Description
This Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken recipe is the ultimate dish that combines the sweetness of honey with the savory flavors of soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. Tender chicken thighs or breasts are slow-cooked to perfection in a delicious sauce and garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 5 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sriracha (optional)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water (for slurry)
Garnish:
- Sesame seeds
- Chopped green onions
Instructions
- Season Chicken: Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper, then place in a lightly greased slow cooker.
- Make Sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, tomato paste, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, water, and sriracha until well combined. Pour sauce over chicken.
- Cook: Cover and cook on LOW for 3–4 hours or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Thicken Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch with 1/4 cup water to make a slurry. Stir slurry into sauce in the slow cooker, cover, and cook on HIGH for 15–20 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Finish: Return chicken to the slow cooker, toss to coat in sauce, and heat through. Serve over rice, garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.
Notes
- For juicier results, use chicken thighs; for leaner meat, use breasts.
- Adjust sriracha to control heat.
- This dish pairs well with steamed broccoli or snap peas for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 2/3 cup
- Calories: 233
- Sugar: 11.5 g
- Sodium: 809 mg
- Fat: 6.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 24.5 g
- Cholesterol: 107 mg
