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Make One, Freeze One – Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

MAKE ONE - FREEZE ONE: SLOW COOKER HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN
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Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 2/3 cup honey
  • 2/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 heaping tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes – optional

After Cooked

  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch for MAKE NOW slow cooker meal – not needed until cooked.
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch for FREEZER MEAL – not needed until cooked.

For Serving

  • Cooked rice
  • Veggies – Frozen stir fried veggies or broccoli cooked per package directions
  • Chopped green onions

Instructions

  • Divide chicken and place half in slow cooker and the other half in a gallon size freezer bag.
  • In a medium bowl mix together honey, soy sauce, tomato paste, rice vinegar, minced garlic, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes until combined.
  • Pour half the mixture over chicken in slow cooker, and the remaining sauce in freezer bag.
  • SLOW COOKER – Mix sauce with chicken in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or low for 2-3 hours.
  • Remove chicken from slow cooker, whisk in 2 TABLESPOONS CORNSTARCH. Chop chicken if desired and return chicken back into sauce. Cover and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Serve with rice and veggies.

 

  • FREEZER – Shake sauce in bag with chicken. Seal bag and lay bag flat. Get out as much air in bag as you can. Freeze for up to 3 months.
  • LABEL BAG – Thaw in refrigerator overnight. Place mixture in slow cooker and cook for 4-5 hours on low or 2-3 hours overnight. Remove chicken from slow cooker, whisk in 2 TABLESPOONS CORNSTARCH. Chop chicken if desired and return chicken back into sauce. Cover and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until sauce is thickened.

Notes

Here are the measurements if you don’t want to double recipe –

  • 1 1/2 – 1 3/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 heaping tablespoons of minced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes – optional
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch – NOT NEEDED UNTIL AFTER CHICKEN IS COOKED

Place chicken in slow cooker. Mix all the ingredients EXCEPT cornstarch in a bowl until combined and pour sauce over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3.

Remove chicken from slow cooker, whisk in 2 TABLESPOONS CORNSTARCH. Chop chicken if desired and return chicken back into sauce. Cover and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Serve with rice and veggies.

 

Find it online: https://www.motherthyme.com/2025/07/make-one-freeze-one-slow-cooker-honey-garlic-chicken.html