Description
Honey Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs deliver restaurant-quality flavor without complicated cooking. Tender chicken soaks up sweet honey and savory garlic in your crockpot while you handle everything else on your to-do list.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ⅓ cup honey
- ⅓ cup soy sauce (low sodium)
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh grated ginger (optional)
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water
- Sesame seeds and green onions for garnish
Instructions
1. Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towels. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
2. Whisk honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, ginger, vinegar, and red pepper flakes in bowl until completely combined.
3. Place seasoned chicken in slow cooker. Pour sauce over chicken, ensuring each piece gets coated.
4. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours until chicken reaches 165°F internally.
5. Remove cooked chicken to plate. Mix cornstarch with cold water to create slurry. Stir into sauce in slow cooker or transfer to saucepan. Simmer 2-3 minutes until glossy and thick.
6. Return chicken to thickened sauce and coat generously. Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions before serving hot.
Notes
Sear chicken in hot skillet 2 minutes per side before slow cooking for deeper caramelized flavor.
Line slow cooker with liner bags for zero-cleanup dinner nights.
Add pineapple chunks during last 30 minutes for Hawaiian-style twist.
Freeze cooked chicken in sauce-filled bags for grab-and-go meals up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh with sauce
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 135mg