This easy Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken recipe boasts sweet and sour flavors for a delicious main dish! Serve it with steamed white rice or brown rice to soak up the delicious sauce.
This quick and easy crock pot honey garlic chicken recipe is perfect for those who love Chinese cuisine and are looking for a meal that practically makes itself.
Simply toss everything in the crock pot and you’re ready to go!
Serve it up with tasty side dishes like Stir Fry Vegetables and Cilantro Lime Rice or Coconut Lime Rice and you’re in for a satisfying meal.
Inspired by my Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Thighs, this easy crock pot version turns out tender and flavorful for an amazing main dish.
I chop the chicken into pieces for ease of eating, but you can leave the chicken pieces whole throughout the cooking process too.
The sweet and savory flavors of this easy crockpot chicken recipe are loveable for the whole family!
Let’s discuss the simple ingredients for honey garlic chicken. The great news is you can find them at any grocery store!
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Ingredients:
Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs or Breasts: The main ingredient. We need either boneless chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts, or a combination of both. I prefer boneless thighs in this application, because the chicken turns out more tender, with a richer flavor.
Honey: One of the main ingredients here! Honey is the sweet component of the sweet and savory sauce.
Lemon Juice and Rice Vinegar: Here for some sour flavor! I love adding tangy flavor to marinades and sauces because it helps balance out the flavor profile. Apple cider vinegar works in place of rice wine vinegar if it is what you have on hand.
Liquid Aminos or Soy Sauce: Adding umami flavor to the sauce, liquid aminos brings richness and saltiness. Use soy sauce, tamari, or coconut aminos instead if you prefer.
Avocado Oil and Toasted Sesame Oil: Every good marinade or sauce has a little fat. I like using avocado oil and sesame oil for a balance of rich sesame flavor that isn’t too overpowering.
Fresh Garlic: Garlic brings a big boost of flavor to the sauce! Feel free to add more or less depending on your preference.
Sea Salt and Black Pepper: Season the chicken to taste with salt and pepper.
Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour: Used to thicken the sauce. I use gluten-free all-purpose flour, but you can use regular all-purpose flour, cornstarch or tapioca flour.
Feel free to add fresh ginger and/or hoisin sauce to the sauce ingredients for added flavors.
Now that we’ve covered the basic ingredients, let’s make crockpot honey garlic chicken.
How to Make Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken:
Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces and transfer them to the bottom of the crock pot. Note: you can leave the chicken thighs or breasts whole too. For the most tender result, I recommend using chicken thighs.
In a small bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the sauce (honey, lemon juice, rice vinegar, liquid aminos or soy sauce, avocado oil, sesame oil, minced garlic, black pepper, sea salt, and flour).
Mix until everything is well combined and any clumps of flour have dissolved.
Pour the sauce into the slow cooker with the chopped chicken. Use a rubber spatula or a wooden spoon to stir everything well.
Cook on High heat for 2.5 to 3 hours, or until the sauce is very bubbly and the chicken is golden brown. You can check the internal temperature of the chicken by inserting a meat thermometer into several pieces to get an accurate read.
Serve honey garlic chicken over rice pr cauliflower rice with steamed or stir fry vegetables and a sprinkle of sesame seeds for a complete meal, and enjoy!
Store leftover chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
This easy chicken recipe tastes even more flavorful the next day and the 2-3 days following preparation. For this reason, I like making it ahead of time.
This versatile chicken recipe can be served many different ways. I like it with brown rice and asparagus or green beans or as a bowl with quick pickled vegetables rice, and avocado.
Lettuce wraps are a great low-carb option too. Just about all side dishes are great options to make your own delicious dinner!
I love that this easy recipe makes a great deal of chicken, ideal for meal prep or for large families. Plus, it is a great freezer meal because it is nice and saucy, which inevitably saves well in the freezer.
So the next time you’re craving an Asian-inspired meal, whip up this easy weeknight dinner!
More Succulent Chicken Recipes:
- 5-Ingredient Crock Pot Mexican Shredded Chicken
- Asian Baked Boneless Chicken Thighs
- Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma
- Cuban Mojo Chicken Thighs
- Baked Korean BBQ Chicken Thighs
Weeknight chicken dinner in the bag!
Crock pot Sesame Honey Garlic Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts, chopped
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp liquid aminos or soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tsp black pepper to taste
- ¾ tsp sea salt to taste
- 2 tsp gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular all-purpose flour, optional
Instructions
- Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces and transfer them to the bottom of the crock pot. Note: you can leave the chicken thighs or breasts whole too. For the most tender result, I recommend using chicken thighs.
- In a small bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the sauce (honey, lemon juice, rice vinegar, liquid aminos or soy sauce, avocado oil, sesame oil, minced garlic, black pepper, sea salt, and flour). Mix until everything is well combined and any clumps of flour have dissolved.
- Pour the sauce into the slow cooker with the chopped chicken. Use a rubber spatula or a wooden spoon to stir everything well.
- Cook on High heat for 2.5 to 3 hours, or until the sauce is very bubbly and the chicken is golden brown. You can check the internal temperature of the chicken by inserting a meat thermometer into several pieces to get an accurate read.
- Serve honey garlic chicken over rice or cauliflower rice with steamed or stir fry vegetables and a sprinkle of sesame seeds for a complete meal, and enjoy!
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This was delicious and very easy. Had over rice with some sautéed veggies.
Sounds so tasty! Thanks so much for swinging back around to let me know, Karen!
Can I substitute with buckwheat flour?
Hi Angie! I haven’t tried thickening sauce using buckwheat flour, but I’m intrigued! It might work. If you have used buckwheat flour in the past as a thickening agent with success, I say go for it 😉 Let me know if you try it.