This Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe is an easy dinner made in your crockpot with just 4 ingredients! A pulled chicken sandwich with sweet and tangy honey mustard flavor!
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Crockpot Chicken Recipe
I am most definitely a fan of the typical bbq pulled chicken sandwiches. But sometimes you want something a little different.
Back when I was a kid, chicken nuggets were my thing. (now, not so much, ewww)
That was back before every food was slathered and dipped in ranch dressing. So the popular chicken nugget dips were barbeque or honey mustard. I always chose the honey mustard. This memory came back to me when I was trying to create a Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe that wasn’t barbeque.
I went back to my good ol’ honey mustard. But I ditched the nuggets and went for chicken thighs.
The best part is that this is a crockpot meal. And only 4 ingredients! No real prep. Just toss the chicken, honey, mustard and some water into the slow cooker and be on your way.
Thicken sauce with a little cornstarch slurry before serving. Then Enjoy!
I made a simple red/purple cabbage slaw the night before. Serve the pulled honey mustard chicken on a brioche bun and top with slaw.
BOOM! This ain’t yo’ chicken nuggets and dippers anymore. This is a primo meal made from real ingredients!
If you are looking for a unique and flavorful sandwich, give this Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe a try. It is as satisfying as a traditional bbq pulled chicken sandwich. But this sandwich isn’t weighed down with a ton of bbq sauce. The flavors are fresh and mild so that the chicken can really shine.
Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Chicken
This Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Shredded Chicken Sandwich Recipe is an easy dinner made in your crockpot with just 4 ingredients! A pulled chicken sandwich with sweet and tangy honey mustard flavor!
Ingredients
Chicken
- 3 lbs Chicken Thighs, boneless, skinless
- 1/4 Cup Honey
- 3 Tablespoons Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 2 Tablespoons Water, additional
- 2 teaspoons Cornstarch
Slaw
- 2 Cups Red Cabbage, chopped or shredded
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 3 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
- Pinch of Salt/Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Whole Grain Dijon Mustard
- 2 teaspoons Honey
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
Instructions
Chicken
- Mix honey, mustard and the 1/4 cup water. Pour mixture into large slow cooker.
- Add chicken thighs to slow cooker and toss with sauce.
- Cook on low for 4-4½ hours.
- Mix 2 Tb water and cornstarch and add to the slow cooker. Shred chicken and cook for 20 more minutes or until thickened.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Slaw
- Mix all ingredients. Refrigerate overnight for best results.
- Serve honey mustard chicken on a soft roll with slaw on top.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 399Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 15gCholesterol 208mgSodium 498mgCarbohydrates 15gFiber 1gSugar 13gProtein 42g
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I love honey mustard; it’s one of my favorite condiments by far. Love this easy pulled chicken recipe!
This sounds lovely. Going to give this a go. thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
Great! I hope you enjoy 🙂
I made this for my husband’s birthday dinner, and we were SO disappointed. I followed the recipe exactly (except the recipe never tells you when to actually shred the chicken so I took the chicken out and shredded it while I had the cornstarch thickening and returned the chicken to crock pot to heat up again)…. There was NO flavor. It tasted like plain chicken that was cooked in its own juices. Absolutely no hint of honey, mustard, or flavor at all. The cabbage slaw was the same. Not good at all. We threw all of the rest away. Super disappointed!
I’m sad to hear that this recipe was not a hit at your house. And I’m especially sad to hear that the food was tossed in the garbage. Typically I try to help with any issues that a reader may have with a recipe. But, this always turns out saucy for me (the photos even show the sauce dripping off). It is definitely a more mild flavor compared to the regular bbq pulled chicken. Thanks for the feedback and for pointing out that the recipe does not instruct when to shred the chicken. I’ll go ahead and add that for anyone that may be wondering. Have a great day!
Full disclosure: I didn’t make the slaw–not because it didn’t sound good, but because I didn’t have the ingredients for it, and I was strapped for time. I did, however, make the chicken. It wasn’t until everything was already in the slow cooker and simmering that I read the reviews, and saw that one commented it was so bland it was inedible. Uh oh. I tend to prefer stronger-flavoured food, especially a nice zippy mustard flavour…but what could I do? It was already in the crock pot, and I had used up all my mustard in the prescribed 3 tbsp–I couldn’t even add another squirt to try to liven things up.
I’m glad I didn’t have more mustard, though, because this turned out perfectly. It is true that it is more mild-flavoured, but it’s a good flavour: very well balanced and tasty. More mustard would have spoiled it. My husband loved this and has requested I make it again. I also appreciate how easy it is; just a few ingredients, virtually no prep, and delicious! I wonder if it might have something to do with what type of mustard and what type of honey you use. Mine was nothing special, though; just Bee Maid honey and no-name dijon mustard. Next time I’ll plan ahead and make the slaw as well.
I am so happy to hear that you both enjoyed this recipe. Thank you for coming back to leave a comment about your experience. And, you are so right! The outcome could definitely depend on how strong your mustard is. 🙂
This looks amazing! I’ve been looking for a good honey mustard chicken and slaw sandwich, I can’t wait to try this. Do you think this would be good with breasts instead of thighs?
I hope you enjoyed. Apologies for not responding before you made this. I think breast will work too. Have a great day!
Hi. Can you use another mustard? Spicy brown? Sweet and hot? Ugh. I’m about to throw it together and missing the Dijon
2/10? I mean it’s edible but I agree with the above comment…no flavor.