Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

 

Dump everything in the crockpot for a family-friendly meal! Best served over rice. Sweet, savory & so easy.

This crockpot honey sesame chicken has saved me so many times. Even with the busiest of days, nights, and lazy weekends, this slow cooker recipe is always coming to the rescue, and has never failed me.

reasons to make slow cooker honey sesame chicken

• Set and forget. This is one of those great slow cooker recipes that you can simply dump-and-go – there’s no searing, no cooking beforehand, no nothing. Come home from a long day to the coziest (and easiest), sauciest sesame chicken with zero hands-on cooking. The hardest part is shredding the chicken!
• Short ingredient list. Chicken, onion, soy sauce, honey, ketchup, garlic, ginger, s+p – most are pantry staples. And I have definitely been guilty of skipping the onions and garnishes half the time (and it still turns out oh-so-perfect).
• Flexible recipe. Use breasts or thighs and add in as little or as many vegetables as desired (perfect for those picky eaters). Serve over rice or your favorite grains with all the juices to sop up all the saucy goodness.
• Leftovers taste even better. The leftovers make for great lettuce wraps, and the leftover chicken + juices can be frozen as needed for quick meal prep for the busy weeks ahead!

tips and tricks for success

• Use reduced sodium soy sauce. Reduced sodium has less sodium and less salt without compromising flavor.
• Use dark or white meat. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts and thighs can be used interchangeably here but thighs are much fattier (and thus more flavorful).
• Add vegetables. Mushrooms, carrots, bell peppers or snow peas can be added during the last 30 minutes of cooking time for a more heartier meal.
• Serve with your favorite grains. White rice, brown rice, fried rice, cauliflower rice, quinoa or farro are all great options.

Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

Yield: 6 servings

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 4 hours hours

Total: 4 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Dump everything in the crockpot for a family-friendly meal! Best served over rice. Sweet, savory & so easy.

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Ingredients

• 1 small onion, diced
• ½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

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Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine onion, soy sauce, honey, ketchup, vegetable oil, garlic, ginger and red pepper.
• Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, to taste. Place chicken thighs into a 6-qt slow cooker. Add soy sauce mixture and gently toss to combine. Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours and 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken thighs from the slow cooker and shred the chicken before returning to the pot with the juices. Cover and keep warm for an additional 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.

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