Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken and Ramen Recipe

A bowl of slow cooked sesame chicken and noodles with chicken, carrot strips, chopped green onions, and sesame seeds, with chopsticks resting on top. A small bowl of sesame seeds is beside the main dish on a wooden board.

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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken and Ramen Recipe

This Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken cooks in one pot with ramen, edamame, and carrots for an easy, flavorful meal. The ease of assembling this sweet and savory dish makes it perfect for busy weeknights.

Prep Time10

Cook Time4

Total Time4 10

Course: dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Asian inspired

Keyword: chicken edamame ramen bowl, crockpot chicken and ramen, One-pot Sesame chicken, Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken

Servings: servings

Calories: 373kcal

Author: The Lazy slow cooker

Equipment

Ingredients

1.5 - 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into bite-size chunks
1 cup chicken broth
⅔ cups honey
½ cup soy sauce
3 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoon garlic minced
2 tablespoon ginger minced
1 tablespoon sriracha
1 cup edamame shelled (I use frozen)
1 cup carrots shredded
3 cakes ramen
sesame seeds to top - measure with your heart!
green onion

Instructions

To a greased slow cooker, add 1.5 - 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken, 1 cup chicken broth, ⅔ cups honey, ½ cup soy sauce, 3 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, 2 tablespoon rice vinegar, 2 tablespoon garlic, 2 tablespoon ginger, 1 tablespoon sriracha, 1 cup edamame , and 1 cup carrots
Stir to combine
Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-6 hours
30 minutes before serving, add 3 cakes ramen to the mixture in your slow cooker. Cover each cake as much as possible with the liquid.
Cover and cook again for 20-30 minutes or until ramen is cooked al dente
Gently break apart noodle cakes and stir into the rest of the ingredients. Be careful not to stir aggressively as that will cause the noodles to break
Top with sesame seeds and sliced green onion when serving.

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Notes

To keep the carrots and the edamame bright and firm, you can choose to stir them in when you add in the ramen cakes rather than at the beginning.

Out of time when tossing this together? You can cook your boneless, skinless chicken pieces whole and cut them into bite-sized chunks right at the time you add in ramen.

See "Noodle note" above for options.

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