Ingredients
- 1 yellow oniondiced (about 1 cup)
- 1/2cup honey
- 1/2cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4cup ketchup
- 1/4cup water
- 2tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1/4teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4teaspoon pepper
- 1 1/2lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
Materials
To Freeze and Cook Later
- Label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and “use-by” date (3 months from when you prepped the meal).
- Add all ingredients to your freezer bag.
- Remove as much air as possible, seal, and freeze.
To Cook in Crockpot
- Cook on “low” setting for 4-6 hours, or until chicken is cooked through.
To Cook in Instant Pot
- Add frozen meal to Instant Pot and sauté 5 minutes to release some liquid.
- Flip over.
- Pressure cook 25 minutes.
- Natural release
Think I could leave out the onion (allergic) and use onion powered? If so, any guess on how much?
My son gets migraines when I cook with onion. I have been using 1 tsp onion powder for 1 onion. It seems to keep him from getting migraines without compromising flavor. I have not made this recipe yet.
You could try subbing asafoetida for onion. It’s a nice substitute for people who can’t tolerate onion or garlic.
I do watch the nutrition information. Thanks for including that whenever you can!
Tried to add to recipes to my shopping cart but didn’t know what to do from there?
Save and/or print! 🙂
This chicken is delicious! I’ve made it several times and everyone likes it! I make it with a mix of drumsticks, thighs, and breast meat. I cook it in my crock pot and cook rice in my instant pot on delay start. When I get home all I need to do is cook the veggies and supper is ready! Triple recipe works in a 7 quart crock pot! Thanks for another great recipe!
Is there something else I can use instead of ketchup? I have bad somach problems when I use ketchup in things.
Thanks in advance!
-Andrea
Just starting this plan. How do i print the nutritional labels and instructions that you talk about? I bought the Avery labels recommended but cannot find any printable labels on the recipes except for the ones in the winter recipes book.
Thanks!
Check out the eBook “downloads” section! So many options! 🙂
When I try to download the ebooks It tells me I need o have the propane which I do.
which e-book has this recipe?
Do you have the recipes labels already typed in that you could share so we don’t all have to type them in ourselves?
Thanks.
Soy sauce has gluten in it . If you want to make this a gluten free recipe you need to use Tamari Sauce.
I believe you can buy gluten-free soy sauce. I’ve also had success with coconut aminos.
I LOVE coconut aminos!! That’s what we use to substitute for say sauce
Kikkoman’s makes many gluten free sauce including a soy sauce. https://www.kikkomanusa.com/homecooks/products/product_sub_list.php?fam=112&c3api=8707,56284716859,kwd-932759212&gclid=CjwKCAiAxeX_BRASEiwAc1QdkeTwykyhcGGN4dY6-b2ig7HbX3XKJHLoDi_NJyr_IwXbCukI7ingvBoC3j0QAvD_BwE
How do we print the Labels for the Freezer Bags?
I just fixed this for the first time last night. It was really tasty and a hit with my husband!
Do you cut up the chicken before placing it in the freezer bags with the rest of the ingredients?
When you are ready to cook it in a few weeks, do you the contents of the bag or just dump everything straight from freezer in crockpot on low?
Do you defrost contents of frozen bag of honey sesame chicken before placing in crockpot to cook?
How many pieces of chicken go into one freezer bag out of the 1 1/2 pounds when separating into three bags?
1-1/2 pounds is 24 ounces. 24 divided by 3 equals 8 ounces in each bag. Use a scale to be exact or eyeball three equal piles. You will probably be cutting some chicken pieces to make 3 equal servings
This recipe is so delicious. I ended up using frozen chicken cutlets. I would add more chicken if you don’t plan on shredding it up, as I had plenty of sauce left. The second time I cooked this, I ended up shredding the meat in the sauce and really liked the consistency of it. I feel like I got more of the sauce this way. <3
How long do I cook the chicken if I’m making fresh and not frozen?
I shredded the chicken and thickened the sauce with some corn starch as it was very watery. Served over rice with some veggies.
Added extra sesame seeds on top when serving. Delicious!
This was the first meal we tried after watching your online class and we loved it. The flavor was amazing. So I purchased the Pro membership this morning. I can’t wait to try more recipes!
How do I change the serving size so I can double this as a freezer recipe?
Never mind! I figured it out! Can you tell I’m new??? Thanks anyway!
So I️ didn’t prefreeze this meal and used fresh chicken breasts. It cooked fir 5 hours in low in crockpot and was way too dry. Should you reduce cook times when making fresh meals vs prefrozen ones? Also I️ couldn’t hardly taste honey at all and definitely had to thicken sauce with cornstarch. If I️ make again I’ll probably up the honey amount as I️ was expecting it to be sweeter. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thx!
I did this recipe last night with fresh ingredients as well. I also stopped at 5 hours and it wasn’t dry, but I think I should have stopped it closer to 4 hours (recipe suggests 4-6 hours). We have an “instant read” thermometer, and it was more cooked than it needed to be. Every crockpot is different which is why many recipes have a range of times. I agree with you about thickening up the sauce – will do that next time. I also like to top recipes like this with sliced green onion for some colour. We really enjoyed this recipe, and will definitely be doing it again!
Thanks! Great advice
Chicken breasts in my crock pot only take 4 hours. 5 or 6 leaves them dry.
I think it depends on the honey you use…some honeys are sweeter than others. I have a locally produced blackberry honey that is a lot sweeter than the standard clover honey you buy in the stores. I thickened mine as well.
Thanks I’ll try a different brand!
I usually reduce the sauce somewhat. My slow cooker can also sear/sauté so I remove the meat and cook the sauce down. I also sauté fresh veggies and add some of the sauce to tie in the flavors.
Just before shredding the chicken breast, I removed them from the liquid, and thickened with cornstarch. Added the chicken back in, shredded it and served it over rice with stir fried veggies on the side. Delicious!
Hello…are there already made labels to print out for these recipes, or do i need to make my own?
Delicious! After cooking, I thickened the sauce by mixing 1 Tbls of cornstarch with 1/4 of the sauce and then adding it to the pot. Turn on High and cook an additional 20 minutes or so. Pour over rice and stir-fried veggies. Yum!
I would love a section to add the sides to the grocery list. So you don’t have to go back and look in each recipe for side ideas.
We loved this recipe. This recipe is a keeper. I made it in my instant pot.
This was excellent. I used a whole chicken breast but next time I will cut up the breast before freezing to get chunks instead of shreds. I thickened the sauce slightly. Perfect.
I am new to this and am wondering if I split this recipe into 3 portions or if these ingredients all go into one one-gallon bag
Would a stovetop pressure cooker work instead of an instant pot? Sounds like an instant pot automatically turns off so doesn’t require constant attention. But is it feasible or possible to just use my familiar pressure cooker/fryer?
Some would benefit from searching multiple diet requirements like gluten and dairy.
If I cook in instant pot before frozen, how long should I cook. Any other recommendations
Recently became a member after catching your gluten-free class. This is the first recipe we tried. Totally fantastic! I have added it to my favorites, so I can easily find the recipe again.
How can you go wrong cooking chicken with honey. This was a delicious meal served with rice. Good idea to thicken the sauce. I added a bit more stock at the end before thickening. Definitely going on my favourite list.
It was wonderful! It would be helpful to have a link for the label.
Thanks! Working on it!
If this recipe was cooked with fresh chicken or completely thawed chicken, how long would you cook in the instant pot?
Too much soy sauce for us. Way too salty even with low sodium soy sauce. Any other suggestion?
I signed up the other day, so I tried a couple of recipes from what I had on hand this and the 5 ingredient shrachia chicken.
This one I didn’t have sesame seeds so I substituted sesame seed oil in order to have that flavor profile.
Also I did freeze it cause my supplies for that were on order. I received them today so when I do my next grocery run the game is on.
But they both came out wonderfully and everyone was happy . We have a family that is split on eating spicy or hot foods and I served it with plain white steamed rice.
Thanks
This is our first week at this, my goal is to get my grandkids more involved in meal prep and planning so they will eat healthier and try different things. We picked 4 favorites and they have to make them and put them in the crockpot themselves. So far so good!
This is amazing and I’ll be making it again soon. My husband said it is as good as his favorite Asian restaurant and that’s a huge compliment!