Honey & Garlic Chicken

Submitted by Paulene Christie

Honey & Garlic Chicken

4.25 from 4 votes
Serving: 4
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 kg skinless chicken thighs or chicken drumsticks
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/3 cup Soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup honey

Instructions
 

  • Place chicken in slow cooker
  • Combine other ingredients and pour over
  • Cover and cook on low for 6hrs
  • If using drumsticks you may like to debone and toss meat through sauce prior to serving
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central

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30 Comments

  1. I made this yesterday, using 1.4 kg of chicken drumsticks. I also added a tsp. of minced ginger. 6 hours on low was perfect, and I thickened the sauce at the end by stirring in a mix of 2 TBSP of cold water and 1 TBSP of corn starch, and turned to high for 15 minutes. I have supper for 2 days, and I froze 2 containers for future meals. My first time using drumsticks, and this recipe is a keeper for sure!!

  2. Colleen Snibson September 1, 2016

    Very, very tasty.
    I used 1.6 kilos of chicken drumstick, so I increased all the other ingredients by half again. My slow cooker cooks a bit hotter, so next time I will reduce the cooking time as the chicken was a little bit dry. The meat just fell off the bones.
    Will definitely make this again, though.

  3. Could you used minced garlic and tomato sauce as I don’t have ketchup in my pantry and can u cook on auto to cut down cooking time

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central March 20, 2017

      Sure can use minced garlic and yes I mean tomato sauce anyway 🙂
      Give it around 4hrs on auto

  4. My husband and I just loved this meal….so easy to do and ever so tasty. Will definitely do again.

  5. Jodie Leemhuis April 29, 2018

    Very yummy recipe! I used 1.2kg chicken thigh added cracked pepper and a sprinkle of onion flakes, cooked on low for a little over 4 hours and served with sc fried rice. Delicious dinner, thanks for the recipe Paulene Christie 🙂

  6. Darren Comley April 13, 2019

    Absolutely beautiful and also very easy. We added rinsed and dried hokkien noodles for 30 mins which made it gorgeous and fixed the tininess. A definite do again

  7. Yum! Was really good, will definitely become a regular meal through winter.
    My daughter even asked for another piece so that’s a huge win!

  8. Can I jut check………do you mean ketchup as in what you would put on a burger/dip fries in? It’s just I notice further down in the comments you say you meant tomato sauce . I’m in UK so just wanting to double check I’m not confusing ingredients before I start, haha.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central October 24, 2019

      Yes that kind of ketchup .. we just call that tomato sauce here in Australia 🙂

  9. 5 stars
    This was really yum, I used whole thigh fillets and then broke them down to smaller pieces once cooked. Served with fried rice.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central December 30, 2022

      You’d be able to double the chicken and still have enough sauce/liquid 🙂

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central June 15, 2023

      While I wouldn’t use already cooked chicken, you could use breast. But only give breast around 3-3.5hrs as it tends to dry out over longer periods 🙂

  10. Kristine McIntosh July 5, 2023

    We had this for dinner tonight. I used thigh fillets. It was absolutely delicious.

  11. Kerin Read March 25, 2024

    Hi Pauline, can this be done with Chicken Breast fillets. Thanks so very much.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central March 27, 2024

      Hi Kerin, yes you could but just beware breast gives a much more dry result, so keep cooking times to minimum needed. Probably around 3hrs low

  12. 5 stars
    this is a one in a week dish in our household 🤤 the classic pumpkin soup dish is a must with this with sour cream…..OMG

  13. This Honey and Garluc chicken is a delicious and easy to make meal.
    Chicken drumsticks and served with rice.
    Mr Teenager said it’s a keeper!

  14. Beautiful meal.
    Used Chicken breast pieces and cooked for 3.5 hours.
    Served with a packet of Oriental fried rice and steamed vegetables.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 29, 2025

      One of my faves too – glad you enjoyed Nadine 🙂

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central May 1, 2026

      That’s great to hear Stacy! Thanks so much for leaving your fab feedback 🙂

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