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easy honey garlic chicken slow cooker

Slow Cooker Soy and Honey Chicken

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, instant pot
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Servings 5 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs 4 pieces of chicken breast
  • 1 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 6-8 cloves of garlic
  • 2 scallions
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • ¼ tsp salt or to taste
  • ¼ tsp black pepper or to taste

Instructions

  1. Prepare the garlic: Grate or finely mince 6–8 cloves of garlic.
  2. Mix everything in the slow cooker: Add chicken, soy sauce, honey, hoisin, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, salt, and pepper. Stir to coat the chicken well.
    add all chicken ingredients to crockpot
  3. Cook: Cover and cook on high for 3–4 hours or low for 6–7 hours, flipping chicken halfway through for even cooking.
    cooked chicken in a crockpot covered with soy sauce
  4. Shred the chicken: Once tender, shred the chicken directly in the slow cooker. A hand mixer makes this step quick and easy!
    shredded chicken in a crockpot
  5. Serve & garnish: Spoon the saucy chicken over steamed rice, noodles, or veggies. Top with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.