Skip the takeout tonight and make your favorite Sesame Chicken at home! Smothered in a savory, sticky sesame sauce and cooked to perfection in the crockpot, staying in just got better than going out! Just 4 ingredients and dinner is done!
Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back, because you’ve just stumbled across one of the best Easy Dinner Recipes you’ll make all week!
Ariel writes: "My family loved this! My toddler who usually doesn't like meat devoured this!"
This quick prep Chinese sesame chicken recipe serves up perfectly prepared chicken that is crammed with tempting goodness.
Chicken that is delightfully sweet… but also loaded with warm, hearty and ultra savory flavors.
Not surprising, it’s a family favorite at my home! So if you’re looking for an easy way to create some happy smiles around your dinner table, you need to give this crockpot sesame chicken a try.
It’s one of those Asian Food Recipes that has everyone coming back for seconds. Just like when you make this flavor packed Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken, copycat Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken, and my wildly popular Orange Chicken Crockpot Recipe.
You’ll just dump a few ingredients in the crockpot. Then let it do all the work for you. It really is that easy!
That’s right, quick and easy is one the menu this week… and your taste buds are going to be so happy about it!!
Here’s what you’ll need to get your sesame chicken started…
Ingredients
You’ll just need a few simple ingredients to make the BEST Chinese sesame chicken recipe.
Add the following to your next grocery list, so you have everything on hand to make yours…
- Chicken – Fresh or thawed.
- Asian Sesame Dressing
- Apricot Preserves
- Onion Soup Mix
- *optional: Sesame Seeds – For garnish.
- *optional: Sliced Green Onions – For garnish.
Like most of my easy 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Recipes, you’ll also need a 5 – 6 quart Crock Pot to prepare this asian crockpot chicken.
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It’s actually SO easy to make this easy sesame chicken recipe in your slow cooker!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Cook the chicken in your crockpot, and then drain and discard the juices.
2. Pour the sesame chicken sauce mixture over your chicken and continue cooking.
3. Once done, serve it topped with the optional sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Then… indulge and enjoy every last delightful bite!
Trust me, Easy Dinner Crockpot Recipes don’t get much easier or tastier than this!
Scroll down for the printable sesame chicken recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Storage Tips
Leftovers of your asian crockpot chicken can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. You can reheat the next day for another easy weeknight meal!
What to Serve with Sesame Chicken
There are so many Delicious Dinner Sides you can serve along side this amazing Chinese sesame chicken! To start, you can’t go wrong serving it on a bed of white, brown or fried rice.
Then, be sure to also try some of these tasty options…
- Cauliflower Rice
- Udon Noodles
- Chow Mein
- Teriyaki Noodles
- Crab Rangoons
- Cream Cheese Rangoons
- Egg Rolls dipped in Egg Roll Sauce
- Spring Rolls
- Sweet Coleslaw
Reviews
What your frugal friends are saying about this easy crockpot sesame chicken recipe…
Lydia writes: “I tried it! It came out great!”
Michele writes: “Absolutely delish ❤ Made stir fried veggies and rice to accompany it! Hubby and son loved it!”
Hilary writes: “This was good. We will make it again”
Ariel writes: “My family loved this! My toddler who usually doesn’t like meat devoured this!”
Falanda writes: “So good! I made noodles with it.”
Lori writes: “Yum – very good!!! I added mushrooms and green peppers. Would be good with water chestnuts, too. Served over jasmine rice.”
Leanne writes: “Delish! Used maple syrup instead of apricot preserves”
Glen writes: “This was a huge hit in my house. It comes together sooo quickly and tastes better then some restuarants offerings. I used reduced sugar preserves so I used probably about a half a cup to get the sweetness. GREAT!”
Aubrey writes: “Used tenders instead of chicken breasts and made egg noodles with a mixed frozen vegetable. Yum!”
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Sesame Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, fresh or thawed
- 1 cup Asian Sesame Salad Dressing, (8 ounces)
- ⅓ cup Smucker’s Apricot Preserves
- 1 ounce Dry Lipton Onion Soup Mix packet
- Optional Sesame Seeds, for garnish
- Optional Green Onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Gather your sesame chicken ingredients.
- Cook chicken in crockpot on HIGH for 3 hours or LOW for 6 hours. (covered)
- After 3 hours on HIGH or 6 hours on LOW, drain juices from crockpot.
- Mix together Asian Sesame Dressing, Apricot Preserves, and Dry Onion Soup Mix.
- Pour mixture over chicken, and cook on HIGH for 30 more minutes (covered), or until done.
- Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with Sesame Seeds and Chopped Green Onions. Serve with a side of rice or over noodles. Enjoy!
Notes
- Storage Tips: Leftovers of this crockpot sesame chicken can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. You can reheat the next day for another easy weeknight meal!
- FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Made this tonight, i didn’t have the onion soup i forgot it at the store but i did grab toasted asian kraft dressing and the smuckers apricot preserves. I simply put 3 chicken breasts into the croc pot, set it on high for 3 hours
came back and there was a bit of juice, so i took the juice into a bowl and i had made white rice the night before so i took the leftover rice and added the chicken broth to it, and heated it up in microwave, perfect! yay chicken flavored rice.
So then i squeezed a cup of dressing and 4 teaspoons of apricot into measuring cup, whisked it together, poured it over the chicken in croc pot (btw…the chicken at this point was very juicy and fall apart good) and i added a can of mushrooms (mushrooms are a staple in my household)
I wasnt satisfied with the amount of sauce so i doubled it, i added another cup of dressing, 4 more teaspoons of apricot, whisked, and poured, and now it was covering everything nicely
Turned croc back on high for an hour or so, to get that sauce time to get nice and thick and cover the chicken..then I’m going to take out the chicken, layer the sauce and chicken over my chicken flavored rice…my wife and her friend over for dinner arent going to know what they are in for! So good!
I was weary at first about the dressing, because i personally dont like any dressing i dont eat salads and cant stand ranch, anything with vinegar in it or anything really dressing-like.
But i took the plunge and used the asian toasted stuff, and its pretty darn good! I wouldn’t eat it on a salad or anything but it made this chicken dish really amazing. (and easy)
thanks for the recipe, I’m sure I’ll make it again someday.
It says to cook the chicken, but do we need to add water or anything, or just put the chicken in the dry crockpot?
Hi MJ ~ you won’t need to add anything else to the Crockpot at that point… the chicken will cook in its own juices that it will release. Hope that helps! 🙂
Hi! I’ve tried this recipe before and it was delicious. Do you think I can substitute pork chops for the chicken?
Absolutely! You can follow the cooking instructions for these pork chops, then just swap out the sauce with this sauce at the end…
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2019/06/hawaiian-pork-chops-recipe.html
If you can’t find Kraft dressing Ken’s Steakhouse makes one too called Asian Sesame with Ginger & Soy. They even have a lite version, Kraft does too. You could even add frozen stir fry veggies, they don’t take that long to cook.
Great tips… thanks so much for sharing!
I have been to the store twice now and both times they haven’t had Apricot Preserves but I did grab Mango, would that be ok you use with this instead you think? Thank You!
Would you recommend cooking this dish on low for a longer period of time?
Tried this recipe tonight but I cut up my chicken into bite size pieces to serve over rice after it was done. It was delicious!!!! When you cut the chicken into bite size pieces, it only takes 1 1/2 hours on high to be done.
Thanks for the tip, Heather… so glad you liked it! 😉
Could you cook on low for a longer cook time while at work? What would you recommend?
Made this tonight and it was a hit with my husband and kids! Quickly and easy to make. I’ll be making this again for sure!
Yay ~ I’m so glad the family liked it, Kim! 😉
Kim, what did you use as a side dish?
I have not been able to find the Kraft dressing. Can you recommend a substitute?
I couldn’t find the Kraft dressing either. I found one called “toasted sesame soy and ginger” by Olde Cape Cod. I’m hoping it still tastes great!
Ken’s Steakhouse has one called Asian Sesame with Ginger & Soy