Description
Simple recipe for tender chicken cooked in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce using a slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water (for slurry)
Instructions
- Place chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, 1/4 cup water, apple cider vinegar, minced garlic, ginger, and pepper.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours or on high for 2 to 3 hours, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the chicken and shred it using two forks, if desired, or leave it whole.
- In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of cold water to create a slurry.
- Stir the slurry into the sauce remaining in the slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens.
- Return the chicken to the slow cooker and toss to coat with the thickened sauce.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Serve this chicken over rice or with steamed vegetables.
- For a thicker sauce, increase the cornstarch slightly, adding it in small increments.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 5 oz chicken with sauce)
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 950
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 130
Keywords: slow cooker, honey garlic chicken, easy chicken recipe, set it and forget it, weeknight dinner