Slow Cooker Honey and Garlic Chicken

Slow Cooker Honey and Garlic Chicken is a sweet and sour chicken dish with all the rich umami flavours that we expect from Asian recipes. This is such an easy way to cook and serve a chicken dish. It’s packed with flavour and, with the sweetness of honey, it is popular with children and adults alike. 

Why should I make Honey and Garlic Chicken?

There are many versions of Honey and Garlic Chicken, it’s a popular flavour combination. I like to make my life as easy as possible and, for me, that means planning ahead so that my dinner takes very little effort.

I prepare Slow Cooker Honey & Garlic Chicken the night before. In the evening put all the ingredients in a container and marinate the chicken pieces in the sauce ingredients. The next morning, empty it all into your slow cooker and switch it on.

What ingredients do I need to make Honey and Garlic Chicken?

There are not too many ingredients required to make this recipe and you probably have most of them in your larder. I don’t claim that his recipe is in any way authentic to Asian cuisine, but it is very delicious. You will need:

• chicken  
• garlic
• honey
• tomato ketchup
•  dark soy sauce
•  thyme
• parsley 

What kind of chicken should I use to make Honey and Garlic Chicken?

I recommend skinless chicken thighs for this recipe. The thigh meat will stand up to the long slow cooking without shredding and is tender and tasty. I have also made this recipe with chicken drumsticks.

Can I use chicken breast?

You can use chicken breast but I recommend that you keep the breasts whole and cook the recipe on LOW for 4 hours. Chicken breast has less fat so it can become dried out if you cook it too long.

How do I serve Honey and Garlic Chicken?

Serve the Honey and Garlic Chicken simply with plain rice or noodles. Or take the meat off the bone and combine it with the cooked noodles and some lightly cooked broccoli florets. The noodles and broccoli absorb the flavours of the sauce and become just as delicious as the chicken.

This is such an easy way to cook and serve a Chinese-style chicken dish, it’s packed with flavour and, with the sweetness of honey, it is popular with children and adults alike. 

More Asian-style Recipes from Farmersgirl Kitchen 

Beef in Black Bean Sauce is my Slow Cooker version of a classic Chinese recipe. A rich, sweet and sticky sauce with tender pieces of beef and a hint of chilli. It’s easy to make and delicious served with plain boiled rice and fresh stir-fried vegetables.

Kung Pao Chicken is my slow cooker version of a classic Sichuan stir-fry. This popular takeaway (takeout) dish has tender pieces of chicken and sweet peppers in a salty, sweet, and spicy sauce. It’s a family favourite that’s easy to make and fun to eat with its garnish of peanuts, spring onions, and sesame seeds.

Fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts is one of the best Chinese ‘fakeaway’ dishes I’ve ever made.  It’s got all the glorious umami flavours you expect from a takeaway and it’s just so simple to make.

Slow Cooker Honey and Garlic Chicken

Janice at Farmersgirl Kitchen

Chicken slowly cooked in a rich, sticky sauce, ideal to serve with rice or noodles.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 4

Calories 392 kcal

Ingredients

• 4 (4) chicken thighs I cut up a whole chicken, roasted the breast and used the thighs, drumsticks and wings for this recipes
• 4 (4) garlic cloves grated
• 5 tablespoon (5 tablespoon) honey
• 8 tablespoon (8 tablespoon) tomato ketchup
• 8 tablespoon (8 tablespoon) dark soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) thyme
• 2 tablespoon (2 tablespoon) parsley finely chopped

Instructions

 

• Place the chicken in a large plastic freezer bag.
• Mix the other ingredients in a bowl and then add to the freezer bag, moving the chicken around in the bag to make sure it is covered.
• Seal or clip the top of the bag and place on a plate or tray in the refrigerator overnight.
• Next day, tip the contents of the bag into the slow cooker, make sure you get as much sauce out as possible.
• Cook on High for 4-5 hours or on Low for 6-7 hours.

Notes

You can serve as it is on rice or noodles, however I took the chicken off the bone and mixed it with the noodles and some lightly cooked broccoli florets.
*Be careful if you use drumsticks or wings, as they have small bones which may come away from the chicken while cooking and they are difficult to see in the dark sauce.

Adapted from Diethood

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 22gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 2408mgPotassium: 451mgSugar: 29gVitamin A: 420IUVitamin C: 4.9mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg

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