Here is a delicious - and deliciously easy - Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe that your entire family will absolutely love! Nor do you need to stand over the stove or keep a close eye on it.
I love slow cooker recipes as I am always on the go, it is hard for me to find the time to squeeze out a delicious meal that doesn't need constant supervision.
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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
I decided to make this dish after realizing the house could not clean itself, and I knew I had to do a lot of spring cleaning.
I was in the mood for something Asian like, and my all time favorite when ordering out is honey garlic chicken hands down!
You can swap chicken breasts for a boneless, skinless chicken thigh as well. I opted to use boneless skinless chicken breast as I already had some in the freezer, and omitted the crushed red pepper as heat doesn't always agree with me.
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The preparation time was no more than 15 minutes tops and once in the slow cooker I started in with the house chores.
How to Make this Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe Ingredients:
- 1-2 lbs chicken breast, cut into ½" pieces
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional for heat)
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 cups white rice, cooked and kept warm
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- chopped green onions
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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe Directions:
In a small bowl, combine honey, onion, soy sauce, tomato paste, garlic and red pepper (if using).
Mix well.
Place chicken in to slow cooker and pour mixture over chicken.
Mix well.
Pour cornstarch over chicken, mixing well. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
Serve over a bed of hot white rice, sprinkled with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
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This Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe serves four people.
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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1-2 lbs chicken breast cut into ½" pieces
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper optional for heat
- 4 teaspoons corn starch
- 2 cups white rice cooked and kept warm
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- chopped green onions
Instructions
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In a small bowl, combine honey, onion, soy sauce, tomato paste, garlic and red pepper (if using). Mix well. Place chicken in to slow cooker and pour mixture over chicken. Mix well.
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Pour cornstarch over chicken, mixing well. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
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Serve over a bed of hot white rice, sprinkled with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Amanda Stanton
I follow the recipe and the exact steps. Every time I make this it turns out in a broth like sauce-very runny. Any suggestions on what may be wrong? The sticky coating looks so delicious!
Bonne Cohn
Looks like the directions forgot to instruct us to coat the chicken in cornstarch and then add sauce
Jenn
No, the instructions are there. You add the sauce AND then add the cornstarch.
A
The instructions have cornstarch in the ingredients but never mention what to do with it. Do we coat the chicken? Make a slurry and add it in at the end? Not clear.
Jenn
Pour cornstarch over chicken, mixing well. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.