Description
Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken is a juicy and flavorful meal with a perfect balance of sweet honey and tangy mustard. It’s easy to prepare and cooks hands-off in the slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard (or yellow mustard)
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (optional, for creamier sauce)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Optional garnish: chopped parsley
Instructions
Instructions
- Place chicken in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, whisk together honey, mustard, mayonnaise (if using), garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken, coating evenly.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6–7 hours or HIGH for 3–4 hours until chicken is tender and fully cooked.
- Optional: garnish with chopped parsley before serving. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes, or vegetables.
Notes
For a thicker sauce, remove the chicken 30 minutes before serving and stir in a cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water) into the sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6–7 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: slow cooker honey mustard chicken, crockpot chicken, easy chicken dinner
