Once you take a bite of this flavorful Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken, you’re going to want to put it on your meal plan week after week. The combination of soy sauce, sweet honey, garlic, and spicy chili paste is perfect and makes a thick, delicious sauce to coat your chicken!
Slow Cooker Chicken and Potatoes with Garlic and Parmesan and Slow Cooker Chicken Soup are other slow-cooked recipes we highly recommend.
Cooking chicken in the Crock-Pot is one of our favorite ways to make dinner. When the recipe is as easy as adding the ingredients to the slow cooker, setting it, and forgetting it, we are all in! This simple recipe for Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken is one of those easy crock pot meals.
All you need are a few simple pantry staples and you have a delicious dinner prepared in less than 10 minutes!
On top of being super simple to make, our family loves this recipe because it’s so versatile. You can enjoy it as a main dish with a side of veggies or place it on top of a bed of rice for a complete meal everyone in the family will enjoy.
This recipe is in rotation about as much as our Crock Pot Salsa Verde Chicken because we love them so much.
This simple recipe is made with just a few delicious ingredients that combine to create a flavorful dish. The flavors are enhanced when cooked in a slow cooker. The slow cooking time gives all those flavors a chance to develop, resulting in a rich sauce and flavorful chicken that pairs well with a variety of sides.
To make our honey garlic crockpot recipe, you’ll need:
This easy slow cooker recipe is perfect for any occasion. It’s great for a quick weeknight meal with the family or as a main dish for a big Sunday supper.
Either way, you just need to grab your ingredients, mix up your sauce, and toss everything in the crock pot to cook all day while you move on to more important tasks.
Place the chicken in the bottom of a 6-quart or larger slow cooker.
Before adding the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker, it’s a good idea to mix up the sauce ingredients in a separate bowl. Whisk together the soy sauce, honey, tomato paste, chili paste, garlic, and rice vinegar in a medium bowl until well combined.
Pour the mixture over the chicken until all the thighs are evenly coated.
Make sure to cover all the chicken with the sauce.
Cover and cook on low for four to five hours or high for two to three hours. The chicken is done when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit on an instant-read thermometer.
To coat both sides of the chicken thighs with the delicious sauce, take a minute to flip the chicken halfway through the cooking time, if possible.
Remove the chicken to a plate and let it cool slightly.
While the chicken is cooling, whisk the cornstarch into the liquid remaining in the slow cooker.
Turn the crockpot to high, then shred the chicken and add it back into the crock.
Place the lid back on the crockpot and cook on high for around 15 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly. Serve over rice or vegetables.
Absolutely! The beauty of a slow cooker is that you can place all your ingredients in the crock pot, set your time and then come back to a delicious meal. Chicken usually cooks in 4-6 hours depending on how much liquid is in the recipe.
The crock pot comes to a safe cooking temperature right away, so there is no need to be concerned about placing the raw chicken in with your other ingredients.
We love this recipe just as it is, but it’s so versatile that it’s simple to make substitutions to these crockpot honey garlic chicken thighs. Here are some easy substitutions you can make to our recipe:
If you’re wondering what to serve with this delicious chicken dish, don’t worry! There are a variety of delicious side dishes that would pair perfectly with our honey garlic chicken thighs, including vegetables or rice.
Do you need some ideas for the perfect side for your honey garlic chicken? Try one of these simple recipes:
You can store this recipe in an airtight container for 4-5 days in the refrigerator. It can be reheated in the microwave.
There are two ways to make this recipe and keep it in the freezer for later use.
Place all your ingredients in an airtight container, and then freeze prior to cooking. Simply, take the container out of the freezer the night before you want to cook it to defrost it. The next day, place the ingredients in the slow cooker and cook as instructed.
Make and cook the recipe as instructed and then place it in the freezer in an airtight container for up to three months. If you follow our tip for preventing freezer burn, you should be good to go.
Make sure to label and date your container!
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Gemma says
This sounds so so tasty! I love honey, and I love garlic so put them together with chicken and I’m instantly sold!
Erin Henry says
Yes, the combination of flavors in this recipe is absolutely delicious. A go-to recipe worth making again and again.
Kara says
I’ve made this with both thighs and breasts, and it is super tasty! We like it over rice with cooked carrots and broccoli on the side. I like sprinkling sesame seeds on my serving. 🙂
Erin Henry says
Good add with the sesame seeds! We like it with both chicken breasts and thighs as well.
Toni says
It was a huge hit at my house!! Amazingly delicious!
Erin Henry says
It’s a winner for sure, Toni! It’s so easy and flavorful!
Heather says
Super flavorful and one of my kids favorites! We like having it with rice or yellow rice.
Erin Henry says
A delicious family recipe for sure. We love it over rice and veggies.