Sweet Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
I’ve ordered sesame chicken many times from our local Chinese restaurant, but I never dreamed it would be THIS EASY to create myself. I love that I have control of what goes into my favorite take-out treat, so I don’t feel bad going back for seconds.
Not only is this version healthier and cheaper than take-out, the kids LOVED it too! Does a recipe get much better? I think not! Hope you enjoy this Sweet Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken recipe!
Sweet Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
- Start by seasoning chicken lightly with salt and pepper and place into crock pot.
- In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes.
- Pour over chicken.
- Cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH 2 hours, or just until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from crock pot with a slotted spoon, leaving sauce behind.
- Dissolve 2 teaspoons of cornstarch in 3 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot.
- Stir to combine with sauce. Replace lid and cook sauce on HIGH for ten more minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Shred chicken with two forks and then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice, quinoa, noodles or MY favorite, spinach!
Have a picky eat at home? Give this trick a try!
- I let the girls sprinkle the sesame seeds on their own servings. I called them sprinkles…..which they thought was the coolest and made them want to try the new food even MORE!
Sweet Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup honey
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 Tablespoons water
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Start by seasoning chicken lightly with salt and pepper and place into crock pot.
- In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, onion, ketchup, oil, garlic and pepper flakes.
- Pour over chicken.
- Cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH 2 hours,
- or just until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from crock pot with a slotted spoon, leaving sauce behind.
- Dissolve 2 teaspoons of cornstarch in 3 tablespoons of water and pour into crock pot.
- Stir to combine with sauce. Replace lid and cook sauce on HIGH for ten more minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Shred chicken with two forks and then return to pot and toss with sauce before serving.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve over rice, quinoa, noodles or MY favorite, spinach!
Nutrition
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Oh. My. Word!!! I have nothing to compare it too, because as I said, I haven’t had it before, but it was amazing!! My hubby said that he will be expecting it on a regular basis now, LOL! I did add some ginger, just because I love it, and a fresh chilli. Yum, Yum, YUM!!! The final test comes tomorrow though, when I take my elderly dad, a retired chef, his helping! By the way, the Wonderbag is simply amazing!
This is in my crockpot now! My son and I can’t wait to try it. I had to make a few minor substitutions but the sauce alone smelled so good I wanted to eat it lol
Can this sauce be frozen, I make lots of freezer packs I would love to make batches and freeze.
Hey Derina. I am trying to freeze some as well but can’t info on that, and see she didn’t reply to you. Did you figure it out? If so, can you please share what you did?
This was delicious just over rice. I live alone so I had plenty of leftovers and ate it a few days after also. With the final batch, I made a packet of lipton soup secretes noodle soup with four cups of water and the rest of the chicken and about a 1/4 cup of juices if that. It turned out great by just bringing it all to a boil and simmering for about 5 minutes. Now I have another 2 meals instead of one!
Can you put broccoli in the slow cooker with the chicken and everything else?