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This easy recipe for Crock-Pot Honey Sesame Chicken is a family favorite! Cut up chicken is sauced up with a delicious Asian inspired sauce and slow cooked.
Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken
If you are looking for an amazing slow cooker chicken recipe this one is it! My family gave rave reviews on this one and it is totally on our to-make again list. The flavor is amazing and it is pretty easy to put together. The hardest part of this meal is just cutting up the chicken before tossing everything else in the slow cooker!
We served this recipe with some steamed jasmine ricewhich is my personal favorite rice to serve with Asian inspired dishes and we also steamed up some broccoli and snow peas on the side. I drizzled some of the sauce from the chicken over my rice and veggies and it was good!
As we have mentioned before, chicken can be a tricky beast, especially chicken breasts as there is less fat and connective tissue in boneless skinless chicken breasts than there is in say dark meat like thighs or legs. Often times the chicken comes out dry and blah unless you add in moistness. And this honey sesame sauce does exactly that, the chicken comes out moist and tender and not dried out at all.
Special Diets
Gluten Free | Low Fat
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Crock-Pot Honey Sesame Chicken Recipe
Heidi Kennedy
The ingredients for this easy slow cooker recipe can be found in just about any grocery store. Look for hoisin sauce and toasted sesame oil in the Asian food section. The key to this recipe is cooking on low for only 3 to 4 hours so that the chicken does not over cook and turn dry.
3.90 from 67 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 3 hours hrs 20 minutes mins
Course Entrée, Freezer Meals
Cuisine Asian
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 311 kcal
Equipment
6 Quart Crock-Pot or larger
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1 Cup Honey
- ½ Cup Soy Sauce (low-sodium preferred, may use a gluten-free soy sauce if on a GF diet)
- ¼ Cup Hoisin Sauce (may use a gluten-free hoisin sauce if on a GF diet)
- 1 Teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
- 2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
- 6 Tablespoons Cold Water
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
Optional Garnishes
- Green Onions (sliced,)
- Sesame Seeds
Instructions
Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and place in the bottom of a 6 quart or larger slow cooker.
1 Pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
In a small bowl mix honey, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil and garlic with a fork. Then pour over chicken in the slow cooker.
1 Cup Honey –½ Cup Soy Sauce –¼ Cup Hoisin Sauce –1 Teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil –2 Cloves Garlic
Cover and cook on LOW 3 – 4 hours until chicken is cooked.
Pour liquid from chicken into a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer on the stove top.
Mix cold water and corn starch in a small bowl with a fork and pour into simmering sauce.
6 Tablespoons Cold Water –2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
Cook for 3 – 4 minutes while stirring over medium heat until sauce is thickened.
Pour sauce over chicken and serve chicken over rice garnishing with sliced green onions and sesame seeds if desired.
Green Onions –Sesame Seeds
Notes
Freezer Meal: This recipe can also be made into a freezer meal for convenience sake. Just cut up your chicken, mix up the rest of the ingredients (except for the cornstarch & cold water) andpour over the chicken in a freezer bag. Push out the air, label your bag and freeze.
Freezer Meal Cooking Instructions: Partially thaw freezer meal so that you can easily remove it from the bag and place contents in a 6 quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for6 – 7 hours. Pour sauce from chicken into a medium sauce pan and bring to a simmer on the stove top. In a cup mix 6 tablespoons cold water and 2 tablespoons corn starch to form a slurry, stir into simmering sauce and cook while stirring until sauce is thickened. Pour sauce over chicken in slow cooker and stir to coat. Server over rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 1357mg | Potassium: 368mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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