Slow cooker honey chicken is one of my favorite crockpot chicken recipes that’s quick, flavorful and absolutely delicious. It comes out perfectly tender every time!
I love to have lots of quick and easy crockpot meals on hand, especially for those busy weeknights! This recipe is one of my go-to’s, along with crockpot lasagna, slow cooker taco bowls, chicken enchilada soup and slow cooker ribs.
If you know me, you know that I’m all about quick and easy DELICIOUS recipes! And this slow cooker honey garlic chicken is one of those recipes. The chicken has such a unique flavor and leaves your family begging for more! They’ll think you slaved all day in the kitchen. Shh! Don’t tell. They don’t have to know it only took you five minutes to make. ;)
This dish is also pretty healthy as well. You can cut back on the honey to make it even more healthy. I love to use low sodium soy sauce too. So easy, yummy and one of my go-to healthy crockpot recipes.
Ingredients
The ingredients are so simple! I usually always have them on hand, which is why this is one of my favorite crockpot chicken recipes. Just throw them all in the crockpot and let it do all the work for you.
- Chicken breasts
- Soy sauce
- Honey
- Olive oil
- Onion powder
- Minced garlic
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
How to make slow cooker honey chicken
This dish really is so simple and requires less than 10 ingredients! Just follow the simple steps below to get started and scroll down for the printable recipe and video tutorial.
- Place chicken breasts in bottom of slow cooker.
- Combine remaining sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and stir.
- Pour sauce over chicken and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken falls apart.
- Serve over cooked rice or quinoa and top with green onions and sesame seeds if desired.
How to serve
We love to serve this crock pot honey garlic chicken over rice or quinoa, but it also tastes great in lettuce wraps or over a salad. To top it off, you can add sesame seeds and sliced green onions on top. Sometimes we like to make tacos or nachos with the leftover chicken. The possibilities are endless!
Slow Cooker Honey Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2-3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
For serving: Cooked rice or quinoa, sliced green onions, sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in a crock pot. Combine soy sauce, honey, olive oil, onion powder, garlic, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir until combined. Pour sauce over chicken. Cook on low for 3-4 hours, or until the chicken easily falls apart.
- Serve honey chicken over cooked rice or quinoa. Add extra sauce and top with green onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
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Delicious recipe, I did not know that you can also combine chicken with honey, thanks for sharing this delicious recipe. greetings.
Does this require the rice or could I pair it mash potatoes instead?
You can pair it with mashed potatoes, I just prefer it with rice! :)
Well, this was absolutely delicious!!! Pandemic substitutions: Garlic Powder as I did not have regular garlic. And used 2.64 lbs of chicken thighs rather than the breasts (4 fat thighs!). I turned on high heat under a greased iron skillet, and salted and browned the skin of the thighs till the tips looked charred. Put them in the crockpot with same amount of juice in recipe. Perfect. Will be making again and again! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your substitutions! I’m glad you enjoyed it! :)
Can I substitute worshire sauce for soy?
Worcestershire sauce has a much stronger flavor than soy sauce, so I would recommend diluting a bit with water if you decide to substitute.
I made it in my Instant pot. It was delicious.
Glad to know it works in the instant pot and that you enjoyed it. Thanks for leaving a comment!
How long did you cook it in the instant pot?
I can honestly say, this is one of my favorite meals I’ve ever made. It’s also one of my husband’s favorites and he’s the one that does the cooking! We absolutely love this. We use Jasmine rice with ours and it’s just perfect :)
Your comment made my day! I’m so glad you and your husband enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for leaving a comment and review. :)
Would you be able to add broccoli? Would you cook it separately?
Sounds delicious! I probably would cook it separately and then add.
Looks delicious! Have you ever made it with chicken thighs or pork tenderloin?
I haven’t!
I currently have this recipe cooking in my crock pot! I cannot wait to try it! 😍
Hope you enjoy!!
Can you use frozen chicken breasts with this recipe??
Definitely! I would just increase the cook time!