Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Legs are a quick and easy crockpot meal. The result is fall off the bone chicken with a delicious coating of sticky sweet honey garlic sauce.
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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Legs
While I love the ease and convenience of slow cooker recipes all year long, it’s this time of year that my crockpot really gets a workout. With every meal ready when I walk in the door after a long day, I’m reminded why the slow cooker is the most used small appliance in my home.
Our calendars are getting more packed with tasks and the days are becoming chillier, so the comfort of a slow cooked meal is more than welcome. Let’s just call this month Crocktober!
Some of my favourite crock pot recipes are Slow Cooker Butter Chicken and Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken and Potatoes. Yet this particular Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken recipe really stands out for its outstanding flavour. It’ll quickly become one a favourite for the whole family.
You’ll probably have most of the ingredients for this recipe in your pantry already, making it a simple and inexpensive meal to make. It calls for a few ingredients, and takes just a few minutes to prepare.
My tip is to prepare the crockpot in the morning while the kids are eating breakfast and packing their lunches. In just minutes your dinner is prepped and starting to cook.
Then, there’s really is nothing like coming home to the most intoxicating smell that is honey garlic sauce and a meal ready and waiting for you to devour.
Best of all, this crockpot chicken drumsticks recipe yields enough of that sticky sweet sauce that you’ll want to spoon over everything!
I love rice as a side with this meal, it completes that asian taste. I also like to serve with a crisp green salad or steamed vegetables.
In my recipe card, you’ll see ingredients and instructions on thickening the honey garlic sauce. Completely optional, yet most would prefer a sticky thick sauce. It’s a simple step to take 30 minutes before eating. Just remove the chicken, set the slow cooker to high, add in the slurry, add back in the chicken and allow it to simmer until it’s thickened.
Yes, you absolutely can! If you choose to make this recipe with chicken thighs, cook on low for 5 hours. If you’re trying it with boneless chicken breasts, it might take 6-7 hours. Either way, make sure the internal temperature is 165 degrees.
Want more Slow Cooker Chicken Recipes to try?
- Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken
- Crockpot Orange Chicken
- Crockpot Chicken Taco Soup
- Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala
- Cowboy Chicken Chili Casserole – from Chicken.ca
- Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore with a Kick – from Chicken.ca
While it’s optional to use chicken legs/drumsticks or thighs for this recipe, there’s one particular kind that you should be reaching for when at the grocer.
Always look for that Raised By a Chicken Farmer Logo, and know that you’re choosing a healthy choice that is grain-fed and free of added hormones and steroids. If you can’t find chicken with this logo, make sure to ask your grocer.
What does this logo tell you? That it’s raised right here in Canada according to nationally-set, high food safety and animal care standards.
It’s your way of knowing that you’re supporting local farmers, and feeding your family with quality you can trust. Taking it one step farther, Chicken Farmers of Canada consistently work to help those most in need. Every year they make regular donations of food and money to local food banks too.
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Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken Legs
SLOW COOKER HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN LEGS are a quick and easy crockpot meal. The result is fall off the bone chicken with a delicious coating of sticky sweet honey garlic sauce.
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs Chicken Drumsticks/Legs
- salt and pepper to season
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tbsp onion, finely chopped
- optional: sesame seeds and chopped green onion for garnish
SLURRY TO THICKEN
- 3 tbsp corn starch
- 4 tbsp water
Instructions
- Spray the inside of the slow cooker and turn on to low setting
- Salt and pepper the chicken as desired
- Place water into the crockpot and then add the chicken making a layer on the bottom.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, ketchup, garlic and onion.
- Pour over the chicken, place the lid on and cook for 4.5 hours.
- If you want to thicken the sauce: remove chicken after 4.5 hours and make the slurry with the corn starch and water. Whisk into the liquid inside the crockpot, and turn onto high setting. Place the chicken back into the slow cooker and cook, lid off, for about another 30 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- serve over rice with your choice of vegetable side or salad.
- top with sesame seeds and chopped green onion for garnish, optional yet recommended
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 497Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 240mgSodium: 1060mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 25gProtein: 48g
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wendy hutton says
would love to try the Chicken Vegetable Lasagna
Stephanie LaPlante says
My favorite slow cooker recipe would definitely be our homemade pot roast.
Tammi says
A classic! We love that meal so much. Do you put dill pickles in it?
Toby says
Orange Ginger Chicken Wings are excellent!
Tammi says
Yes, they most definitely are!
Emily B says
I need a slow cooker so I can make Thai-Style Sweet Chili Chicken. I wonder if I could adapt to my Instant pot.. hmm.
Tammi says
I LOVE anything sweet thai! <3
Judy Cowan says
My favourite slow cooker chicken recipe would have to be chicken stew with dumpling…..comfort food at its best!
Tammi says
Ohhh, YUM!
Tammy Burke says
My favorite crockpot chicken recipe is Chicken cordon blue! So easy and so Yummy!
Tammi says
I haven’t tried that yet but it sounds delicious!
Soozle (Suzie B) says
The recipe for the Slow Cooker Chicken Al Pastor Tacos sounds excellent
Monique L.S. says
Pulled chicken is great for sandwiches. And I love making chicken stew.
Maritess S says
My favourite is Adobo pulled chicken for sandwiches and steamed buns.
Robyn Bellefleur says
I love making easy chicken cacciatore. Throw chicken (of any kind) with chopped veggies and marinara sauce all together let slow cook and serve over pasta or rice.
Krystyl olson says
sweet and sour chicken teriyaki is my favorite crockpot recipe!
Sheila Russell says
In the winter I regularly make a chicken paprika stew – my husband loves it
Anne L says
Would love to try the Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
Shirley O says
I would love to try the Orange Chicken recipe, it looks delicious.
Jennifer (@JusticeSadie) Conlin says
I would Love to try making of My Jerk Chicken in the Instapot! I hear everyone Singing The praises. I need to get on the train. Thanks foe the chance. So many things I would be excited to make!
Pam says
I like pulled chicken for sandwiches and nachos.
Erica Seaman says
We love making bbq chicken in the slowcooker, we pull it apart when it’s done and make chicken subs with it.
Melinda says
I would like to make the Slow Cooker Asian Chicken & Greens.
Lola Osinkolu says
The chicken legs look so mouth-watering!
Rebecca says
My favorite is a chicken chili recipe
Brian Wall says
Slow Cooker Butter Chicken for me
Michelle says
Love all your chicken recipes. Can’t wait to try this one
Leah says
I love my slow cooker chicken enchilada pasta recipe!
Tony B says
Chicken and dumplings is my favorite.
Kandace K says
Butter chicken is my favorite.
terri begg says
this recipe looks delish tammi i have to try it.
Michelle K says
chicken teriyaki is my favorite crockpot recipe
Louise Smith says
I love chicken teriyaki in the slow cooker, so yummy.
Joni says
I don’t have a slow cooker yet but the Slow Cooker Chicken Al Pastor Tacos seems amazing
Shannon Denine says
Sooo many but slow cooker butter chicken, yumm!
wendy hutton says
I would love an instant pot, so many great chicken recipes I would love to try
Alisa Petrisch says
Love Orange Chicken, can’t wait to make it for my family!
Bobbi pentney says
I love making Teriyaki chicken in the slow cooker.
Amber Young says
Chicken is definitely our favourite meat to cook with because everyone in the house enjoys it. Some of our favourite recipes are chicken alfredo, chicken stir fry and butter chicken.
Debbie Flynn says
I don’t have a favourite but I will be trying these honey garlic chicken legs and I have a feeling that these may become a family favourite.