Slow Cooker Chicken Noodles With Honey and Garlic
These slow cooker chicken noodles with honey & garlic are one of those dinners that make life feel a bit easier. Everything goes into the slow cooker, the chicken turns lovely and tender, and the noodles cook right in the sauce at the end. Perfect for those busy weeknight dinners.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 497kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 600 g (1.3lb) Chicken breast or thighs
- 4 medium garlic cloves crushed
- 1 medium red pepper sliced
- 1 medium onion finely sliced
- 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 500 ml (2 cups) chicken stock
- 60 ml (¼ cup) honey
- 60 ml (¼ cup) soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 200 g (7 oz) dried egg noodles
- sliced spring onions and sesame seeds to serve
Instructions
- Place the chicken, onion, garlic, red pepper, soy sauce, honey, hoisin sauce, ginger and chicken stock into the slow cooker. Give everything a good stir so the chicken is well coated.
- Cover and cook on low for 5–6 hours or high for 3–4 hours, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker, shred it using two forks and then stir it back into the sauce.
- Around 20–30 minutes before serving, add the dried noodles and push them down into the sauce so they’re fully covered. Cook for another 20–30 minutes, stirring occasionally.If it looks a little dry, add a splash more stock or water.
- Sprinkle with sliced spring onions and sesame seeds before serving.
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Notes
- This is a true one-pot slow cooker meal – the noodles cook directly in the sauce, so there’s no need to boil them separately.
- Chicken thighs will stay extra juicy, but chicken breast works well if that’s what you have.
- Add the noodles near the end of cooking and make sure they’re fully submerged so they soften evenly.
- Slow cookers vary, so start checking the noodles after 20 minutes to avoid overcooking.
- If the sauce thickens too much once the noodles are added, loosen it with a splash of extra stock or water.
- For batch cooking, freeze the chicken and sauce only – noodles are best added fresh when reheating.
- Leftovers reheat best with a little added liquid to bring the sauce back to the right consistency.
Nutrition
Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 2693mg | Potassium: 938mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 3mg
