Best Honey Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs Recipes

SLOW-COOKER HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Slow-Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: honey, low sodium soy sauce, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, black pepper, skins on chicken breast, baby carrot, red bell pepper, broccoli floret, salt

Provided by Joey Firoben

Categories Dinner

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

⅓ cup honey
¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, minced
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon black pepper
4 skins on chicken breast, cut in half
2 cups baby carrot
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 cups broccoli floret
salt, to taste

Steps:

In a medium bowl, mix together the soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, red pepper, and black pepper.
Place the chicken breasts directly on the bottom of the slow cooker, sprinkle with a bit of salt, and pour on the honey sauce.
Cook the chicken for 1½ hours on high.
Toss in the carrots, broccoli, and bell peppers. Using tongs, mix the chicken and veggies around the slow cooker so that everything is mixed and coated with the honey sauce.
Cook on high for another 1½ hours.
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and place, skin-side up, on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Broil for 2-3 minutes, until the skin is golden and crispy. (optional)
Serve on plates with the veggies, chicken, and a spoonful of the leftover honey sauce.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 427 calories, Carbohydrate 43 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 50 grams, Sugar 34 grams

SLOW COOKER HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken image

Healthy Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken. Easy recipe with 8 simple ingredients! Juicy chicken thighs or breasts in a sticky honey garlic sauce.

Provided by Erin Clarke / Well Plated

Categories Main Course

Time 4h30m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (or chicken breasts)
1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/3 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
Prepared brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice
Toasted sesame seeds
Chopped green onion

Steps:

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. (If not, don't stress; it will still be tasty.)
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 below.
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. (If your slow cooker insert is stovetop safe, you can remove it from the slow cooker and place it directly on the burner, but do not do this unless you are POSITIVE your insert is stovetop safe or it may crack.)
With two forks (or your fingers if the chicken is cool enough), shred the chicken and place it in the slow cooker. If you reduced the sauce on the stove, add it back to the slow cooker now. Stir to coat the chicken with the sauce. Serve over rice, sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 of 4, about 1 cup, Calories 329 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 35 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 162 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 25 g

SLOW COOKER HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken image

This easy slow-cooker chicken dish hits all the right notes with its sweet honey and punchy garlic flavor. We opted to use boneless, skinless thighs instead of leaner chicken breasts because they stay nice and juicy as they cook down in this irresistible sauce.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 6h40m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds total)
1/3 cup honey
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger (from a 1-inch piece)
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Chopped scallions, toasted sesame seeds and cooked white rice, for serving

Steps:

Place the chicken thighs in an even layer in the slow cooker.
Whisk together the honey, soy sauce, crushed red pepper, garlic, ginger, vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil and a few good grinds of black pepper in a large glass measuring cup or a medium bowl until combined. Pour the mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook on low until the chicken is cooked through and fork-tender, 6 to 8 hours. (Alternatively, cook the chicken on high for 4 hours.)
Turn the slow cooker up to high. Whisk together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water in a small bowl to make a slurry, then mix the slurry into the sauce until combined. Submerging the sauce in the sauce as much as possible. Cover and cook on high until the sauce is thickened to the consistency of a glaze, about 30 minutes.
Transfer the chicken and sauce to a platter. Sprinkle with the scallions and toasted sesame seeds and serve with white rice.