Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken – Easy Slow Cooker Recipes for Dinner
This Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken is the perfect choice for busy weeknights. With tender chicken simmered in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce, it's a flavor-packed dish that requires minimal prep. Whether you're looking for quick and easy recipes, easy recipes for dinner, easy chicken recipes, or easy crockpot recipes, this one checks all the boxes. It’s also perfect for easy meal prep recipes and fits right into your collection of easy recipes.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- Cooked white rice, for serving
- Chopped green onions & sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, ketchup, hoisin sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and chili flakes.
- Place chicken thighs in the slow cooker and pour the sauce over the chicken.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or on HIGH for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is tender.
- Remove chicken from the slow cooker and shred it with two forks.
- In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Stir it into the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Return shredded chicken to the slow cooker and stir to coat. Let cook for another 10–15 minutes on HIGH until the sauce thickens.
- Serve over white rice, topped with green onions and sesame seeds.