All you need are five ingredients to make this delicious, clean-eating, slow cooker honey sriracha chicken that’s made with whole ingredients!
If you love healthy crockpot recipes, then this honey sriracha chicken recipe is for you. It’s made in no time and will last you the entire week!
The Easiest Slow Cooker Recipe
Some people say slow cooker season is i the fall and winter, but at Fit Foodie HQ it’s ALWAYS slow cooker season. I know the latest rage is the Instant Pot (I love my IP, too), but my slow cooker will always have my heart.
So this honey sriracha chicken.
I’ve made it millions of times and so have lots of my friends and family. It is so simple to make and you only need 5 ingredients. BOOM SAUCE. Speaking of sauce, let’s talk about FFF’s signature honey sriracha sauce for a second. Here’s what you need:
Honey Sriracha Sauce Ingredients
I want to preface that THIS RECIPE IS SPICY. Like spicier than midwestern spicy. If you’re looking for something a bit milder. I suggest stepping back a little from the sriracha.
Right now the honey, sriracha, and tamari are 1:1:1. If you bring the sriracha down to 1/4 cup and it would do wonders for bringing down the spice. If you like spice, then this recipe is for you!
Should I cook my chicken on low or high?
Oh, the burning question. What is a better setting on the slow cooker, low or high?
- Short answer – low and slow is always better when it comes to chicken in the slow cooker. It will leave your chicken tender and juicy and it’s much easier to shred.
- Long answer – you have to do what’s right for you. Maybe, you need dinner to be ready in 2 hours, well, then the high setting is for you. But, if you have the time to put this together 6-8 hours before serving, we always recommend the low setting!
Easy Chicken Meal Prep
Serve the chicken with some short grain brown rice or cauliflower rice and huzzah! You can have it for dinner and then meal prep it for the week!
This honey sriracha chicken is great for meal prep. I am always looking for 5 Ingredient Crock Pot Recipes when I am planning out my week and need easy and healthy meal options.
This sriracha chicken is a set it and forget it kind of a meal. Who doesn’t love to walk into the house after a long day of work and smell the sweet scent of sriracha chicken? Make this meal NOW. You won’t regret it.
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Can you make this in the Instant Pot?
You can totally make this int he Instant Pot! Check out the directions in the recipe card below, or keep reading.
- Place all ingredients (minus the cornstarch) into your Instant Pot and close. Turn the vent to seal.
- Turn your Instant Pot to manual ‘high’ and set the timer for 10 minutes (if you have 2-3 large chicken breasts) or 13 minutes (if you have 1 extra-large chicken breast). It will take a few minutes for your Instant Pot to build pressure, but eventually, it will start to countdown.
- Once your Instant Pot beeps and is done, quick release your Instant Pot. Open Instant Pot and remove chicken breasts. Add 1.5 tablespoons of cornstarch to the sauce and whisk until dissolved.
- Then, use 2 forks to shred chicken. Place chicken back in sauce and mix. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
How do I make this less spicy?
If you’re reading this because you followed the recipe and you think things are a little bit too spicy, the answer is to dilute the sauce with more salt and sugar, so, honey and soy sauce!
If you’re reading this and you haven’t made the sauce yet, start with a couple tablespoons of sriracha and go from there!
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Slow Cooker Honey Sriracha Chicken
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast (2-3 large)
- 1/2 cup tamari or coconut aminos or soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup sriracha
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1.5 tablespoons cornstarch optional
Instructions
- First, prepare sauce by whisking together tamari, honey, sriracha, and minced garlic.
- Place chicken breasts on the bottom of a slow cooker and then pour sauce on top.
- Set slow cooker to high heat and cook for 1.5 to 2 hours OR set slow cooker to low heat and cook for 3-5 hours (recommended).
- Once your chicken is easily shreddable, remove from slow cooker and use 2 forks to shred the chicken breast.
- Before placing shredded chicken back into slow cooker, thicken the sauce by adding in 1.5 tablespoons of cornstarch. Whisk until dissolved.
- Add shredded chicken back into sauce and stir. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Tips & Notes
- To make in the Instant Pot: Place all ingredients (minus the cornstarch) into your Instant Pot and close. Turn the vent to seal. Turn your Instant Pot to manual ‘high’ and set the timer for 10 minutes (for 2-3 large chicken breasts) or 13 minutes (for 1 extra large chicken breast). It will take some time for your Instant Pot to build pressure, but eventually, it will start counting down. Once your Instant Pot beeps and is done, quick release. Open Instant Pot and remove chicken breasts. Add 1.5 tablespoons of cornstarch to the sauce and whisk until dissolved. Then, use 2 forks to shred chicken. Place chicken back in sauce and mix. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
- This recipe has been modified from its original publication date.
Just made this, this past week for meal prep and my boyfriend just kept gettin into my fridge to try and eat it without me noticing ??♀️ It’s so delicious I’m easily making this again!
I’m about to try this recipe but I’m a little confused. The comments say to cook the chicken by itself but the recipe says to cook it all together. What’s the best method?
Love this!!! Easy and quick in the instant pot. Too spicy for my kids but I will enjoy this all to myself.
Call me crazy, but I just dumped a bunch of peas and corn in the crock since I didn’t have any other veg at home. Fingers crossed!!
I’ve seen a similar recipe a while back and I ended up never preparing it. I’m still super curious tho, think I’ll give this a shot during the weekend.
So I have a slow cooker, but I probably need to ACTUALLY GET OFF MY BUTT and start using it! I wouldn’t make a chicken recipe with my slow cooker, but I definitely will take inspiration from this recipe and make a Sriracha maple lime chickpea or tofu recipe in my slow cooker!
Looks delicious!!
Hey there Lee, quick question…I followed the recipe to a T and for some reason my chicken is turning out undercooked ?. Even after leaving it in the crock pot for 6 or 7 hours it doesnt even seem to be warm. Is there a step I’m missing?? Sorry for the questions, send word quick, – Momma Kutchie
That is really bizarre! It is likely your crock pot. My chicken has cooked in high in as little as an hour!
I made this with boneless skinless chicken thighs and added all of the ingredients into the slow cooker instead of cooking the sauce separately. I sprinkled some sesame seeds on the plated chicken and served it with white rice and steamed brocolli. The result was delicious, but I can’t help but feel that it would have been even MORE flavorful if I had made the sauce separately!! I will definitely make this again!
<3 so glad you loved it!
I just made this, and wow. This recipe is a winner! I struggled to just put plain old chicken and garlic in the crock pot. Not adding S&P or water seemed to go against all of the rules, but I went with it. The breasts were smaller (frozen costco ones), so I cooked on low for 6 hours and cut the sauce by 1/2. I used Coconut Aminos and it was great (and lower sodium than reduced soy sauce).
Serviced with cauliflower rice and marinated cucumber slices in rice wine vinegar.
Thank you so much for this recipe. The chicken shredded beautifully and has great flavor. I learned a new slow cooker trick today by cooking without adding extra liquid. Much appreciated!
So glad you loved the recipe!
How spicy is this. As far as feeding to kids that arnt into heavy spice.
You can always just add more honey or tame down the spice 🙂
Could you break down the serving size in cups? Thanks – I find it easier to measure out this way.
I made this for my fiance a few weeks ago. We’ve been eating healthier lately, however she’s VERY picky about food so It’s hard to find healthy food that she enjoys. I wasn’t sure how she’d feel about this but decided to give it a try. She LOVES it and so do I! I use soy sauce for the tamari because we always have it in the house. Ever since the first time we tried it we’ve been making it once or twice a week. Thank you so much!
I love this so much! So glad you both love it 🙂
Can I leave this in the freezer once it’s made and defrost for a later time?
Hi Caroline. I haven’t personally tried this, but I don’t see why not!
made this for lunch – absolutely delicious! had no time to wait for slow cooker so used poached chicken breast instead.
I wish I could make this but I can’t afford a slow cooker at the moment! Any ideas on how to make this without a slow cooker? THanks
Hey Julia – have you considered looking at a thrift store? I’ve seen lots of appliances there!
Or even asking on social media who’s got an extra to borrow or have! Good luck