Name: Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs at home
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 8 people
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs; 1 cup honey; ½ cup low sodium soy sauce; ¼ cup ketchup; 2 tablespoons avocado oil; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes; salt and pepper

Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken is an straightforward chicken thigh recipe infused with honey, garlic, and soy sauce.

honey garlic chicken topped with sesame seeds over rice and green beans

These Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs will shake up dinner

Does your family feel like they’re always eating soup or stew when it comes to the crockpot? This recipe will completely change their minds. These chicken thighs are cooked in a sweet, sticky glaze.

Serve it over rice with broccoli or green beans and it’ll be a new go-to house staple. Your family will be requesting this for dinner.

Ingredients for Crock Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

See below for substitutions

Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
Honey
Low Sodium Soy Sauce
Ketchup
Avocado Oil
Minced Garlic
Red Pepper Flakes
Salt and Pepper

How to make Honey Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs

Detailed instructions and measurements to make crock pot honey garlic chicken are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of this page.

Trim the majority of the fat from the thighs and place them in the crockpot. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine the honey, soy sauce, ketchup, avocado oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Mix until well combined.
Pour the mix over the chicken thighs.
Cook on LOW for 3 ½ hours. Once down, be sure to turn and coat the thighs in the sauce.
*optional* To thicken the sauce, pour the it into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Let it simmer over medium heat until it has thickened (about 5 minutes). We personally prefer this method.
Serve over rice with green beans or broccoli.

ketchup added to the soy sauce in the measuring glass

avocado oil added to the measuring glass

red pepper flakes added to the measuring glass

honey garlic sauce mixed together in a measuring glass

chicken thighs in a crockpot seasoned with salt and pepper

chicken thighs covered in honey garlic sauce in a crockpot

How to serve Honey Garlic Crockpot Chicken Thighs

Honey Garlic Chicken goes great over rice. You can use basmati rice, cauliflower rice, or even fried rice. It also pairs well with green vegetables like broccoli and green beans.

Tips for this Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs Crock Pot Recipe

Be sure to trim the majority of the fat from the thighs. Not only does it make a weird texture to bite into, but it will make your sauce greasy.
If you’re avoiding soy or what to lower the sodium content, you can replace the soy sauce with aminos.
For extra spice, add sriracha to the sauce along with the red pepper flakes.
For a thicker sauce, once the chicken has cooked through add it to a saucepan and simmer it until it thickens. Then pour the sauce back over the chicken.

Substitutions for Honey Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs – these can be replaced with boneless, skinless chicken breasts, but the cooking time will need to be adjusted

Honey – we don’t recommend substituting or replacing this

Low sodium soy sauce – if you’re avoiding soy or even want to lower the sodium further, you can replace the soy sauce with coconut aminos or liquid aminos

Ketchup – while the ketchup is going to give you a house favorite flavor, if you don’t want to use it, you can use tomato sauce instead.

Avocado Oil – you can replace this with any oil you like, be sure it’s a neutral-tasting oil

Garlic – if you use pre-minced garlic, you may want to add a little extra because it isn’t as strong of a flavor

Red Pepper Flakes – if you want to omit the spice entirely, you can leave these out. If you want to bump the spice up, add sriracha as well.

How to cook honey garlic chicken breast

If you prefer to use chicken breasts rather than thighs, you’ll want to trim the excess fat from the chicken breasts. Once you’ve trimmed the excess fat, add them to the crockpot and proceed with the recipe as written.

When it comes to cooking time, you’ll likely need to increase the overall time to 4-6 hours on LOW depending on the size of the chicken breasts.

How to store Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

The leftovers of this recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat leftovers on the stove, in the oven, or in the microwave.

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Prep 5 minutesCook 3 hours 25 minutesTotal 3 hours 30 minutesMakes 8 people

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 cup honey
½ cup low sodium soy sauce
¼ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons avocado oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt and pepper

Method

Trim the majority of the fat from the thighs and place them in the crockpot . Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine the honey, soy sauce, ketchup, avocado oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Mix until well combined.
Pour the mix over the chicken thighs.
Cook on LOW for 3 ½ hours. Once down, be sure to turn and coat the thighs in the sauce.
*optional* To thicken the sauce, pour the it into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Let it simmer over medium heat until it has thickened (about 5 minutes). We personally prefer this method.
Serve over rice with green beans or broccoli.