Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies
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The easiest one pot recipe ever. Simply throw everything in and that’s it! No cooking, no sauteeing. SO EASY!
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Just because summer is quickly approaching in about two weeks does not mean that you need to put your crockpot in storage. Rain or shine, winter or summer, slow cookers are meant to be used 365 days of the year, and it comes in really handy when you move into a new home and you have no idea if the oven or gas range is working yet.
Seriously. We have been living in our new home for less than a week and I have yet to test out the stove. But my slow cooker never fails me, especially in this glorious one pot meal, packed with the most flavor-packed chicken thighs and three different kinds of veggies.
The recipe calls for bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, which I highly recommend using if you decide to broil the chicken at the very end to help crisp up the skin. But this is a completely optional step so if you decide to skip this, it is best to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs (or boneless, skinless chicken breasts). You can’t go wrong either way!
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken and Veggies
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 16 ounces baby red potatoes, halved
- 16 ounces baby carrots
- 16 ounces green beans, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
For the sauce
- ½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, ketchup, garlic, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes and pepper.
- Place chicken thighs, potatoes, carrots and soy sauce mixture into a 6-qt slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours, basting every hour. Add green beans during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.
- OPTIONAL: Preheat oven to broil. Place chicken thighs onto a baking sheet, skin side up, and broil until crisp, about 3-4 minutes.
- Serve chicken immediately with potatoes, carrots and green beans, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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Making this today! Does anyone know how many calories are in a single serving?
Hi Jana,
I am trying this recipe today. I pray it comes out great. I read some of the comments and decided to add some extra seasons. I am excited. I had a whole lot more vegetables than the images so I accounted for that as well. I can’t wait to eat it. I am considering serving over yellow rice. I have time to decide.
Thank you for sharing your ideas keep them coming
you do know Italian seasoning is 1/3 to 1/2 oregano? You may like it better than you think
It’s in the crockpot right now.. can’t wait to try it… I used drumsticks instead of thighs: just had those the other day…. I got so caught up I peeled the potatoes: so praying everything turns out great! Sounds good. pic looks really yummy… I will post after it is tasted/eaten.. FINGERS CROSSED.. tHANKS FOR SHARING.
yum! swapped the honey for maple syrup – soooo good!
Hi there, I’m curious if I can cook the chicken from frozen for the suggested 7-8 hours in this recipe? Or should the chicken be fully thawed prior to cooking? Thanks!
Frozen chicken is not recommended in the crockpot because it takes too long to thaw, putting it in the temperature danger zone! Thaw completely first!
Not sure if I missed something but this recipe was a disappointment in our house. Flavor was tolerable but not delicious. We won’t be making this one again.
I have no idea what I did wrong but the chicken completely fell apart and it turned into shredded chicken. I couldn’t broil the chicken at the end.
I just made this and it is delicious. I was a little thrown by there only being 3 thighs in the crockpot in the picture, but the recipe calling for eight, and that all not fitting in the crockpot with all the veggies. I ended up using two crockpots for it all to fit- I didn’t know if I could stack the veggies on top of the chicken. Next time I make it I may try thickening the sauce a bit so it’s a little less runny possibly with arrowroot?, and add more honey and more seasonings, but those are minor tweaks. It’s a great recipe, so easy, and one that I would use to entertain. Thanks so much for sharing it!
wow, first seen mention of reduced sodium soy sauce, sounds really great!
Thanks for the recipe and off course for detailed photos!
My ONLY improvement is to double the seasoning, soy sauce, and honey for more flavor but otherwise…
Was there not enough sauce? I’m a sauce girl
Hi! This looks so good! Can you use chicken breast instead of thighs?
This was fantastic and so easy! The only substitution I made was broccoli for green beans. The taste was really good and the chicken turned out tender.
My only question is: any tips for keeping the food looking like the picture? All of mine was quite brown by the time it was done cooking
Obviously presentation isn’t a big deal, but any tips would be appreciated. Awesome recipe and will make again!
Boy some of these comments are SO rude. Thank you for the awesome, easy recipe and thank you for putting this article out. You are feeding a lot of people from afar! I made this recipe with chicken breasts, carrots, potatoes, brussel sprouts and sliced up zucchini. Keep cooking!!
I ask you kindly to refrain from using curse words for your email. It is quite offensive and not gracious wording. Thank you
Hi Lisa. If this is something you are truly uncomfortable with, we ask that you visit another recipe page that suits your means. Let’s also please remember that this is a food blog – we are simply sharing our favorite recipes for all our awesome home cooks out there and mean no offense.
Hell yea fuck her opinion cause im bouta make this today whew
it’s literally in the name.. this isn’t the Wall Street Journal! She can express her creativity however she wants!
Wow, you come to her website and complain about her e-mail address? I remember when I was growing up we had the manners to respect others when we were visiting. It’s incredibly sad that the times have changed so much that we have forgotten our manners. I will pray for you.
Stupid damn lisa! your ridiculous
comment shows your ugly personality
and sure matches your physical
appearance as well!.
Bye bye little idiot and ungrateful lisa!.
Planning to make this and was wondering about using chicken breast instead and doubling the recipe. Any suggestions? Want to make sure it’s tasty and has sauce to spare.
Thanks!
Quick question, why does it say 8 bone in chicken thighs when you only used 3?
Hi Lacey! You can trust our recipe directions that call for 8 bone-in chicken thighs. The photo only shows three simply because the remaining chicken thighs are not visible under the other ingredients in the slow cooker. Hope that answers your question!
Your imagination is fine but that is a convenient untrue answer (clearly in the photo, under the 3 thighs and veges is the pot, not more thighs). (Honesty is still the best policy.)
Honesty and kindness is truly the best policy. 🙂
The response from Jana is correct. We are happy to send you more images from different angles so you can count all the thighs. Just be sure to provide the best email address.
Thanks for stopping by!
Oh jeez, I just looked at the picture. You can’t tell what’s underneath. The food was arranged to look attractive in the photograph. All chef’s do that.
What in the world is this comment? Some people really need to get a life…
Hey just want to confirm, we are supposed to take the lid off of the crockpot and baste every hour? Is this only for high heat or is it for low heat too?
Thanks
Can I make this in my instapot?
I am going to try it in my Instant Pot this evening. I’m thinking 10 minutes on high pressure would do it.
Hello did that work?
Everything turned out fully cooked and moist but the flavour was a little different than what I am traditionally used to. Maybe it was the ketchup that threw me off a bit? My family ate it all and it goes well with rice or bread
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I totally wasn’t sure about this recipe when I first put everything in the pot, especially because I’m usually not a fan of chicken thighs, but this actually turned out amazing. I was meal prepping for a few days, so I threw a bunch of extra vegetables in there with it (brussels sprouts, plus I doubled the green beans and carrots) and ended up having to double the sauce amount, but it was worth it! When I was reheating, I popped the serving amount into a small casserole dish and put it in the (toaster) oven to bake at about 375 for 10 minutes, then turned it to broil for a couple of minutes just to crisp up the skin on the thighs and a quick caramelization of the veggies on top. It was one of the first times I’ve actually enjoyed chicken thighs! I also took all the left over juices from the slow cooker pot and let them simmer in a saucepan on the stove while adding some flour (didn’t have cornstarch at the time) until the sauce reduced into a kind of gravy, which I used as a topper whenever I was reheating. Super simple recipe, and I’ll definitely make it again.
Ugh, so good! Definitely a good “go to” when you’re out of ideas 🙂
I swapped out the ketchup for Sriracha and it was fantastic!
I recommend that change if you’re iffy about ketchup (because personally, I’m not a ketchup fan.)