Description
A comforting, slow-cooked dish featuring tender chicken covered in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
- 2 tablespoons water (optional, for thickening)
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts in the crock pot.
- Whisk together honey, soy sauce, minced garlic, ketchup, ground ginger, and black pepper in a bowl.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken in the crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or on high for 4 hours until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Optional: To thicken the sauce, mix cornstarch with water and add to the crock pot during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Stir well and allow to cook until thickened.
- Serve the chicken with the sauce over rice or noodles.
Notes
For a richer flavor, brown the chicken briefly before cooking. Use a meat thermometer to ensure chicken reaches 165°F.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 breast with sauce
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 70mg