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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken thighs cooked in a dark, rich sauce, garnished with chopped green onions and sesame seeds, served in a white slow cooker.

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

Tender shredded chicken thighs slow cooked in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce and served over rice with vegetables.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 317kcal

Ingredients 

Honey Garlic Chicken

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • cup honey
  • 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 10 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2.5 pounds chicken thighs
  • ¾ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon corn starch + 2 tablespoon water to make corn starch slurry

For Serving

Instructions

  • In the slow cooker, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, garlic, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Add the chicken thighs in a single layer and season with salt and black pepper.
    ½ cup soy sauce, ⅓ cup honey, 2 Tbsp rice vinegar, 10 cloves garlic, 2 tsp sesame oil, ½ tsp red pepper flakes, 2.5 pounds chicken thighs, ¾ tsp salt, Freshly ground black pepper
  • Cover and cook on High for 3-4 hours or Low for 5-6 hours.
  • Remove the chicken and roughly chop or shred it.
  • Transfer the cooking liquid to a small pot and stir in the corn starch slurry. Heat on medium until the sauce has slightly thickened, then remove from heat.
    2 tsp corn starch + 2 tablespoon water
  • Serve over white rice with your vegetable of choice, spoon the sauce on top, and finish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions. Since this makes multiple servings, this recipe is great for meal prep!
    White rice, Vegetable of choice, Sesame seeds, Chopped green onions

Nutrition

Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 180mg | Sodium: 1543mg | Potassium: 537mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg