Description
This Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken recipe is a delicious and easy dish that is perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. Tender chicken cooked in a flavorful homemade teriyaki sauce, served over steamed rice with a side of broccoli – it’s a complete meal the whole family will love.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs
Teryaki Sauce:
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
Additional:
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
- 2 green onions, sliced
- Optional steamed rice for serving
- Optional steamed broccoli for serving
Instructions
- Place Chicken in Crockpot: Add chicken to the crockpot.
- Prepare Teriyaki Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, and ginger. Pour over the chicken.
- Cook Chicken: Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours or high for 2 to 3 hours until chicken is tender.
- Shred Chicken: Remove chicken and shred or slice.
- Thicken Sauce: In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with water to form a slurry. Stir into the sauce in the crockpot and cook on high for 10 minutes until thickened.
- Combine Chicken and Sauce: Return chicken to the crockpot and toss in the sauce.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve hot over steamed rice with broccoli if desired.
Notes
- For extra flavor, marinate the chicken in the sauce overnight before cooking.
- Leftovers keep well refrigerated for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 2 months.
- This recipe can easily be doubled for meal prep.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours (low) or 2 1/2 hours (high)
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion with sauce
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
