You will love my easy recipe for Honey Garlic and Ginger Chicken. It is so versatile! Although I often find myself serving this recipe with brown rice and stir fried vegetables, it’s also amazing with noodles or even on a toasted bun with fresh lettuce, sliced spring onions and radishes. I particularly like to serve it on a pretzel or brioche bun – what a treat!
Like my Chicken and Cashew Nuts and Chinese Style Beef in the Slow Cooker, this recipe is the perfect way to make your own take out. I prefer doing this as I know exactly what is in it the food I’m eating, and it’s generally healthier too. Although you do need to plan ahead, my Honey Garlic and Ginger Chicken is easy, frugal and delicious.
A Family Friendly Recipe
This recipe is full of flavour but it isn’t too spicy, making it perfect for the whole family. As well as making the recipe taste great, ginger has many health benefits. It’s also one of those spices that is reputed to stimulate your metabolism.
I use chicken breasts because my family prefer them, but you can of course make this Honey Garlic and Ginger Chicken recipe with skinless and boneless chicken thighs.
Honey Garlic and Ginger Chicken is Good To Make Ahead
My Honey Garlic and Ginger Chicken tastes even better the day after you make it. You may just want to make it ahead and bask in the warm glow of knowing you’ve got delicious dinner options on hand in the fridge. If you are serving less than 6 people on the day you make the recipe (and the recipe serves 6 generously, especially if you serve it with vegetables), cool and refrigerate the leftovers to serve the next day. I often serve the recipe with noodles or rice and vegetables the first night, and then serve the leftovers on toasted buns with your favourite toppings the next day.
Is Honey Garlic and Ginger Chicken Gluten Free?
If you use tamari instead of soy sauce and serve it with rice, gluten free noodles or on a gluten free bun, the recipe can be gluten free.
Honey Garlic Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon mild vegetable oil
- 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts You can also use 8 to 10 skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
- ½ cup soy sauce Use tamari instead to make the recipe gluten free.
- the juice and rind of a fresh orange
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 inch fresh ginger root, peeled and finely grated
- 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Brush the inside of the slow cooker with the oil.
- Lay the chicken breasts in the slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, orange juice and rind, ketchup, honey, ginger, garlic, basil, salt and pepper.
- Pour over the chicken, spreading evenly over all the meat.
- Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 6 hours.
- When the chicken is cooked, remove it from the sauce. Leave the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Shred the chicken with two forks and return it to the slow cooker to absorb even more of the sauce.
- Serve with brown rice or noodles and stir fried vegetables or on toasted rolls with a fresh lettuce and veggie garnish. I like to use shredded spring onions and radishes.
- Cool any leftovers and refrigerate.
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Thank you, April. This sound delicious (similar to something else that I make that’s done in the oven). I think this could be tomorrow’s tea!
Thank you, Hilary! I’m really glad you like the sound of it. I keep getting asked to make it again – I hope you will find the same thing 🙂
It was a thumbs up from the family and the leftovers made an excellent lunch in a wrap. I’ll definitely be making it again!
I’m so glad you all enjoyed it, Hilary! Thank you so much for letting me know 🙂
April, first I must tell you how much I love your new blog design! It’s informative and colorful, yet peaceful and definitely encourages browsing for yummies! Congratulations! This dish is right up my alley…healthy and delicious and a must-try for sure!
Thank you so much, Linda! I’m so glad you like it! I’m really glad you like this dish too. I love how versatile it is!
This recipe looks and sounds yummy! I love that it has honey, garlic, and ginger. I love that you can throw it in the crockpot and have it be cooking during the day. I pinned this recipe so I have it saved! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, Natalie, and thank you for pinning too. It really is delicious.
Oh, this looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try it.
Thank you so much, Laura!
I’m thinking about my meal plan for next week: this one might well be on there. (You had me at honey ginger!)
I love that flavour combination too, Pauline! I hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
This looks and sounds very tasty April. I would love to try some 🙂
Thanks for sharing at Welcome To The Weekend Blog Hop hope you’re having a lovely weekend.
Thank you, Claire 🙂 I hope you are having a lovely weekend too!
Hi April,
Your Honey Garlic and Ginger Chicken is awesome and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you so much, Miz Helen 🙂
April,
Although I am vegan, I can appreciate your beautiful bowl and presentation of this lovely recipe. I’m sure my meat eating husband would love it.
Thank you so much, Judee! I wonder if the recipe might work with Jackfruit for a vegan version? I imagine it would need a lot less cooking time and is perhaps more suited to stove top cooking, but the flavours might be nice. Take care and have a lovely rest of the week!
Hi there, I really love to use my slow cooker and make chicken in an Asian style. This is a home run for me.
Thank you so much, Bernadette! I really hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we do!
What a fabulous recipe! So easy and tasty! I’ll definitely be making this one again!
Thank you so much for the recipe!
Thank you!