Easy honey garlic chicken

Easy honey garlic chicken

By Emma Ly
10’ Prep time
360’ Cook time
370’ Total time
214 Calories
6 Serving

Summary

This 5-star honey garlic chicken is made in the slow cooker and is perfect for any weeknight meal. it’s kid-friendly and made with 5 simple ingredients.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

First, create your honey garlic sauce. Whisk together minced garlic, honey, soy sauce, and red chili garlic sauce un the honey has fully dissolved.
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Step 2

Next, place chicken breast onto the bottom of your slow cooker. Then, pour the sauce over the chicken.
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Step 3

Turn slow cooker to high and cook for 2-3 hours OR low and cook for 4-5 hours.
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Step 4

Once your chicken is fully cooked (165ºF internally) and tender, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and use 2 forks to shred.
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Step 5

If you wish to thicken the sauce, remove 1/4 cup of the liquid from the slow cooker and whisk in 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch until it dissolved. Then, pour that back into the slow cooker and mix until combined.
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Step 6

Then, add the chicken back into the crockpot and mix it with the sauce. Cover and let cook for 10 more minutes on high so that the sauce can fully thicken.
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Step 7

Serve with your favorite grain and vegetable. Top with sesame seeds and green onion.

Tips and Warnings

  • Nutrition is just for the chicken.
  • Cornstarch is optional, but your sauce will be thin if you don’t use it.
  • This recipe was slightly updated on January 19, 2022. Nothing major was changed.

Ingredient

  • Cornstarch
    Cornstarch
    7.39 ml
  • Soy sauce
    Soy sauce
    118.29 ml
  • Honey
    Honey
    118.29 ml
  • Boneless skinless chicken breast
    Boneless skinless chicken breast
    6.8 kg
  • Chili garlic sauce
    Chili garlic sauce
    9.86 ml
  • Minced garlic
    Minced garlic
    44.36 ml

Nutrition Facts

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