Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken

5 from 4 votes

This slow cooker honey mustard chicken recipe is your ticket to effortless weeknight dinners. Imagine juicy chicken pieces bathed in a creamy, golden honey mustard sauce, all cooked to perfection in your trusty slow cooker. This dish is just bursting with deliciousness!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time5 15

Course: dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crockpot honey mustard chicken, honey mustard chicken, slow cooker honey mustard chicken

Servings: servings

Calories: 309kcal

Author: The Lazy slow cooker

Equipment

4 qt slow cooker or larger
measuring cups and spoons
slow cooker liner optional
forks for shredding optional

Ingredients

2 skinless,boneless chicken breasts You can sub this with all thighs or all breasts
4 chicken thighs
⅓ cup dijon mustard
⅓ cup stone ground mustard
½ cup honey
1 tablespoon garlic minced
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
2 tablespoon potato starch optional - for thickening sauce

Instructions

For easy clean up, be sure to coat your slow cooker with a non-stick cooking spray or oil of choice
Add ⅓ cup dijon mustard ⅓ cup stone ground mustard, ½ cup honey, 1 tablespoon garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon ground pepper to your greased slow cooker and stir to mix.
Add 2 skinless,boneless chicken breasts and 4 chicken thighs. Toss around in the pot enough to cover it on all sides.
**for meal prep, you can complete these steps in zip top bag and allow the chicken to marinate in the refrigerator. It can stay for anywhere from a few hours to overnight prior to tossing in your slow cooker
Cook chicken 4-6 hours on low or 2.5-3 hours on high

To thicken sauce

Just prior to serving mix 2 tablespoon potato starch with 4 tablespoon COLD water and add it into the sauce in your warm slow cooker. It will thicken very quickly.

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Notes

Notes: This is a very mild sauce as written. If you are a huge mustard fan, you may want to increase the total amount of mustard from ½ cup to ¾ cup.

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