5 Ingredient Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken | Healthy, Easy Dinner Recipe
This Healthy 5 Ingredient Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken recipe takes no time to throw together using your slow cooker. Enjoy this super easy crockpot recipe that’s perfect for meal prep, an easy weeknight dinner, or a potluck!
Raise your hand if you’re forever thankful for the inventor of the crock-pot!?
I knew a slow cooker was a must-have on our wedding registry, but I didn’t realize just HOW much I needed it until lately.
It’s seriously been such a lifesaver.
Especially if you love easy, healthy chicken breast crock pot recipes with few ingredients!
TIP! If you’re a new mom or know a mom-to-be, this makes a great freezer meal for new moms!
Our crock-pot had been sitting in our cabinet since we moved in in June and I felt guilty for not using it.
Let’s just say I was waiting for the perfect, easy chicken recipe to kick it off with. 😉
I definitely chose right because this healthy honey garlic chicken is on another level.
This crockpot chicken recipe requires just 5 ingredients but is full of flavor while still being healthy!
This healthy 5 ingredient honey garlic chicken tastes better than take-out and takes NO time to throw together.
It’s not overly powerful, and you’re left with a generous amount of sauce to pour on top!
It’s been really wonderful having leftovers around the house.
We recently got this Multi-Use Express Crockpot and it is amazing!!
It is a slow cooker, pressure cooker, and so much more all in one! Highly recommend.
I’ve used it for this Healthy 20 Minute Risotto, 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken, and 30 Minute Pressure Cooker Pulled BBQ Chicken recipe.
Dinner was always a special time for my family growing up, so sitting down to a hot meal just feels cozy to me.
With the weather cooling down, hot dinners are even more of a priority because I am ALWAYS cold. Anyone else?
What do you serve crock-pot honey garlic chicken with?
Rice and Veggies: I served this super simple dinner recipe over rice with some roasted veggies.
I prepped the rice the night before by using our crock pot, too! I highly recommend it.
You can follow the instructions in this post on how to cook rice in your pressure cooker, or in this post for cooking rice in your slow cooker.
I keep big batches of it in our fridge because we eat brown rice with almost every meal.
Salad: I also love serving this easy, healthy slow cooker chicken over a big Asian-inspired salad with crispy lettuce, cabbage, carrots, edamame, and cashews. Yum!
It’s also amazing when served alongside this Broccoli Crunch Salad.
Sliders: Adding some of this honey garlic chicken to a toasted bun with an Asian Coleslaw is such a treat!
Drizzle with a little aioli for some added flavor.
For this healthy and easy slow-cooker chicken recipe you will need:
- 4 Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 Cup Honey
- 1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar (Or rice vinegar) I have also used balsamic vinegar and it was surprisingly yummy!
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
How To Make Healthy Honey Garlic Chicken in Your Crock-Pot:
- Spray your crock pot with non-stick spray or line it with a slow-cooker liner.
- Mix honey, soy sauce, water, vinegar, and garlic in a bowl
- Place chicken breasts in the Multi-Use Express Crock-Pot
- Pour the sauce over the chicken
- Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-7.
How to store in the fridge
- Place the chicken and sauce in airtight containers or bags, and refrigerate for up to four days.
- Reheat the leftovers on the stove over medium heat until heated through.
Can I freeze crockpot honey garlic chicken?
YES! One of the best parts about crockpot meals is they are great for meal prepping or freezing for later.
Place the cooked and cooled chicken in a freezer bag or container.
Mark the date and freeze for up to 3 months
I made this recipe and froze it when I was about to go into labor.
We pulled it out when I was in the depths of newborn land and it was a huge help!
Can I use frozen chicken in the crockpot?
I do not recommend using frozen chicken in the crockpot because it could remain at an unsafe temperature for too long.
You want it to be thawed before cooking.
Choosing Between Breasts and Thighs
- I use boneless, skinless chicken breast in this crockpot recipe but you can also use boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
- If you are looking for leaner meat, stick with chicken breast. If you are looking for more forgiving meat, and don’t care about the fat or calorie content, use boneless skinless chicken thighs in your crockpot.
More healthy chicken crockpot recipes you will love:
- Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas
- Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken
- Crockpot Cream of Mushroom Chicken
- 5 Ingredient Crockpot Tex Mex Chicken | Easy Meal Prep Dinner Idea
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5 Ingredient Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken | Healthy, Easy Dinner Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
- 1/2 Cup honey
- 1/2 Cup soy sauce
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar *Can sub rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
Instructions
- Spray your crock-pot with non-stick spray or line with a slow-cooker liner.
- Mix honey, soy sauce, water, vinegar and garlic in a bowl
- Place chicken breasts in the slow cooker and pour the sauce over your chicken.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-7 hours.
Ignore my last comment! I found your answer in the other comments 🙂
Is there nutritional information for this? I’m having trouble finding it!:)
I saw this recipe when searching for a healthy chicken crock pot recipe, and decided to make it for a family dinner. It was very easy to prepare, and looked just like the photos when done. I make long grain brown rice to serve the chicken over. Tuesdays are a night that I have both my granddaughters and daughter for dinner with my wife and I. We all agreed this is a recipe we will try many more times. Thank you for sharing it with us.
So you shred the chicken at the end, or near the end?
At the end! I take out the chicken and shred it with 2 forks then add it back to the sauce and give it a good stir so it soaks up all the sauce!
I just made this cooked on low for almost six hours now. Great flavor yet my chicken is a little on the dry side!? And how would you thicken the sauce a little? Thanks for sharing.
Interesting! I’m not sure why that is. I like to shred my chicken with a hand mixer at the end to make sure it gets super shredded and really soaks up the sauce! As for thickening, it would be an extra step, but you could remove some of the sauce (maybe 1/2 a cup) and heat it on the stove with a little cornstarch (maybe 1/2 tbsp?) to thicken it and add it back to the pot. I have not tested it on this recipe, but this is generally how I thicken sauces. Let me know if you give it a try!
Do you happen to have the nutritional facts? We just started low cal.
I don’t but there are lots of calorie calculators online and you can input the ingredients there and divide by serving size 🙂
We love this recipe. So easy and delicisous!
Can this be made with frozen chicken or does the chicken need to be thawed out first?
I have only made this recipe with thawed chicken breast so I can’t say for sure if frozen would work!
I put frozen breasts in and it turned out fine.
when do you shred chicken, my first time to make
At the end when it’s done cooking 🙂
I made this with one change. I shredded the chicken and mixed the chicken back into the crock pot with the sauce on low for 30 minutes. I used sorghum in place of the honey. Sorghum is similar to molasses and honey but provides a unigue flavor that works well numerous dishes. I used the chicken in a quesadillas with cheese and jalapenos and my wife put the chicken on brown rice. Both were wonderful.
That sounds so good!! Love that you added it to a quesadilla. Sounds delish! Glad you and your wife both enjoyed it 🙂 Thanks for the awesome review!
This sounds so good! I love easy crockpot recipes for days I have a lot going on.
So tasty and easy to make! It’s one of my go-tos!
Yay!! Love to hear that! Thanks for the review and kind words! 🙂
Best chicken recipe I’ve had in a while. That sauce is so good, we ended up saving the extra for tomorrows dinner. Sure is a family favorite now, thank you for creating something my kids actually like!
This makes me so happy to hear! Glad you and your family enjoyed it!
25 more minutes and this dish will be ready! It smells phenomenal! I will follow up on the taste and end product 🙂
Yay! Hope you enjoyed!
Hello
Do you have the cup measurments in mls or grams. I’m in the uk and don’t have any cup measurement thingys so not sure how much to use and want to do this in 4 days time. Thank you
Hi! I don’t but you can google a measurement converter and enter the ingredients that way! It will do all the work for you 🙂 Thanks!
The dish was great, my compliments to the chef!
I was looking for a new easy recipe for this weekend, so happy I found your site, this looks delicious
I need to step up my crockpot game! This looks so good and simple to make.
I agree with you these really not only easy but also healthy version of chicken. I love the fact the crockpot does all the work for us.
this is right up my family alley. We love pulled chicken and I have never done this version. i have all the ingredients so this may be made in the next 24 hours
That looks amazing and oh, so healthy! I’m sharing the recipe with my family. I think they will want to have it ASAP/
I’ve been seeing so many slow cooker recipes as of late and it’s totally making me miss mine! I haven’t used a Crock Pot in so long and it’s about time I buy another one.
Wow this looks so good. I want to make some asap. I have to run to the store and get some things and then this is going to get in my belly! haha
It’s healthy and scrumptious! I never thought it takes few ingredients making this. What a lovely dish.
Oh gosh, this dish looks really good and tasty, and the procedure of making this look so easy. I can’t really wait serving this with my family.
This sounds so good! I love easy crockpot recipes for days I have a lot going on.
I love that this is a crockpot recipe. I can’t wait to make this for my family.
Yum. I have made chicken that is very similar to this recipe and it was delicious. I’ll have to make it again soon. I love my crockpot because it makes cooking dinner super easy.
I’ve made this recipe before, and my family loved it. I’m not sure why, but I completely forgot about it! Glad to find it again, so we can eat it soon!
Made this today with the hubby for dinner (downsized just a bit for the two of us), and it is very tasty. I did change the recipe, since that’s what I do. Instead of rice/apple cider vinegar, I used miren and added a splash of sesame oil. Done this way, it makes amazing Hawaiian haystacks. Delicious!
I was just about to start looking for what we’re gonna do for dinner tonight. This is perfect! I think this is what I am going to do for dinner.
This is a fantastic time of year: Getting the crock pot out for all kinds of meals! I can’t wait to make this delicious chicken recipe!
I am always on the hunt for easy weeknight meals! My kids are going to love this.
This sounds sensational, especially paired with that sexy looking guac!
I do love easy meals! And I also love when I can use my crock pot, so I’ll be trying this for sure.
I was fortunate enough to come across this site and can’t thank you enough Elizabeth for providing this much help/resources! Really shows your genuine desire to help others. I recently started cooking from home for dieting purposes – as going out for food has been a nasty habit of mine – and I’ve been really enjoying the recipes on this site.
This was sooooo good. It reminds me of something my mom use to make growing up. I didn’t have regular vineger or rice vinegar so I used balsamic vinegar. Also, I only could find packs of 2 or 4 chicken breasts. I got two that equaled a pound. How much chicken do you use by weight? I feel like it came out a bit salty but that might because I only used a pound of chicken. I could just cut down on the soy sauce next time.
This comment is helpful, too! Was wondering if I could get away with using Balsamic.
You can! I personally love it with balsamic 🙂