This easy slow cooker chicken recipe is for just about anyone! I wasn’t planning to cook this slow cooker chicken yesterday but found unused Thai Sweet Chili Sauce that I had purchased a while ago and thought why not create a simple chicken dish. I used boneless and skinless chicken breast and decided to add some fresh veggies in the last minute because I have enough broth/sauce to flavor more ingredients in my crockpot. So feel free to skip the veggies if you have plans to cook them separately. With or without veggies won’t affect the final result of the slow cooker recipe with sweet chili sauce and soy sauce flavors.
Another important note. Sweet chili sauce and soy sauce come in different varieties and brands. You may want to adjust the sweetness and saltiness according to your liking during the cooking process. You may also add a bit more honey for sweeter results. For this slow cooker chicken recipe, i skipped the corn starch to have a lighter sauce consistency. I sometimes opt for a thicker sauce though, so for a more gravy-like consistency simply mix 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch + 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water, then pour into a slow cooker.
Have a leftover slow cooker chicken? You can freeze this chicken for days!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast boneless and skinless
- 1/2 cup Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Mae Ploy brand or any of your favorite Thai sweet chili sauce brands
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce Optional. Purpose: to add color and flavor
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger grated
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 5 fresh basil leaves
- salt/pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups mini carrots
- 1 1/2 cups green beans
Optional : To give you a thicker, more gravy-like consistency
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water
Toppings:
- green onion fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Place chicken breast, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, garlic, ginger, dried minced onion and fresh basil leaves in a slow cooker.
- Cook for about 7 hours on low heat or about 4 hours on high.
About 20-30 minutes before the cooking is done
- Pour in the carrots and green beans.
Optional : To give you a thicker, more gravy-like consistency
- Mix corn starch and cold water, add the mixture into slow cooker. Stir well.
- Season with salt/pepper according to your liking.
To Serve:
- Sprinkle with chopped fresh green onions and serve with rice/vegetables.
kage2015
Sweet chili sauce added to chicken sounds awesome. Love a new chicken recipe to try out.
beautybymissl
This slow cooker chicken looks and sounds delicious and is so easy to cook! I have to give it a try next week! Thanks for the recipe!
trala2 (@trala2)
I love to cook and am always looking for new recipes. Chicken is also one of my favorite meats. Convenience is also important to me and that is why I use my crockpot a couple of times a week. Will definitely be using your recipe for one of our dinners this week or next. Thank you.
Jennifer L Johnson
This looks amazing!! I love using my slow cooker to make dinners, it gets used at least three or four times a week!
Ave Hla
What an easy recipe to make! It looks mouthwatering! I have to get a slow cooker asap! They are not so common here, so it’s hard to find the one I want.
Krystal
If it can be cooked in the slow cooker, it’s for me! Definitely a time saver and makes chicken so flavorful.
Rebecca Swenor
This Slow Cooker Chicken with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce sounds amazing. I would love to try this recipe. It looks so good and I know anything cooked in a slow cooker comes out tender. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Terri Ramsey Beavers
Wow oh wow does that ever look good. We love meals prepared with soy sauce so your recipe is going to be a hit here.
Bonnie Gowen
What a great chicken recipe. Sounds and looks like it would be really good.
Maria Han
Looks a yummy and healthy recipe. I should try this at home. I bet my hubby would love to try this
Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen
It looks like such a tasty dish and sounds easy to cook.