Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Name: Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Cuisine: American, Asian
Ingredients: 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or chicken breasts; ⅓ cup low-sodium soy sauce; ⅓ cup honey; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 4 cloves garlic minced; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; Rice; Toasted sesame seeds; Chopped green onion; broccoli

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:4h

This is an easy and healthy slow cooker recipe that just takes a few ingredients! Juicy chicken in a sticky honey garlic sauce.

Updated at: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:00:13 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories248.9 kcal (12%)

Total Fat5.2 g (7%)

Carbs26 g (10%)

Sugars17 g (19%)

Protein24.7 g (49%)

Sodium502.6 mg (25%)

Fiber1 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1.5 poundsboneless skinless chicken thighs

or chicken breasts

⅓ cuplow-sodium soy sauce

⅓ cuphoney

2 tablespoonstomato paste

4cloves garlic

minced

1 tablespoonrice vinegar

2 tablespoonscornstarch

To Serve With

Instructions

Step 1

Place the chicken in the bottom of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.

boneless skinless chicken thighs1.5 pounds

Step 2

In a medium mixing bowl or very large measuring cup, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, tomato paste, garlic, and rice vinegar. Pour over chicken

low-sodium soy sauce⅓ cup

honey⅓ cup

tomato paste2 tablespoons

cloves garlic4

rice vinegar1 tablespoon

Step 3

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.

Slow CookerHigh

Step 4

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.