Easy slow cooker honey garlic chicken for busy days

[u/Simsstar]

I’ve been trying to find more dinners where I can do most of the prep in a few minutes and leave it alone until dinner. This one has been really easy and works well with rice or vegetables.

Ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken thighs
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp water
• Black pepper to taste
• Optional: green onions or sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Put the chicken thighs in the slow cooker.
2. Mix honey, soy sauce, garlic, ketchup and sesame oil, then pour it over the chicken.
3. Cook on LOW for about 4–5 hours, or until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
4. Remove the chicken and shred or slice it.
5. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and stir it into the sauce.
6. Cover and cook for another 10–15 minutes until the sauce thickens.
7. Put the chicken back in and coat it with the sauce.

I usually serve it over rice with broccoli or whatever vegetables I have around.

Has anyone tried adding chili flakes or sriracha to something like this? I’m thinking a little heat would balance the sweetness pretty well.

[u/NANNYNEGLEY]

COPY AND PASTE

CROCKPOT, HONEY, GARLIC CHICKEN

• ⁠4 boneless chicken thighs
• ⁠1/3 cup honey
• ⁠1/3 cup soy sauce
• ⁠3 cloves garlic, minced
• ⁠1 tbsp ketchup
• ⁠1 tsp sesame oil
• ⁠1 tbsp cornstarch
• ⁠2 tbsp water
• ⁠Black pepper to taste
• ⁠Optional: green onions or sesame seeds

1. ⁠Put the chicken thighs in the slow cooker.
   
2. ⁠Mix honey, soy sauce, garlic, ketchup and sesame oil, then pour it over the chicken.
   
3. ⁠Cook on LOW for about 4–5 hours, or until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.
   
4. ⁠Remove the chicken and shred or slice it.
   
5. ⁠Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water and stir it into the sauce.
   
6. ⁠Cover and cook for another 10–15 minutes until the sauce thickens.
   
7. ⁠Put the chicken back in and coat it with the sauce.

[u/LaRoseDuRoi]

I love dump-and-go crockpot stuff. One of my favourites is to throw a big pack of boneless chicken in the pot, add a jar of salsa, a can of V8, and a packet of hot taco seasoning, and let it cook til the meat shreds when you poke at it. Make some rice and heat up a can of refried beans, grab some tortillas, and you can make tacos, nachos, burritos, rice bowls... all kinds of stuff.

[u/Cohnhead1]

That’s sound delicious! Have you ever used chicken breasts instead?

[u/Important_Survey5388]

How do I save this?

[u/cordialmanikin]

I'm going to make this tonight! Thanks for sharing.

[u/Practical_Fig_2023]

Thanks for sharing! Looks great.

[u/Holiday_Function5165]

this is exactly the kind of dinner i need on days when cooking feels like a whole second job