Slow-Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Cook: 2 hours 15 min.
Yield 4 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
This easy recipe for slow-cooker honey garlic chicken features boneless, skinless chicken thighs simmered to tender perfection in a sticky, sweet and tangy honey garlic sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • Hot cooked rice
  • Sliced green onion and sesame seeds, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together onion, honey, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, sesame oil, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes.
  2. Pat the chicken thighs dry with paper towel; place in the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper. Add sauce; stir to combine. Cover; cook on high 2-3 hours or low 4-5 hours. Remove chicken to a cutting board; use forks to shred. Place shredded chicken back in the slow cooker.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together about a tablespoon of the cooking liquid with the cornstarch until smooth. Stir mixture into the sauce. Cook an additional 15 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
  4. Serve chicken over rice; garnish with green onion and sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 556 calories, 20g fat (5g saturated fat), 151mg cholesterol, 1589mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (42g sugars, 0 fiber), 44g protein.

This slow-cooker recipe for honey garlic chicken is a flavorful, yet simple weeknight dinner. Many of the ingredients are pantry staples, so you may not even need to hit the grocery store. —Susan Bronson, Rhinelander, Wisconsin
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