Crockpot Sesame Chicken

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Throw all of the ingredients for this Healthy Crockpot Sesame Chicken recipe into your slow cooker and have dinner ready in no time.

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Crockpot Sesame Chicken FTW!

Want to know the best part about owning a crockpot AKA slow cooker? They are seasonal year-round! You heard me, I keep mine out all year because I love it so much! By the way, this slow cooker is very similar to the one I have and currently sells for under $50 on Amazon!

This delicious Crockpot Sesame Chicken Recipe dates back to 2013 and we decided to reinvent it by tweaking the recipe and retaking the photos! It’s still as good as the first time we made it, but much more beautiful.

The bowl helps because guess what? I made it in pottery ๐Ÿ™‚ I say WE because Linley was actually with me when I made this recipe AND I believe the old photos are the first time her hands made an appearance in a FFF photo. #TBT Gah, I’m going to get all emotional. Okay, so here’s what you need to make this crockpot sesame chicken recipe.

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Here’s What You Need

  • chicken breast
  • honey
  • soy sauce (or tamari)
  • organic ketchup
  • minced garlic
  • sriracha
  • onion
  • sesame seeds

Serving Suggestions

We plated our crockpot sesame chicken with some white sticky rice and steamed broccoli, but you’re more than welcome to use quinoa or brown rice and serve with any vegetable you want! Here are more ideas:

  • grains: quinoa, brown rice, fried rice, or cauliflower rice
  • veggies: peppers, onions, mushrooms, or cauliflower
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4.20 from 15 votes

Crockpot Sesame Chicken Recipe

We love healthy chicken crock pot recipes! Throw all of the ingredients for this Healthy Crockpot Sesame Chicken recipe into your slow cooker and have dinner ready in no time.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 2 hours
Total: 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • First, mix honey, soy sauce, ketchup, minced garlic, and sriracha together.
  • Then, place chicken and onion into a large crockpot and pour on sauce.
  • Turn crockpot to high and let cook for 1.5-2 hours. Or, alternatively, cook on low for 6-8.
  • At 1.5 hours, check the chicken breasts to see if they are fully cooked (not pink in the middle). Once they are cooked, take chicken breast out and shred them using two forks.
  • Before placing shredded chicken back into crockpot, add 1 tablespoons of cornstarch to the sauce and whisk until it dissolves. Place shredded chicken back into the pot, add sesame seeds, mix with sauce, and let cook for an additional 30 minutes on high.
  • Serve with white sticky rice, steamed broccoli, and more sesame seeds.

Tips & Notes

  • Nutrition does not include rice or brocolli.
  • This recipe was updated in August 2018.

Nutrition

Calories: 236 kcal, Carbohydrates: 27 g, Protein: 26 g, Fat: 3 g, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 23 g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Lisa
Lisa
September 17, 2024 12:13 pm

4 stars
Dinner was amazing! My kids are even willing to have it again. I think only thing I might try different next time is try low sodium soy sauce.

Emily Richter
September 17, 2024 3:15 pm
Reply to  Lisa

That’s an easy substitution, and will work great next time! So glad the kids liked it too ๐Ÿ˜€

Clodine
Clodine
February 6, 2023 5:46 am

5 stars
This is a recipe i do over and over again ! Its delicious!

Emily Richter
February 6, 2023 11:07 am
Reply to  Clodine

So happy to hear it!

Tara M
Tara M
July 11, 2022 7:25 pm
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5 stars
This recipe was so good and I am a very picky eater! I also added a bit of sesame oil, only because I didnโ€™t realize I didnโ€™t have enough sesame seeds. It tasted great!

Stephenie
Stephenie
January 19, 2021 7:55 pm
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5 stars
Made this for dinner tonight and wrapped it in a spinach wrap! It was perfect!!! Cooked while I worked and all the eaters were satisfied! Looking forward to my leftovers for lunch tomorrow!

Olivia
Olivia
October 23, 2020 11:08 pm
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5 stars
A truly yummy recipe! I made this in the midst of a kitchen renovation and the crockpot and few ingredients made it so quick and easy to prepare. My chicken was done after 1.5 hours in the crockpot on high and then I put the shredded bits back in for another 30 minutes and it cooked perfectly. Super tasty and I would definitely add a bit of sesame oil if you have it, as it gives it that extra needed flavor. I added about 1 tablespoon!

BrIttany
BrIttany
March 8, 2020 10:50 pm

I am excited to make this recipe! Unfortunately I donโ€™t have any ketchup as we used it all this weekend. Can I substitute tomato sauce?

Joe
Joe
February 20, 2020 3:06 pm
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2 stars
Iโ€™m a guy, I read where it said through all the ingredients in the crock pot, so I did… donโ€™t do that! Read the instructions first.

Kaye Patterson
Kaye Patterson
January 20, 2020 12:51 pm
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4 stars
Iโ€™ve made this a couple of times now. Thanks for the recipe! I feel like itโ€™s a much healthier dish than what we usually have and quinoa is a super food!! Something missing… couldnโ€™t put my finger on it…. Sesame oil!!! I just threw a couple spoonfuls in, didnโ€™t even measure , yum!!

lesley ury
lesley ury
January 10, 2020 4:24 pm
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3 stars
Thought the flavors were a little flat and I used the ingredients exactly. I bought McCormick Sesame seeds from the spice section and couldnt taste the flavor at all even after sprinkling more on top when serving. Given most of today’s crock pots heat up too fast dont count on your slow to take 6-8 hours. I set mine to 6 hours, and it was done within 2 hours. After whisking in the corn starch, I added the broccoli florets to the pot and gave it a nice stir with the chicken. That was sufficient heating for fresh broccoli. Since I wasnt in love with it, Ill try another sesame chicken recipe for comparison.

Chase
Chase
January 4, 2020 11:03 pm
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4 stars
Is there a substitute for onions? I made it and it tastes great! I am just not a huge onion fan.

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