Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
A tender and comforting slow-cooked chicken dish in a sticky-sweet honey garlic sauce, perfect for busy weeknights.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Total Time: 255 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 1 cup carrots, sliced
- 1 cup bell peppers, sliced (optional)
- 1 cup honey
- ½ cup soy sauce (low-sodium recommended)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Chopped green onions for garnish
- Cooked rice for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Lightly grease the inside of your slow cooker with cooking spray or olive oil.
- Whisk together the honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, ground ginger, and sesame oil until smooth.
- Arrange the chicken breasts in a single layer in the slow cooker.
- Scatter the sliced carrots and bell peppers over the chicken.
- Pour the honey-garlic sauce evenly over the chicken and vegetables.
- Season with a little salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6–8 hours.
- When the chicken is done, shred the meat in the pot with two forks.
- Stir the shredded chicken into the sauce and veggies.
- Spoon the honey garlic chicken over cooked rice and garnish with chopped green onions.
Notes
For gluten-free, use tamari or coconut aminos for soy sauce. Use chicken thighs for more flavor. Leftovers can be stored for 3-4 days in the fridge or frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg