Slow Cooker Honey Soy Chicken

4.77 from 13 votes

Slow Cooker Honey Soy Chicken

This cozy, sweet-savory chicken dish is the perfect set-it-and-forget-it dinner. Tender chicken thighs simmer in a honey soy sauce that’s just the right balance of salty, tangy, and sweet.

Course Main

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword honey soy chicken, slow cooker honey soy chicken, soy chicken recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 15

Servings servings

Calories 467

Author Erren Hart

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs cubed
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cloves garlic chopped
4 green onions sliced into rounds (reserve some for garnish if desired)
¼ cup honey
¼ cup light soy sauce or low-sodium soy sauce
¼ cup dark soy sauce adds color and depth, not saltiness
½ cup rice wine vinegar
¼ cup brown sugar
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup chicken stock or water

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Instructions

Coat the chicken – Place chicken cubes in a bowl and toss with cornstarch until evenly coated. Shake off any excess.
Brown the chicken – Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown on all sides.
Add aromatics – If the pan seems dry, add the remaining oil. Push chicken to the side and sauté garlic and green onions for about 1 minute until fragrant. Stir everything together.
Make the sauce – Stir in honey, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and black pepper. Slowly pour in the chicken stock, stirring well. Add the brown sugar and cook until dissolved. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil so the sauce thickens slightly.
Slow cook – Transfer everything to your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4–6 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
Serve – Spoon chicken and sauce over rice. Garnish with reserved green onions for freshness.

Notes

The sauce came out quite thick when I added it to the slow cooker and I worried it would burn. But my slow cooker builds up a lot of condensation that drips into the food as it cooks, thinning the sauce. If your slow cooker doesn’t do that, I would suggest saving the thickening until the end so it doesn’t burn around the sides.

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