Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken (Fall-Apart Tender!)

This 5-star Honey Garlic Chicken is made in the slow cooker and is perfect for any weeknight meal. It’s kid-friendly, made with 5 simple ingredients, and pairs beautifully with rice and veggies for an easy chicken meal prep.

This honey garlic chicken (crock pot) is a Fit Foodie Finds reader favorite. So many of you have made this dish time and time again and I hope you love it!

Honey garlic is a favorite flavor of mine. It comes together with honey, minced garlic, and soy sauce and is literally good on everything. I love eating this honey garlic chicken over rice next to broccoli. It’s just one of those meals I find myself coming back to every single week.

This crock pot honey garlic chicken is flavorful, sweet, and spicy all at the same time and is made with just 5 ingredients. Slow cook the chicken in the sauce on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-5.

You read that correctly, this amazing crock pot honey garlic chicken is made with only 5 ingredients.

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts: I’m using chicken breast, but you’re more than welcome to use boneless skinless chicken thighs instead.
• Minced garlic: You’re going to need 3 whole tablespoons of minced garlic. Trust me.
• Honey: I love that honey is an all-natural sweetener. Plus, it pairs quite nicely with soy sauce and garlic.
• I am willow (or tamari): Soy sauce adds a great savory flavor and also has a decent amount of salt in it.
• Red chili garlic sauce: Want to add some heat, but not too much spice? A little red chili garlic sauce goes a long way.

This crock pot honey garlic chicken comes together in just a few simple steps. Here’s a quick overview of how to make it:

1. Make the sauce: Whisk together minced garlic, honey, soy sauce, and red chili garlic sauce until the honey has fully dissolved.
2. Add the chicken: Place chicken breasts into the slow cooker and pour the sauce over the top.
3. Slow cook: Cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours until the chicken reaches 165ºF internally.
4. Shred: Remove the chicken and use 2 forks to shred it.
5. Thicken the sauce (optional): Whisk 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch into 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid, pour it back in, and let it cook for 10 more minutes on high.
6. Serve: Add the shredded chicken back to the sauce and serve over your favorite grain with veggies!

Honey Garlic Chicken Instant Pot Instructions

1. Place chicken breast and honey garlic sauce into your Instant Pot.
2. Cover the Instant Pot and cook on high pressure for 8-10 minutes. Quick release.
3. Remove the chicken from the Instant Pot and use 2 forks to shred.
4. Thicken sauce by removing 1/4 cup of sauce and whisking it with 1/2 tablespoon of cornstarch. Pour the sauce and shredded chicken back into the Instant Pot and mix.
5. Turn on the sauté feature and bring the sauce to a boil to activate the cornstarch.
6. Once thickened, serve immediately.

Store this honey garlic chicken in an air-tight container for 5-7 days in the refrigerator. I recommend keeping the honey garlic chicken separate from other ingredients (rice, veggies, etc.).

This honey garlic chicken is a great freezer meal if you are meal-prepping for yourself or any loved ones.

1. Create honey garlic sauce by mixing together minced garlic, honey, soy sauce and red chili garlic sauce until the honey has dissolved.
2. Then, place the chicken breast into a freezer-safe gallon-sized bag and pour sauce on top.
3. Remove as much air from the bag as possible and seal tightly.
4. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Want to learn how to reheat this freezer meal? Check out how here.

You can easily turn this slow cooker chicken breast recipe into an amazing chicken meal prep by pairing it with your favorite grain and stir-fried veggies.