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Sweet, slightly tangy, buttery, and addicting, with one taste this Crockpot Honey Mustard Chicken will be your new favorite dinner. Similar to my Baked Honey Mustard Chicken, but made in a slow cooker.
Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce
While you can buy a bottle of honey mustard, I much prefer making this at home with a few simple (but delicious!) ingredients. It’s so tasty cooked low and slow in the crockpot with some chicken. Here are the basic ingredients:
- Onion and Garlic – two basic but powerful ingredients in terms of flavor!
- Dijon Mustard and Honey – this is where the sweet tangy flavor comes from. If you don’t have Dijon mustard, regular yellow mustard is a good substitute. Or feel free to experiment with any specialty mustard or honey.
- Salted Butter – I recommend using butter and not subbing it out for oil because the oil tends to make it a bit greasy while the butter is perfect for flavor and sauce consistency.
- Fresh Rosemary – I use rosemary sprigs that I later take out, however, if dried rosemary is all you have, go for it!
How to Make Honey Mustard Chicken
This slow cooker version of Honey Mustard Chicken has got to be the easiest dinner ever! Prepare ahead of time and then make some rice or get some sandwich rolls ready. For full details see the recipe card down below.
- Place all ingredients into the crockpot and cook until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove rosemary sprigs.
- Remove chicken and shred, then add it back into the sauce. Sprinkle on some chopped chives for a garnish and serve warm!
How Long to Cook Honey Mustard Chicken
Most crockpots have a ‘high’ setting, a ‘low’ setting, and a ‘keep warm’ setting. If you are confused at all here is how long to cook Honey Mustard chicken on low or high:
- If your crockpot is on high cook for 3-4 hours.
- If your crockpot is on low cook for 7-8 hours.
Freezing Instructions
Now, this is considered a freezer-meal, meaning that you can prep everything ahead of time and freeze it! Then when you are ready to make it, thaw the frozen ingredients and place them into your crockpot to cook away. Freeze up to 3 months.
More Chicken Recipes to Try!
- Baked Chicken Legs
- Crockpot Chicken Wings
- Kung Pao Chicken (Family Favorite!)
- Roast Chicken
- French Onion Chicken (so good!!)
Be sure to check out my other chicken recipes too!
The printable recipe card for Honey Mustard Chicken is below, enjoy 🙂
Sweet, slightly tangy, buttery, and addicting, with one taste this Crockpot Honey Mustard Chicken will be your new favorite dinner. Similar to my Baked Honey Mustard Chicken, but made in a slow cooker.
Homemade Honey Mustard Sauce
While you can buy a bottle of honey mustard, I much prefer making this at home with a few simple (but delicious!) ingredients. It’s so tasty cooked low and slow in the crockpot with some chicken. Here are the basic ingredients:
- Onion and Garlic – two basic but powerful ingredients in terms of flavor!
- Dijon Mustard and Honey – this is where the sweet tangy flavor comes from. If you don’t have Dijon mustard, regular yellow mustard is a good substitute. Or feel free to experiment with any specialty mustard or honey.
- Salted Butter – I recommend using butter and not subbing it out for oil because the oil tends to make it a bit greasy while the butter is perfect for flavor and sauce consistency.
- Fresh Rosemary – I use rosemary sprigs that I later take out, however, if dried rosemary is all you have, go for it!
How to Make Honey Mustard Chicken
This slow cooker version of Honey Mustard Chicken has got to be the easiest dinner ever! Prepare ahead of time and then make some rice or get some sandwich rolls ready. For full details see the recipe card down below.
- Place all ingredients into the crockpot and cook until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove rosemary sprigs.
- Remove chicken and shred, then add it back into the sauce. Sprinkle on some chopped chives for a garnish and serve warm!
How Long to Cook Honey Mustard Chicken
Most crockpots have a ‘high’ setting, a ‘low’ setting, and a ‘keep warm’ setting. If you are confused at all here is how long to cook Honey Mustard chicken on low or high:
- If your crockpot is on high cook for 3-4 hours.
- If your crockpot is on low cook for 7-8 hours.
Freezing Instructions
Now, this is considered a freezer-meal, meaning that you can prep everything ahead of time and freeze it! Then when you are ready to make it, thaw the frozen ingredients and place them into your crockpot to cook away. Freeze up to 3 months.
More Chicken Recipes to Try!
- Baked Chicken Legs
- Crockpot Chicken Wings
- Kung Pao Chicken (Family Favorite!)
- Roast Chicken
- French Onion Chicken (so good!!)
Be sure to check out my other chicken recipes too!
The printable recipe card for Honey Mustard Chicken is below, enjoy 🙂
Honey Mustard Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 cup dijon mustard
- 3/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons dried chives for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place contents into crockpot and cook covered 3-4 hours on high or until chicken is fully cooked.
- Discard rosemary sprig. Remove chicken, shred and place back into sauce. Stir in a few chives for color if desired. Keep warm until ready to serve.
- Serve over rice.
Can I make it in a Le Creuset pot as well?
yes!
Please help!
Can you explain why my chicken and sauce is a blackened mess? Followed the recipe correctly, did I cook too high? What temperature is it supposed to be cooked at?
🙁
Made this tonight for dinner. To be honest, I am not a huge honey mustard fan but my son is. It was fantastic! We all loved it. I will definitely be making this again soon. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I’m a bit worried as I want to make this for an office potluck to be served in Hawaiin rolls and a side of tangy coleslaw
BUT
I want to double the recipe so should I double the amounts of honey and mustard and the other ingredients?
Thanks much
If you’re doubling the recipe, be sure to double every ingredient in the recipe for best results!!
Do you have to freeze it first? Or can I just put bag in fridge for next day? Looks amazing. Can’t wait to try this.
Hi quick question, I don’t have any fresh rosemary on hand, is it okay to use dried? If not I can run to the store or have hubby pick some up. Thanks!
Can this be made in an oven!? Could u kindly tell me the time and and the temp?
Just made this tonight for dinner and it was a hit! Thank you!
Sounds fantastic! Can it be cooked on low for 7-8 hours? Otherwise, this would be a weekend meal..
Thanks!
Susan
YES!
This is delicious!! My favorite crock pot recipe by far.
If i double this, should I increase the cooking time?
I just threw my ingredients together. I bought fresh rosemary and picked it of the sprig. So i can’t remove the sprig at the end and the rosemary stays in. I hope thats okay.
I would so love to try threes as sliders on kings Hawaiian Rolls with a Apple Cider Vinegar cabbage slaw!!! I will surely try it over rice as well, looks delicious!!!
How would this be on a bun? Do you think it would be good with pork? It looks delicious!
This sounds delicious. I don’t have a slow cooker. How can I cook it without a slow cooker?
Made this tonight!! Super Yummy!! Added a splash of white wine when I put in it. Cooked on high about 3 hours Toasted up some buns and made chicken sandwiches. OH SO GOOD! Thank you for the recipe!
Will it still taste right without the spring of rosemary?
It’ll taste different without it, but I don’t think in a bad way. The rosemary isn’t a strong flavor in this dish though…don’t be afraid of it!
Can you use bottled/dried rosemary? I hate to buy a thing of fresh rosemary for one sprig in one recipe.
Is this bone-in or boneless chicken breasts? Looks delicious gonna make it for my boys!
boneless.
Do you use Bone in or boneless chicken ?
Thank You
can I use a Dutch oven? How long? What temp?
Can you make this with regular mustard or honey mustard? I want to make it but don’t have Dijon mustard :/
can you add some minced onion or something instead of 1/2 C diced onion? not a huge fan of lots of onion or cutting onion! 😉
I don’t enjoy cutting onion either so I buy frozen diced onions. They’re really handy and this way I always have onion available…….without any of the tears!
1. Does it need to be defrosted or can you just put it in frozen?
2. Can you sub oil for butter (dairy allergy)?
3. Can you do thighs instead of breasts?
Thanks in advance!!!!!
It does need to be mostly defrosted to cook evenly. Yes you can substitute oil for the butter, although I think that would give it more of a greasy feel. Of course you can use chicken thighs!
Does the rosemary make or break this? I want to make this TODAY, but don’t have the rosemary 🙁
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This was delicious. I made it last night and doubled the recipe. Used fresh rosemary from my garden. Even my super picky eater gave it an 8/10 (and that is a high honor!) Thanks.
I cooked this last night, and it was incredible, best meal I’ve had in weeks! And it was so easy…..I just threw leftover chicken breast in the crockpot and let it cook on high for a few hours. I owe you, Lauren–my family and I loved it!
This sounds delicious!! I like your suggestions for freezing it. I need to try out some freezer cooking!
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Does it need to be marinated or can I just put In the crock pot?
You can just throw it all in!
Why are you freezing it first? ?
You don’t have to freeze it first, I just wrote it in to show that it was an option. By all means, throw everything into the crockpot immediately and skip the freezing!
Love cooking in my crockpot
Just made this tonight and thankfully I made a double batch because it is delish! Soooooo good over some Jasmati rice with green beans. Definitely a new favorite. Thanks Lauren!
I’m thinking of making a double batch for my family as well. Did you have to cook it longer? Thanks!
Lauren do u have to freeze before u put it in the crockpot?
No! I just added those directions in to show that this can be frozen. By all means, throw this into your crockpot immediately and forgo the freezing!
I love your blog and recipes. Thank you!
I took a chance and didnt freeze it first. Its cooking now. Jeanette i think boneless may be easier for when you shred it
Another question…. Bone in or boneless? If bone in, single side (split) or whole breast? It looks wonderful and I can’t wait to try it!!! Love these freezer crock pot recipes!
Just put this chicken in the crockpot for tonight’s dinner. I am a honey mustard anything fan. Will let yau’ll know the results.
Lauren you should try being me if you feel old my little girl is also turning 6 but next month my son will be 18 :'( my baby boy isn’t a boy anymore. Where does the time go? Thanks for all the recipes not just this delectable one xxx
Dumb question-do you have to freeze it before you cook it?
I was wondering the same thing. I don’t think I will have the patience to freeze it. 🙂 Is freezing it like marinating it or is there another reason why it needs to be frozen.
No need to freeze! I just added that direction in there to show it was a freezer meal.
#1 – You are NOT old!
#2 – This chicken looks amazing! I foresee honey mustard chicken sandwiches in my near future =) Thanks for all the freezer crockpot recipes, I love it!
This looks delicious! What do you serve as sides when you make this?
I served this over rice and had steamed green beans and salad on the side.
Thank you Thank you Thank you for doing these slow cooker meals. I thought my life was busy back in the city , but NEVER did I not get dinner on the table until 8:00 pm. (Yes, down here on our farm that has happened more times than I would like to mention) Slow cookers help so much. It can just be hard to find something different and good. This looks like it will be great.
Great looking recipe. I will try it! I am not a huge honey mustard fan, but my parents are and I make Sunday dinner for them and me and my son.
Tell Brooke Happy Birthday! I have only 1 kid, and when I had him I thought about what ages I would be when he is 10, 18, 21, etc…I thought oh I will be 37 when he turns 10 and that was soooo many years away. Ha, that’s this year! I feel ya on the I have a 6 year old! Hope her party is awesome, which I know it will be, because you are fabulous, and yes, all of the planning is worth it. We’re having a Minecraft party since he is going to be a, gulp, pre-teen. Have a great weekend! Enjoy those cute kids!
OMG – looks delicious. I am adding this to my dinner menu next week.
Does this cook on high or low for the four hours? Sounds great!!
high for 3-4 hours.
Thank you!! Can’t wait to fix it!
3-4 hours on high…. 7-8 hours on low?? I am gone for the day and no auto shut-off on my crock!!!
Looks yummy! Is it 3-4 hours on high?
yes!
I have given up on birthday parties the past few years. One of these days…
This chicken!! Yum. Going on the dinner list 🙂
YEUP. This right here is dinner. I am obsessed with anything crockpot and anything honey mustard…so then you put the two together and made one winner of a chicken dinner! Pinned!
I read some of your post to John and he said, “Dang she’s a good writer.” We laughed. BTW, I’m planning on trying all your crock pot recipes this month. The chicken soup, SW style is tomorrow. Got my ingredients marinating in the fridge.