Honey chicken bao buns from the slow cooker

Name: Honey chicken bao buns from the slow cooker
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 315 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500 g chicken cube; 1 onion; 2 carrot; 2 cloves garlic; 250 ml stock; 3 tbsp honey; 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce; 100 ml pineapple juice; 2 tbsp ginger syrup; 2 tbsp cornflour; 2 tbsp water; 150 g pineapple chunk; 8 bao bun

Constantijn 10 Jun 2026

A delicious bun filled with honey chicken prepared in the slow cooker, served in steamed bao buns.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 5 h
Total: 5 h 15 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

4 servings

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500 g chicken cubes
1 onion
2 carrots
2 cloves garlic
250 ml stock
3 tbsp honey
3 tbsp sweet soy sauce
100 ml pineapple juice
2 tbsp ginger syrup
2 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp water
150 g pineapple chunks
8 bao buns

Method

Place the diced chicken in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Add the onion, carrot and garlic.
In a bowl, mix the stock, honey, ketjap, pineapple juice and ginger syrup.
Pour this mixture over the chicken and vegetables in the slow cooker.
Set the slow cooker to low for 5–6 hours or high for 3–4 hours.
Mix the cornflour with water to make a paste, then stir it into the dish during the last 20 minutes to thicken the sauce. Also add the pineapple chunks.
Meanwhile, steam the bao buns according to the packet instructions.
Spoon the honey chicken into the bao buns, drizzle over a little extra sauce if you like... and enjoy!

Nutrition (per serving)

450kcal
Energy: 30g
Protein: 50g
Carbohydrates: 10g
Fat

Protein 29% Carbohydrates 49% Fat 22%

All nutrition values

Calories: 450 kcal
Protein: 30 g
Carbohydrates: 50 g
of which sugars: 20 g
Fat: 10 g
of which saturated: 2 g
Fibre: 3 g
Salt: 2 g

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Allergens

Contains

Gluten
Soy

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