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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Made the sesame chicken last night for dinner, so delicious. Instead of ketchup I used Heinz chili sauce, similar to ketchup but more flavorful. I had to add more cornstarch than recommended as the sauce didn’t thicken that much. Thanks for this great recipe!
Made this tonight. Was a little apprehensive about the amount of honey-a whole cup really seemed like a lot to me. Cut it back only slightly and added a splash of sesame oil also. Was really good with steamed rice and broccoli. Everybody loved it. A keeper recipe.
I made this tonight and it is yummy, but it is really on the sweet side. I also used about quarter cup less honey and it was still a little too sweet for my taste. I would say to reduce the amount of honey to 1/2 a cup. Tasty though!
We reduce the honey to that as well! 🙂
This looks AMAZING! I’m glad I just bought a crockpot!
Great recipe, tasted great and my girlfriend and roommates loved it. However, I also had a problem with my sauce thickening. Removed the chicken, added cornstarch and water solution, turned on high with the lid, but nothing. Any suggestions to ensure a thicker sauce? I was looking forward to that part the most!
Alex, with most things that I do in the slow cooker…when it is done, I never try to thicken in the crock pot…mine doesn’t do it very well. Remove the chicken and set aside/pull. Then pour the sauce into a stock pot or other pot for the stovetop…bring to boil, add water/corn starch and turn down heat to simmer. It WILL thicken guaranteed…so long as you have the proportions of corn starch and water correct. Another tip for others…if you use flour….you have to use considerably more than corn starch…occasionally you can taste the flour with certain sauces. Good luck