Blend sweet honey and tangy mustard with a creamy sauce to create this flavorful Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken. It’s the perfect dinner for a busy family who is always on the go and is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
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This flavorful honey mustard crock pot chicken combines zesty mustard, sweet honey, tangy garlic, and rich cream of chicken soup to create a simple but tasty meal. Shred the chicken and use it on sandwiches or serve it over rice with a side of vegetables. This is a slow cooker chicken breast recipe that your family will request time and time again.
If you love versatile slow cooker shredded chicken recipes, then you have to try this hearty Crock Pot BBQ Chicken, our savory Root Beer Chicken, and this zesty Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Tangy and Delicious: Who doesn’t love honey mustard?! This slow cooker honey mustard chicken recipe is sweet, tangy, and full of flavor. Adjust the sweetness and amount of mustard to fit your family’s tastes, and you have a simple dinner everyone will love.
- Budget Friendly: Chicken is one of the more inexpensive meat options at the grocery store, making it the ideal protein for a low-cost family meal.
- Versatile: This crockpot honey mustard chicken recipe pairs well with a variety of dishes. You can serve it over rice or mashed potatoes for a more traditional dinner. Or you can spice things up and make honey mustard sliders with melted cheese or coleslaw. You could even add it to a wrap or salad with lettuce, cucumbers, and shaved carrots.
- Low Stress: This meal only requires combining the simple ingredients in a crock pot and setting the cook time. It’s perfect for when you need a stress-free weekend meal or dinner on a hectic weeknight.
Ingredients
- Chicken: Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are best for this recipe, so you won’t need to worry about picking out bones or skin while you shred the meat. If you prefer dark meat, you could also use boneless, skinless chicken thighs.
- Can of Cream of Chicken Soup: Canned soup is the easiest way to add a lot of flavor and liquid to a slow-cooker chicken recipe. You could use heavy cream instead of the soup, but you’ll need to add more salt and seasonings to make up for the flavor.
- Sour Cream: Add a little tang and a bit of additional creaminess to the honey mustard chicken marinade with a dollop of your favorite sour cream.
- Low-Sodium Chicken Broth: Thin out the marinade with a little bit of chicken broth. Since the canned soup is full of sodium, a low-sodium chicken broth is best to keep the dish from being too salty.
- Honey: You can’t have honey mustard crock pot chicken without honey! This gives the chicken a bit of sweetness and helps balance the sharp taste of mustard.
- Yellow Mustard: Standard yellow mustard tastes tangy with a hint of sweetness. It’s made with yellow mustard seeds, vinegar, and spices. It’s a popular condiment, so you probably already have it in your pantry.
- Dijon Mustard: This mustard has a stronger, sharper flavor than yellow mustard because it is made with a different kind of mustard seed. One of the most popular brands of Dijon mustard is Grey Poupon, but you can use any brand.
- Fresh Garlic: Freshly minced garlic is full of robust flavor and stands out in this recipe. If you need to save time, purchase jarred minced garlic at the grocery store. You can also use a teaspoon of garlic powder in a pinch.
See the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts, nutritional information, and detailed instructions.
Variations
- Use a Different Cut of Meat: Instead of shredding the chicken, you can use different cuts of skinless bone-in chicken and serve them whole. This easy honey mustard chicken recipe is perfect for chicken legs or chicken wings.
- Adjust the Sweetness and Flavor: If you aren’t a fan of honey, use a different sweetener, like maple syrup or brown sugar. Use more or less sweetener depending on how sweet you like your honey mustard. You can also use whole grain mustard instead of yellow mustard. It has a coarse texture and a more spicy and peppery bite to it.
- Add Vegetables: Make this simple chicken recipe an entire meal by adding vegetables. Carrots, broccoli, and peas taste great with this creamy mustard sauce.
- Make It Dairy Free: If you don’t eat dairy, substitute the cream of chicken soup or heavy cream for coconut milk and skip the sour cream. It may add hints of coconut flavor and slightly alter the flavor of the dish, but it has a rich texture that makes it an excellent alternative for dairy-free folks.
How to Make Honey Mustard Chicken in the Slow Cooker
This easy honey mustard chicken recipe is the perfect simple meal for a party or a family dinner. The chicken is full of zesty, sweet flavor that pairs well with coleslaw or melty cheese on a sandwich or over a bed of creamy mashed potatoes.
- Step 1: Make the Honey Mustard Marinade. Combine the cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, honey, mustards, garlic, and seasonings in a bowl. Stir together until the sauce is well combined.
- Step 2: Add the Chicken and Cook. Place the chicken breasts in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Then, pour the honey mustard sauce over the chicken. Cover and cook on high for 2 ½ - 3 ½ hours or on low for 4-5 hours.
- Step 3: Shred the Chicken and Serve. After the chicken finishes cooking, remove and shred using two forks. Mix sour cream into the sauce, then add chicken back in and coat in sauce. Serve the shredded honey mustard chicken over rice, mashed potatoes, or in a sandwich bun.
Expert Tips
- Use a Meat Thermometer: The best way to ensure that chicken, or any meat, is fully cooked is to use a meat thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the meat. Insert the thermometer into the center of the thickest part of each piece of chicken. Once the temperature reads at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit, the chicken is finished.
- Avoid Dry Chicken: Checking the temperature of the chicken is the best way to avoid overcooking and drying out the chicken. However, if you feel like your chicken is a little dry after shredding, just mix it back into the sauce.
- Don’t Curdle the Cream: If you use heavy cream instead of cream of chicken soup, do not add it to the honey mustard marinade at the beginning. Instead, add the cream at the end, after the chicken is cooked and the crock pot is off. Cream can curdle if cooked for too long at a high temperature, so adding it last helps avoid that issue. Follow this rule for coconut milk as well!
- Make Shredding a Breeze: Save yourself some time and effort and shred the chicken in a stand mixer instead. Place the fully cooked chicken breasts in your KitchenAid or stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Set the speed to low and mix for 30 - 60 seconds until the crock pot honey mustard chicken is completely shredded.
Storage Directions
- Storing: After the chicken completely cools, store the leftovers with the sauce in a large food storage bag or airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You can also add it to a freezer-safe container and store it in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw for 24 hours in the refrigerator before heating.
- Reheating: Reheat the shredded chicken in the microwave for 60 seconds, then at 30-second intervals until it is heated through. Stir the chicken at each interval so it heats evenly and doesn’t dry out. You can also heat leftovers in a pan on the stove over medium heat with the sauce until it’s warmed through.
Serving Suggestions
Honey mustard crockpot chicken is an excellent meal for lunch or dinner. It makes amazing sandwiches and wraps for a luncheon crowd or a simple dinner to add to your family’s meal rotation. Everyone will love the sweet and tangy flavor of the chicken no matter when you serve it.
This crockpot honey mustard chicken goes well with a variety of side dishes and recipes. Here are some great examples:
- Mustard and Brussels sprouts go so well together, so pair them with these crockpot bacon Brussels sprouts and serve them over a bed of garlicky mashed potatoes.
- Liven up this slow cooker rice with honey mustard chicken on top and add a side of cooked green beans to round out the meal.
- Make a lunchtime feast with honey mustard chicken sandwiches, crockpot baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and a crockpot apple crisp for dessert.
Recipe FAQs
If your sauce is a little thin from the moisture in the chicken and the chicken broth, add a thickening agent to thicken it back to your desired consistency. Great thickening agents for this honey mustard sauce for chicken are potato starch or cornstarch. Just 1-2 tablespoons of either one will thicken up your sauce.
Absolutely! Make this easy honey mustard chicken recipe on the stove in a large saucepan with a lid or in a Dutch Oven. Sear both sides of the chicken in the pan with a bit of oil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat. Add the other ingredients and place the cover on the pan. Simmer at medium or medium-low heat for 20-25 minutes. If you’re using heavy cream or coconut milk, wait until the chicken is fully cooked and removed from the heat before slowly stirring them into the pot.
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Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 (10.75 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- ½ cup low sodium chicken broth
- ¼ cup honey
- ⅓ cup yellow mustard
- ⅓ cup Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1¼ cup sour cream
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, honey, mustards, onion powder, black pepper, and garlic. Mix until well combined.
- Place chicken breasts in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Then, pour honey mustard sauce over the top.
- Cover and cook on high for 2½-3½ hours on low or low for 4-5 hours.
- Remove the chicken and shred with two forks. Add the sour cream to the sauce and mix until well combined. Then, add the shredded chicken back into the sauce and toss until coated.
- Serve over rice, mashed potatoes or in a sandwich bun and enjoy!
Notes
- If you use heavy cream, be sure to add it at the end, after the chicken is finished cooking. Cream curdles when cooked at temperatures or for too long, so adding it last helps avoid that issue.
- Use a stand mixer to shred the chicken. Place the cooked chicken in the mixer on low speed for less than 60 seconds for perfectly shredded chicken instead of doing it by hand with forks.
- If your sauce is too thin, add a few tablespoons of cornstarch or potato starch to the honey mustard sauce to thicken it.
- Don’t overcook the chicken or it will turn dry. If you feel like your chicken is on the drier side, shred it and mix the shredded pieces back into the sauce. Coat each piece so it’s juicy and full of flavor.
Nutrition
*Nutrition information is an estimate. It may vary based on ingredients, brands, and changes in cooking methods listed in the recipe. If you need exact ingredient numbers, I recommend calculating them with your preferred nutrition calculator.
Ryan Allen says
This has the most amazing flavor and is so easy to make.