Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
74 Comments Aug 22, 2020
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Tender and flavorful, this slow-cooked honey mustard chicken is sure to become a favorite! With its sweet and tangy sauce, it pairs perfectly with creamy mashed potatoes for a comforting and delicious meal. 🍯🐓
If you are looking for more ways to make chicken breasts in your slow cooker then this recipe is a must-try! Also, try my Olive Garden Chicken or Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken.
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Crockpot Honey Mustard Chicken is the perfect mix of sweet, tangy, and creamy, and it’s so easy to make. The chicken turns out super tender, soaking up all that delicious sauce while it cooks. It’s great over rice, mashed potatoes, or even in sandwiches. Simple, comforting, and packed with flavor, it’s a recipe you’ll keep coming back to. 🍯🐓
What you need:
- Chicken – boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Honey – sweetens the dish
- Mustard – standard yellow mustard
- Butter – melted salted butter for butter makes everything better
- Seasonings – garlic, salt, pepper, and oregano
- Worcestershire sauce – this is the secret ingredient!
- Heavy Cream – mellows out the sauce (Add this AFTER the cooking time is up)
- {The full recipe is in the recipe card below the images}
Variations
- This recipe is very versatile! You can use any of these chicken cuts with great results. Anything with skin on it I would remove before serving:
- Drumsticks
- Bone-in or boneless chicken thighs
- Chicken tenderloins
- Whole Chicken (this will take additional time to cook, usually around 8 hours on low or until cooked through)
- Grey Poupon can be used instead of regular mustard. Dijon mustard is made with white wine (or wine vinegar) and can add a great flavor to this dish. However, I suggest only using 1/4 cup and 1/4 cup of standard yellow mustard as well.
- Add fresh thyme or rosemary to the crockpot for an aromatic touch.
- Toss in baby carrots, diced potatoes, or green beans to cook along with the chicken.
Step-by-Step directions
Step One – In a small bowl mix the sauce ingredients together (wait to add the heavy cream).
Step Two – Add the chicken breasts to the slow cooker, pour over the
Step Three – Place the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
Step Four – When the cooking time is done, add the heavy cream. Shred the chicken with 2 forks and stir. Serve and enjoy!
My Serving Suggestions
- Over mashed potatoes (try my slow cooker mashed potatoes)
- With steamed white rice or rice pilaf
- Serve as sandwiches by scooping the chicken onto toasted hamburger buns or you can put the honey mustard chicken in tortilla wraps with shredded lettuce and tomatoes.
- You can also serve the chicken over pasta, such as egg noodles or penne.
More chicken recipes to try next:
- Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tinga
- Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken
- Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Wings
- Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken
- Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken
Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup yellow mustard
- 1 ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup salted butter, melted
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ tsp. dried leaf oregano
- ½ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup heavy cream, (WAIT TO ADD UNTIL THE END)
Instructions
- Add the chicken breast to the bottom of your slow cooker.
- In a small bowl combine the honey, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, melted butter, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Wait to add the heavy cream until the end of the cooking time.
- Pour the honey mustard mixture over the chicken breasts.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6 hours.
- When the cooking time is up, add the heavy cream.
- Using 2 forks, shred the chicken right in the slow cooker. Stir until the cream and sauce have combined.
- Serve and enjoy!
Sarah’s Notes
- This recipe is very versatile! You can use any of these chicken cuts with great results. Anything with skin on it I would remove before serving:
- Drumsticks
- Bone-in or boneless chicken thighs
- Chicken tenderloins
- Whole Chicken (this will take additional time to cook, usually around 8 hours on low or until cooked through)
- Grey Poupon can be used instead of regular mustard. Dijon mustard is made with white wine (or wine vinegar) and can add a great flavor to this dish. However, I suggest only using 1/4 cup and 1/4 cup of standard yellow mustard as well.
- Add fresh thyme or rosemary to the crockpot for an aromatic touch.
- Toss in baby carrots, diced potatoes, or green beans to cook along with the chicken.
- Over mashed potatoes, be sure to spoon over the extra honey mustard sauce!
- With steamed white rice or rice pilaf
- Serve as sandwiches by scooping the chicken onto toasted hamburger buns or you can put the honey mustard chicken in tortilla wraps with shredded lettuce and tomatoes.
- You can also serve the chicken over pasta, such as egg noodles or penne.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Can you put posted on the bottom or on top of the chicken to cook together in crock pot?
Potatoes? Yes, but you may need to cook a touch longer.
Can I use just 1% milk instead of heavy cream?
You can but it may be on the thinner side.
i am trying this with rabbit. i can’t wait. it’s in the crockpot now
I know it might dry the meat out a bit but can you make this in a crockpot on high for 3 hours instead and it be cooked thoroughly and safely enough? I am a cooker that’s always worried about things not cooked well enough.
That should work great.
Made this for dinner tonight. Forgot to put it in the crockpot, so I just baked it. Also, didn’t have the cream. Used 1/2 Dijon and 1/2 yellow mustard. Serves it over rice. It was SO good! Can’t wait to make it again the “right” way!
This one is a keeper! Years ago, I had an absolutely delectable honey mustard chicken and I’ve been trying to recreate it since then with no luck – until now. This recipe comes very close and is my favorite honey mustard dish I’ve ever made. I used half yellow mustard, half dijon and used 1/4 c sour cream since I didn’t have heavy cream – and it’s so good! Thank you for this recipe!
Do you think sour cream could be a similar substitute for heavy cream? If not, what would you suggest? Thank you.
Yes, sour cream will work great!
My whole family loved this delicious recipe. We enjoyed the addition of the heavy cream . I used 1/4 cup yellow mustard and 1/4 th dijon, as suggested , delicious!!
I’m doing the recipe as listed except using chicken thighs. Can I cook on high to reduce the cook time?
Yes, that will work great.
Very yummy! Did make a couple of changes after making it the first time: Instead of cream I used coconut milk, spicy brown mustard, two teaspoons curry along with 2 tablespoons tapioca to thicken it. I have a beef stew crockpot recipe that uses tapioca and it makes for a nice gravy! I had errands to do, so I told my husband he had to fix dinner. He was a bit shocked and then I told him, just plug in the crockpot at a certain time and he was very relieved!