Weeknight Honey Garlic Chicken

🐔 Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken & Vegetables

✅️ Ingredients:

◾️ 2.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1-inch pieces)

◾️ 1 large onion, chopped

◾️ 2 carrots, peeled and chopped

◾️ 2 celery stalks, chopped

◾️ 4 cloves garlic, minced

◾️ 1/2 cup honey

◾️ 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce

◾️ 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

◾️ 1 tbsp cornstarch

◾️ 1 tsp ground ginger

◾️ 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

◾️ 1 lb red potatoes, quartered

◾️ 1 cup broccoli florets

◾️ 2 tbsp sesame oil

◾️ 2 green onions, sliced (for garnish)

◾️ Sesame seeds (for garnish)

✅️ Instructions:

👉 Step 1:

◾️ Add chicken, onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to the slow cooker.

👉 Step 2:

◾️ In a bowl, whisk together:

➡️ honey, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, ginger, and red pepper flakes.

◾️ Pour over the chicken and vegetables.

👉 Step 3:

◾️ Stir everything to coat evenly.

👉 Step 4:

◾️ Cover and cook:

➡️ Low: 6–8 hours

➡️ High: 3–4 hours

👉 Step 5:

◾️ Add potatoes:

➡️ Last 3 hours on Low

➡️ Last 1.5 hours on High

👉 Step 6:

◾️ Add broccoli:

➡️ In the last 30 minutes of cooking

👉 Step 7:

◾️ When done, remove from heat.

👉 Step 8:

◾️ Stir in sesame oil.

👉 Step 9:

◾️ Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

✅️ Pro Tip:

➡️ For a thicker sauce:

Mix 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp cold water, then stir it in during the last 15 minutes of cooking.