Tomorrow is the Lunar New Year, aka Chinese New Year, and I have one more Chinese recipe to share with you, a super easy slow cooker honey garlic sesame chicken. This is the slow cooker version of the Chinese takeout classic sesame chicken that’s even easier to make and tastes amazing! The slow cooker sesame chicken is so simple, you just throw everything into the slow cooker in the morning and in the evening you shred the chicken and enjoy! The slow cooked shredded chicken just melts in your mouth and the tasty sauce keeps it nice an tender and moist! This chicken is great over rice, noodles, in sandwiches, quesadillas, etc. There are just so many different ways to enjoy it; you really should just give in and make a double or triple batch!
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Sesame Chicken
A super easy and tasty slow cooker version of the classic Chinese takeout honey garlic sesame chicken.
ingredients
- 1 pound chicken
- 1 small onion, sliced or diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, grated
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- chili sauce (such as sriracha or sambal oelek) to taste
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
directions
- Place everything, except the sesame oil and sesame seeds, in the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-10 hours or on high for 2-5 hours, remove the chicken, shred it (discarding skin and/or bones) before mixing it back into the sauce along with the sesame oil and sesame seeds and enjoying!
Option: Simmer the sauce and juices in the slow cooker to reduce and thicken after removing the chicken and then return the shredded chicken to the reduced sauce
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Heather Christo says
January 27, 2017 at 4:57 pmOMG this looks incredible!!!
marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says
January 27, 2017 at 5:13 pmtotally craving this for dinner!
rancholyn says
January 28, 2017 at 3:15 pmIf you don't want chicken to shred but rather in pieces you think 6 hrs low or 3 hrs high would do the trick?
kevin says
January 28, 2017 at 4:08 pmrancholyn: Yes, that should be good for sliced or diced chicken!
Maria Lichty says
January 28, 2017 at 7:36 pmLooks like an easy and delicious weeknight meal!
kreativ Nut says
January 29, 2017 at 6:55 amIs there no need for other liquid(s) like water for this recipe? I tried it as is and the entire content burnt so badly (completely charred) cooking at low for 6 hrs and my flat almost burn down! Now I am struggling to remove the charcoal stuck on my slow cooker pot ????
Noreen Gamble says
January 30, 2017 at 1:55 amJust made this and it's delicious!! I added some hoisin sauce in the first steps and cornstarch in the end to thicken it up. I will be making this again!! Thank you Kevin!
kevin says
January 30, 2017 at 3:45 pmNoreen Gamble: I'm glad you like it!
Lori in Maine says
February 1, 2017 at 5:10 pmHi Kevin, I've got this AMAZING sounding and looking dish in the slow cooker as I write. Really looking forward to dinner! Question, chili sauce? I have sweet chili sauce but I don't think that's what you mean. Can you clarify please and give me an idea of what amount to start with? Thanks for sharing!
kevin says
February 2, 2017 at 10:42 pmLori in Maine: I usually go with something like a sriracha or a sambal oelek and I start with 1 tablespoon. Sweet chili sauce would work in this recipe but cut back on the honey to avoid making it too sweet. I would replace half of the honey with 2 tablespoons of sweet chili sauce to start with. Enjoy!
A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
February 3, 2017 at 2:23 pmI need to make this for dinner tonight! Yum!
A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
February 3, 2017 at 2:40 pmI need to make this yummy dish for dinner soon!
Unknown says
July 2, 2017 at 4:52 pmWould the cook time be the same if I wanted to double the recipe? Thanks!
kevin says
July 6, 2017 at 12:55 amUnknown: The cook time us the same. Enjoy!
Unknown says
August 6, 2017 at 8:14 pmCan anyone update me if this needs an additional liquid? Per recipe, it seems kind of dry.
kevin says
August 7, 2017 at 11:04 pmUnknown: You do not need additional liquid but you can add some if you want a thinner sauce.