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Slow Cooker Honey Soy Chicken
Slow Cooker Honey Soy Chicken is so easy and so delicious you will be wondering how you ever lived without it!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
7 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
6
Servings
Calories:
384 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Chinese, Japanese, American, Asian-American Fusion
Ingredients
- 2 ½ pounds chicken breast 2-3 breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Honey Soy Sauce:
- ⅓ cup soy sauce low-sodium
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup blackberry preserves seedless
- 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoons garlic powder or 3 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger or 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Rub the chicken breasts with olive oil and place them in the bottom of a slow cooker.
- Whisk together the soy sauce, honey, blackberry preserves, sweet chili sauce, hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper.
- Pour HALF of the sauce over the chicken. Refrigerate the other half until later. Cook on LOW for 5-6 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours or until chicken is tender enough to shred.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred it. Meanwhile, strain any excess liquid from the slow cooker into a small saucepan. Whisk the cornstarch and reserved sauce together in the saucepan with the juices.
- Bring the liquid to a gentle boil then reduce heat and simmer until it has thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Return the shredded chicken to the slow cooker and pour the sauce over the top, toss to coat, and enjoy!
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Notes
- *You can find hoisin sauce in the Asian section of your grocery store.
Nutrition Information
Calories
384kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
121mg
(40%)
Sodium
1256mg
(52%)
Potassium
758mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
57IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 384
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 384kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 121mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 1256mg | 52% |
| Potassium | 758mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 57IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.