting meal that everyone will love. Perfectly paired with rice, noodles, or steamed vegetables, this dish is versatile and satisfying. With just 10 minutes of prep time, you can set it and forget it, allowing the slow cooker to do all the work while you enjoy the delightful aroma wafting through your home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 600g boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 120ml honey
- 80ml soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 60ml ketchup
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (for thickening)
- Optional: sesame seeds and green onions for garnish
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, garlic, ketchup, and rice vinegar until well combined.
- Place chicken thighs in the slow cooker and pour the prepared sauce over them.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours (or high for 2.5-3 hours) until chicken is tender.
- Remove chicken and stir together cornstarch with water in a small bowl to create a slurry.
- Add the slurry back into the slow cooker sauce, stir well, and cook on high for an additional 10-15 minutes until thickened.
- Shred the cooked chicken using forks and return it to the sauce. Mix well before serving hot with optional garnishes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4–5 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approximately 200g of chicken with sauce
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 90mg