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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe

Boneless skinless chicken breasts cook in a honey garlic sauce, then get shredded and stirred back into the thickened sauce. Serve over rice with green onion and sesame seeds.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 232kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer

Ingredients

  • 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ cup hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons fresh minced ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon dried red chili flakes
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • diced green onion, optional, for serving
  • sesame seeds, optional, for serving

Instructions

  • Spray a 4 or 5-quart slow cooker insert with nonstick cooking spray. Lay 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts in the bottom in a single layer.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce, 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic, 2 teaspoons fresh minced ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon dried red chili flakes.
    Raw chicken breasts on a plate, a bowl of marinade, chopped green onions, cornstarch, and a small bowl with liquid are arranged on a white surface with a striped cloth nearby.
  • Pour the honey garlic mixture over the chicken.
    Chicken breasts in dark sauce inside a white slow cooker, with small bowls of sliced green onions, cornstarch, and a pink bowl nearby on a marble surface.
  • Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours. The chicken is done when the internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees F.
    Four cooked chicken breasts sit in a dark sauce inside a round white slow cooker on a light marble surface, next to a striped cloth.
  • Move the chicken to a cutting board and leave the sauce in the slow cooker.
  • Shred the chicken with two forks or with an electric hand mixer.
  • In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water until smooth.
  • Pour the sauce from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan. Bring it to a boil over high heat, then whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Reduce the heat to medium high and boil for 5 minutes, whisking constantly.
    A saucepan with a dark sauce mixture and a bowl of milk on a light surface, next to a striped kitchen towel.
  • Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker. Pour the thickened sauce over top and stir to coat.
    A slow cooker with shredded honey garlic chicken, a bowl of cooked white rice, sliced green onions on a cutting board, and a small bowl of sesame seeds on a marble countertop.
  • Scatter diced green onion and sesame seeds over the top, if using. Serve hot.
    Shredded slow cooker honey garlic chicken in a white slow cooker, garnished with green onions, next to a bowl of rice, sesame seeds, and sliced green onions on a wooden board.
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