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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

This Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken features tender chicken simmered in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce, perfect over rice.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Thickening Time 15 minutes
Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 329 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Mixing Bowl
  • measuring cup
  • medium saucepan

Ingredients
  

For the Chicken

  • 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts
  • ⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoons chili paste sambal oelek, sriracha, or hot sauce of choice
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

For Serving

  • prepared brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice
  • toasted sesame seeds
  • chopped green onion

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Place the chicken in the bottom of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker. In a medium mixing bowl or very large measuring cup, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, tomato paste, chili paste, garlic, and rice vinegar. Pour over the chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 5 hours or HIGH for 2 to 3 hours, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. If you are available, flip the chicken over once halfway through to coat both sides.
  • Remove the chicken to a plate and let cool slightly. Whisk the cornstarch into the slow cooker cooking liquid. Cover and cook on HIGH for 15 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally. If you’d like the sauce particularly thick, you can cook it for a full 30 minutes in the slow cooker OR follow the stovetop method.
  • For quicker sauce thickening, reduce the sauce on the stove: After whisking in the cornstarch, transfer the cooking liquid to a medium saucepan. Cook on the stovetop over medium heat, stirring often until the sauce thickens, 5 to 10 minutes.

Notes

TO STORE: Store cooked and cooled leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. TO REHEAT: Reheat gently in a saucepan on the stovetop over medium-low heat, with a splash of broth or water if needed to keep it from drying out. You can also rewarm this in the microwave until heated through. TO FREEZE: Place cooked and cooled chicken in an airtight freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 329kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 35gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 162mgPotassium: 572mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 163IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken, easy recipe, family meal, honey garlic, slow cooker
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