By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 6
320 cal · 200 min
Crock-Pot Honey Sesame Chicken
Recipe GLPR6c9c5603197d13
Tender chunks of chicken cooked low and slow in a savory-sweet sauce of honey, soy sauce, and hoisin, finished with a silky cornstarch glaze and garnished with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve over rice for a restaurant-quality meal.
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Ingredients
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 cup honey
½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup hoisin sauce
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
6 tablespoons cold water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Green onions, sliced, for garnish
Sesame seeds, for garnish
Directions
Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and transfer them to the bottom of a large slow cooker (6 quarts or larger).
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, and minced garlic until well combined.
Pour the honey-sesame mixture over the chicken pieces in the slow cooker, stirring gently to coat evenly.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
Carefully pour the cooking liquid from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan, leaving the chicken behind.
Bring the liquid to a simmer over medium-high heat on the stovetop.
In a small bowl, whisk together the cold water and cornstarch until smooth with no lumps.
Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the simmering sauce, stirring constantly.
Continue cooking over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens and becomes glossy.
Pour the thickened sauce back over the chicken in the slow cooker and stir to combine.
Serve the chicken and sauce over steamed rice, garnished with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.
Comments
This slow-cooker dish delivers on convenience and cost—chicken breast runs $6–8 per pound at any Charlotte chain, and the pantry staples (honey, soy, hoisin, sesame oil) are standard at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, and Walmart, keeping you to one stop. The stated 200 minutes understates reality: you need 15 minutes of prep (mincing garlic, slicing green onion, whisking the sauce), making the true window 215 minutes, and the low-cook time means this is a set-it-in-the-morning dish, not a weeknight scramble. The glaze reheats well and feeds six generously, which is strong for a family. Budget roughly $12–15 for the whole batch, or $2–2.50 per serving—solid value—but know that sesame oil can run $8–10 for a small bottle, so if you don't keep it on hand, that upfront cost stings a little. The texture stays tender and the sauce clings well to rice or noodles the next day.
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