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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Can i leave out the garlic or does it really add to the taste?
I have only made this recipe as written Amanda. Sorry that I can’t say.
Thoughts on using agave? My son is allergic to honey but this seems amazingly simple.
I think agave would work great! You will use a smaller amount since the agave is much sweeter.
Where I live we can’t get decent Chinese takeout. So I’ve made it my mission to learn how to cook my favorite dishes. Unfortunately this one is WAY TOO SWEET. I added the juice of 4 small lemons to cut the sweetness. I used skinless, boneless thighs because breasts dry out too much.
I only used half the honey but it was still way too sweet. And shredded chicken is just not copacetic with Chinese flavoring. I am thinking of using the rest in tacos with a ton of cilantro and avocado. This recipe didn’t work for me or my dinner guests, but I can imagine that kids might like it due to the sugar content.
Wonderful recipe, thank you!! My husband and I made the meal into a Sesame chicken rice bowl for us and mixed it with brown rice, black beans, avocado, roasted red bell pepper (just a quick roast under the broiler), broccoli and fresh baby spinach. It felt like a decadent meal and wasn’t any more work! My 3-year-old ate much more than usual and liked the chicken without the sauce on top, as did my oldest, and mixed it with black beans, rice, and cheese in a bowl.. My 6-year-old loved the Sesame chicken with the sauce and rice and even asked for seconds! Thanks again!