5.0 from 3 votes
{Slow Cooker} Honey Orange Sesame Chicken
This sweet and savory chicken is so delicious and incredibly easy! Serve it over a bed of rice with juicy pineapple for a tropical twist... You'll feel like you've found paradise!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 667 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ⅓ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- Juice of 2 large oranges
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic
- 4 tablespoons cold water
- 2 ½ tablespoons corn starch
- 4 cups long grain white rice cooked
- 2 cups chopped pineapple fresh or canned
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place chicken in slow cooker. In a bowl combine soy sauce, honey, apple cider vinegar, and next five ingredients. Mix well, then pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low 4-6 hours.
- About 30 minutes before serving, drain liquid from slow cooker into a large sauce pan, add minced garlic, and cook over medium high heat about 3-4 minutes. White sauce is simmering, shred chicken in slow cooker with two forks.
- Whisk together cold water and corn starch until dissolved, then add to sauce pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens. Add sauce back to slow cooker and cover until ready to serve.
- Serve chicken over rice and pineapple. Top with sesame seeds.
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Notes
- Serve over rice with roasted vegetables or a tossed green salad.
Nutrition Information
Calories
667kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
137g
(46%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
550mg
(23%)
Potassium
517mg
(15%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
82IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 667
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 667kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 137g | 46% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 550mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 517mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 82IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.