Golden Glazed Chicken Slow Cooker 4-Ingredient. Sunday Simplicity: Just 4 ingredients. The kind of dinner Grandma made when she wanted the whole family coming back for more.
This yummy slow cooker chicken uses only 4 easy things from your kitchen. Put it on in the morning, and by dinner, the chicken is super soft with a sweet, sticky golden sauce that fills your home with cozy smells. Everyone loves it!
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
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3 to 3½ pounds chicken pieces with bones (like legs or thighs, with skin or without)
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1 cup honey (pick a light golden kind)
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⅓ cup low-salt soy sauce
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3 tablespoons Dijon mustard (or yellow mustard for a softer taste like old times)
Golden Glazed Chicken Slow Cooker: Directions
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Wipe chicken dry with paper towels so the sauce sticks well and gets crispy edges.
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Mix honey, soy sauce, and mustard in a bowl until it’s smooth like shiny syrup.
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Spray or oil your slow cooker inside to keep it clean.
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Put chicken in the cooker in a flat layer. Bigger pieces go on the bottom—it’s okay if they touch.
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Pour sauce over chicken. Use tongs to flip pieces so they’re all covered.
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Put on the lid. Cook on LOW 5-6 hours or HIGH 2½-3 hours till chicken is soft and hits 165°F inside (use a thermometer).
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For crispier skin, move chicken to a foil pan, add sauce on top, and broil 3-5 minutes till golden (watch it!).
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Set cooker to WARM. For thicker sauce, boil 1-1½ cups juice in a pot 5-8 minutes till sticky.
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Put chicken back in cooker or on a plate. Pour warm sauce over it. Serve hot with extra for potatoes, rice, or noodles!
Fun Changes & Tips
Swap fancy mustard for yellow to make it milder for kids—it tastes like Grandma’s cooking. Add extra honey for more sweet. Mix in 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar for zing. Shake on red pepper flakes if you like spice. Skin-on chicken is yummy and crispy; no-skin is lighter. Match chicken sizes for even cooking. Safety: Thaw chicken in fridge only. Wash hands and tools after. Check temp to 165°F. Cool leftovers fast and eat in 3-4 days.