In a medium bowl, combine the diced onion, garlic, honey, soy sauce, Hoisin sauce, oil, and pepper flakes, and mix well.
⅓ cup Sweet onion, ½ cup Honey, ½ cup Soy sauce, ½ cup Hoisin sauce, 2 Tablespoons Vegetable oil, ¼ teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
Place the chicken breasts in the slow cooker, then pour the sauce mixture over top. Cover, and cook on LOW for 3 hours and 30 minutes.
2 lbs Chicken breast
Once the chicken has cooked, add the cornstarch to a small bowl and add in ¼ cup of the sauce from the cooker. Mix until well dissolved, then slowly pour back into the cooker and stir. Cover, and cook another 15-20 minutes.
3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
Remove the chicken from the slow cooker, cut or shred as desired, and serve over rice with a garnish of green onions and sesame seeds!
Salt and pepper, 1 Green onion, Sesame seeds
Notes
Tips
If you want soft, shredded chicken, cook for 4+ hours. If you want sliced pieces, cook 3 hours. Check the temp with a meat thermometer.
If you don't have chicken breasts, boneless chicken thighs can be used.
Adjust the flavors by adding in a dash of sriracha for spice, or increasing or decreasing the amount of honey for sweetness.
For a stronger sesame flavor, replace the vegetable oil with sesame oil.
Variations and Substitutions
Soy-Free: To make soy-free honey soy chicken, replace the soy sauce with coconut aminos and the hoisin with an equal amount oyster sauce. Coconut aminos are very sweet, so reduce the honey by half.
Gluten-Free: Soy sauce contains trace amounts of gluten, so swap it out for Tamari. Be sure to check the label of your Hoisin sauce to make sure it doesn't include wheat as a thickener, as well.
Honey: If you don't have honey, substitute an equal amount of brown sugar.