This Crock Pot Honey Mustard Chicken is super flavorful and is easy enough to make on a weeknight. It's the perfect protein for any meal!
Have I mentioned how "Quick and Easy" is the theme in our house for dinner, lately? I loved our Crock Pot before, but now, oh now, it's a life saver. This whole working mom thing is seriously kicking my ass. Shout out to all the other working moms out there to little ones. Solidarity, sisters! I've got an easy dinner for you: Crock Pot Honey Mustard Chicken!
Ingredients Needed:
Just six! Super easy. Super affordable.
- Boneless chicken breasts - This would also be delicious with boneless chicken thighs.
- Dijon Mustard - Have you made our homemade Dijon Mustard yet?
- Chicken Stock - Have you made your own Homemade Chicken Stock yet? You could also use Homemade Vegetable Stock, too.
- Liquid smoke - Optional but we love the flavor that this adds!
- Garlic
- Honey
- Kosher salt
Step-by-Step Instructions
Now that I'm waking up at 5 am and not getting home until 6 pm, the only thing I have time for these days is whatever can be done in the Crock Pot. The best part of Crock Pot meals? They can be mostly made the night before!
Step 1: Mix everything (but the chicken) in a bowl.
Step 2: Add the chicken, cover, and then put in fridge until you're ready to use. Up to 18 hrs.
Step 3: Put in the Crock Pot and forget about it!
Don't think about it all day while you're at your busy job or while you're watching your kids, or while your painting your nails and eating bon bons. Whatev.
No matter what you do while you're not thinking about dinner, once it's done, give that chicken a shred and yummm.
Serve it With:
Serve it over rice! Serve it in a sandwich (with some Homemade Bread)! Toss it on a salad! Anything. Or just on it's on with some of our favorite sides!
Balsamic Spinach and Mushrooms
... the list goes on and on! Check out our sides and salads!
We put this over some simple brown basmati rice cooked in chicken stock and ahhh quick and easy dinner!
So to all the working moms and dads out there who don't have time to cook because they'd rather snuggle their little ones at night after work, I've got your back. Stay tuned for more meals made from scratch that are also easy enough for the working (exhausted) parent. 😉
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
Crock Pot Honey Mustard Chicken
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup honey
- 5 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke optional
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and place in crock pot.
- Add remaining ingredients in a medium sized bowl and mix well. Pour over chicken.
- Cook on high for 4 hrs or low for 8 hrs.
- Shred chicken with a fork and serve over rice.
Ok, so I haven't tried the recipe yet but I just wanted to say I appreciate how nicely it printed out. Maybe that is silly but I abhor printing out a recipe only to find that it takes multipple pages due to ads and formatting weirdness. It is then awkward to read and it makes me grumpy so I avoid all other recipes on that particular as well. So, thanks! 🙂
Awww TK that is SO nice!! So glad it formats well for you and I hope you enjoy the recipe, too!
Oh man, LOVE honey mustard chicken. It's one of those flavors that reminds me of my childhood and I could eat it every single week. I've never made a crockpot version of it, but as a mother of a toddler, I'm totally sold. It sounds perfect!
Yes! My toddler loved it - and I love how easy it is!
A crock pot had to be invented by a woman who could not squeeze another minute out of the day. Coming home after being gone all day and having to think of cooking a meal is not easy. This honey mustard chicken sounds amazing. You could use the leftover for sandwiches. Love all the flavors going on in the chicken -- with the crock pot would not dry out.
Omg YES. Marisa, I love the way you think. Definitely an invention by an overworked woman! 😉
First of all--go YOU!! Creatively getting a healthy, proper dinner on the table after a 12+ hour day is the working mom's challenge, that's for sure. I really like that this chicken is so versatile. Served over rice and salads sound delish. I'd probably toast a really great sandwich roll for another way to serve it.
Thank you so much, Kirsten!
I can't even tell you how much I love Dijon mustard and am always looking for excuses to use it. This chicken dish is the perfect opportunity and I can't wait to try! Thanks for sharing another brilliant recipe 🙂
Love everything about this. So simple yet so incredibly yummy looking. My gosh...look at the fork-tender chicken. Honey mustard chicken is our favorite, and in a slow cooker is brilliant. Thanks for this awesome recipe, will be making this very, very soon.
I love everything about this....especially that I can make most of it in the evening and then throw into the crock pot in the morning. Having this ready when I get home is going to be a game changer. We love honey mustard so this sounds just perfect for our house. Can't wait to add this to our menu planning for this week.
It made our weeknights sooo much easier! Enjoy, Debra!
I have not jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon....BUT I DO love using my slow cooker. I needed to figure out a dinner idea for an upcoming birthday celebration. I think this is it. Printing right now....awesome!!
You know, I'm with you, Gloria! I have an IP, but I mostly use it for the slow cook option because I broke our very old and well loved crock pot!
Honey Mustard is a classic that never gets old for me. Thank you for this amazing, must-pin crockpot recipe of it! I'll keep it at hand!
Thanks, Michelle!