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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken

    Crockpot Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken with Foolproof Rice

    Published by Melissa on July 31, 2018 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 54 Comments

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    Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken with Rice and broccoli on a white plate via @barbarabakes

    An easy, delicious Crockpot / Slow Cooker meal made with inexpensive chicken thighs and a simple Asian style sauce. I spiced the Crockpot Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken up with a little garlic chili sauce and served it with foolproof rice.

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    I adapted this recipe from the Honey Garlic Chicken Recipe on Taste and Tell, which was featured on Kalyn’s Kitchen delicious site Slow Cooker from Scratch. A great site for finding slow cooker recipes. This is a wonderful weekend night meal that comes together quickly.

    Also included in this post is a Recipe Round Up. I’ve joined a fun group of bloggers to put together a roundup of recipes on the first day of every month. This month we’re sharing Easy Crockpot Dinner Recipes.

    After you’ve checked out this easy Crockpot Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken recipe, be sure and scroll to the bottom of the post for links to all the other great easy Crockpot recipes! 

    Making Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken in the Instant Pot Gem Multicooker

    I doubled Deborah’s recipe, adapted from More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow, so I would have leftovers to freeze for another day. Doubling the sauce wasn’t necessary so I decreased it to one and a half in my adapted recipe below.

    The foolproof method from America’s Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook cooks the rice the same way you would pasta. Just boil it in a lot of water until it’s tender and drain it.

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    You end up with perfectly cooked, fluffy rice and an added bonus is that it cooks in less time than the traditional pilaf style. It’s such great idea. If you have trouble cooking rice and don’t have a pressure cooker, give this method for cooking rice a try.

    Put this Crockpot Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken on your menu soon. You’ll be glad you did.

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    Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken with Foolproof Rice

    Cook Time4 hrs
    Total Time4 hrs
    Course: Chicken
    Keyword: cooking, food, recipe
    Servings: 8 Servings
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • ½ teaspoon dried minced garlic
    • [1 teaspoons chili garlic sauce]
    • ¾ cup soy sauce
    • ¾ cup ketchup
    • ¾ cup honey

    Foolproof Rice

    • 1 cup rice*
    • 2 ½ teaspoons salt

    Instructions

    • Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken
    • Place the chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker. In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, chili sauce, soy sauce, ketchup and honey. Pour over the chicken and cover.
    • Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Remove chicken, place on a plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Transfer the remaining sauce to a saucepan and reduce down over medium heat until desired consistency is reached. Serve over the chicken and garnish with fresh basil.
    • Serve over rice.

    • Foolproof RiceIn a large pot bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Stir in the rice and salt. Return to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until rice is tender.

    Notes

    *Use any type of rice you'd like. White rice will take approximately 10 - 20 minutes, Brown Rice 22 - 40 minutes. I used Lundberg short grain brown rice and at my altitude it took about 40 minutes to cook.
    Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken slightly adapted from Taste and Tell
    Foolproof Rice America's Test Kitchen Healthy Family Cookbook

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    1. Elena

      August 18, 2020 at 10:30 am

      Can I use chicken and n the bone?

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      • Barbara Schieving

        August 18, 2020 at 10:47 am

        Hi Elena – yes, you can sub any type of chicken with this recipe. Bone in chicken will take longer to cook. You want an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

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    2. Kim G

      March 18, 2019 at 8:33 am

      What if you would rather use chicken breast instead? How would that change the cooking time?

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 18, 2019 at 9:16 am

        Hi Kim – you can use chicken breasts, but you’ll get a better result if you use thighs https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/411-on-chicken-breasts-and-slow-cooking/ You’ll want to cook them on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours.

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    3. Becky Tarala

      August 03, 2018 at 11:06 am

      Strangely enough, I’ve had boneless skinless thighs on my mind lately. Don’t ask me why! I think I was meant to find this recipe!

      Reply
      • Barbara Schieving

        August 04, 2018 at 6:08 pm

        Perfect timing! Enjoy 🙂

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    4. Tara

      August 01, 2018 at 11:08 am

      This looks amazing! Looks like I know what I’m making for dinner tonight, thanks for sharing this yummy and easy to make recipe!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        August 01, 2018 at 11:29 am

        Great! Thanks Tara 🙂

        Reply
    5. Emily

      August 01, 2018 at 11:00 am

      I love honey chicken, I need to make this soon!

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      • Barbara Schieving

        August 01, 2018 at 11:29 am

        Definitely!

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    6. Becki's Whole Life

      March 07, 2012 at 5:32 am

      The chicken sounds wonderful…but what I really love is the foolproof rice. I have a problem cooking rice on my gas stove. I have always wondered why you can’t just boil it…trying this!

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