Slow cooker soy-braised chicken and mushrooms is a delicious, easy, any-night-of-the-week meal. Tender chicken chunks cooked together with savory mushrooms in a tangy vinegar, soy, and sherry sauce.

looking down on a pot full of braised mushroom and chicken pieces with fresh chives

People sometimes complain about chicken being boring. I prefer to look at is a blank canvas. If you painted a blank canvas with the same color over and over, it too would be boring.

Luckily, there are just as many ways to prepare chicken as there are colors to use on a canvas. Particularly when you are slow-cooking your chicken. This slow cooked soy sauce braised chicken dish is just one example. This simple dish will quickly become a whole family favorite among your slow cooker recipes.

braised chicken and mushrooms with a white bowl with a spoon

Combining dark soy sauce together with cooking sherry and vinegar gives these braised chicken thighs a tangy and unforgettable flavor. Anything but boring! The minimal preparation time makes it even more of a home cooked winner.

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Slow cooker braised chicken ingredients with labels

To make this braised soy sauce chicken, you will need:

Boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs - cut into two-bite sized pieces
Baby Bella mushrooms - sliced
Soy sauce
Mushroom broth - or chicken broth
Honey
Sherry - I use cooking sherry
Rice vinegar - or apple cider vinegar
Garlic cloves - fresh minced cloves garlic are always best
Fresh Ginger - grated
Chives, green onions, or sesame seeds - fresh chopped chives, scallions and sesame are an optional garnish

🥣Assembly steps

Start by spraying your slow cooker with a non-stick spray. Cut chicken into large, bite-sized pieces.

Next, place the chicken into the bottom of your slow cooker followed by the mushrooms. Combine garlic with all remaining ingredients on top of the chicken and mushrooms. Stir ingredients.

chicken mushrooms and spiced in slow cooker before being braised and cooked

Cover your slow cooker and cook ginger soy chicken on the low heat setting for about 4 hours. Your delicious and saucy chicken is ready to serve when the chicken pieces reach an internal temperature of 165º F.

Note: Cook time will vary based on your slow cooker.

🍽Serving suggestions

Vinegar braised chicken and mushrooms is wonderful served over white rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice, or mashed cauliflower. The braising liquid will be deliciously absorbed by all of these dishes.

The tangy flavor of this easy recipe is also amazing served over a sweet potato. I love to pour sauce from the crock pot right over the entire combination. Baby bok choy makes a great pairing for this particular recipe as well.

mushrooms and chicken pieces in crockpot before serving

Storing leftovers

Leftovers of this slow cooker chicken recipe can be easily stored in an airtight container or bag. It will last 3-4 days in the refrigerator and several months in the freezer.

The sour and sweet soy sauce topping this main dish produces is incredible - even when reheated. I like to store in meal-sized portions for easy reaheat-and-eat future meals.

If you love this recipe, please let me know in the comment section below!

side view of a metal pot filled with slow cooker chicken and mushrooms

😉Hints & hacks

Brown sugar can be used as a substitute for honey in this soy braised chicken recipe.
To make this dish gluten-free, be sure to use a gluten-free soy sauce
Slow cooker soy sauce chicken can be made with breast meat or thigh meat. Thigh meat will stay more moist and tender after longer cooking time.
Light soy sauce and reduced-sodium soy sauce can both be used in this dish, based on your preference.
No time to cut up your chicken before cooking? You can cook it whole along with the other ingredients. Once fully cooked, shred the chicken and return it to your crockpot to mix in with your sauce.
For super-easy clean-up, I recommend the use of a slow cooker liner. As always, this is an optional step. I like to purchase my liners in bulk for a less expensive per-piece price.
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