Honey Sesame Chicken

Dinner has never been easier than with my slow cooker Honey Sesame Chicken recipe! Complete in only 4 steps with easy ingredients!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Keyword chicken breasts, chicken thighs, easy, sesame

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 10

Servings servings

Calories 324kcal

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

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.

- Adjust the flavors by adding in a dash of sriracha for spice, or increasing or decreasing the amount of honey for sweetness.

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.