When you need a meal your family will be guaranteed to love make this delicious Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken. Simple no fuss prep, just toss in the slow cooker and go!
Make Teriyaki Chicken at home! I tastes better than takeout and you'll have more control over the ingredients (sugar content, preservatives, etc). And you can make it gluten-free by using tamari instead of soy sauce and tapioca starch instead of cornstarch.
You'll probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry. If you don't, stock up and use them in other dishes like my Slow Cooker Honey Chicken, Slow Cooker Ginger Chicken, Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef, and Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken.
This recipe is great meal for kids to help with. It's easy to prepare and they'll get some practice using measuring cups and spoons. Plus, it takes only minutes to assemble.
Ingredients You'll Need:
- chicken
- soy sauce
- honey
- rice vinegar
- brown sugar
- powdered ginger
- minced garlic
- cornstarch
How to make Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken...
How to make Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken...- Add chicken to slow cooker (chopped if preferred)
- Whisk together remaining ingredients except for cornstarch
- Whisk cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water until smooth, then whisk into sauce
- Pour sauce over chicken in slow cooker
- Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or high 3-4 hours
- Remove cooked chicken, shred, and return to sauce
Pro Tips:
Chop the chicken before cooking if you don't like yours shredded.
Add a pinch of red pepper flakes if you desire a little spice in the sauce.
Serve Teriyaki Chicken with a side of veggies, steamed white rice, or brown rice.
You can prep this Teriyaki Chicken ahead of time and make freezer meals! (The kids can help with that, too!) Just add all ingredients except for cornstarch to a freezer bag, seal, and freeze for up to 3 months.
Do you have an Instant Pot? You can make Teriyaki Chicken in your Instant Pot in a fraction of the time. Add all ingredients except cornstarch to the pot. Cover. Seal and set to high pressure for 10 minutes. Allow 10 minute natural pressure release, shred the chicken, stir in cornstarch mixture and let sit 5 minutes. Stir well before serving.
I love using my multi-cooker to make this recipe and others like it! I can just switch to "stove-top" at the end and thicken the sauce without using another pan!
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons jarred minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Add chicken to slow cooker
- Whisk together all remaining ingredients except for cornstarch
- Whisk cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water until smooth, then whisk into sauce
- Pour sauce over chicken in slow cooker
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4
- Remove and shred chicken and return to sauce
Notes
Recipe tips:
- if sauce is not thick enough you can also pour into a saucepan and simmer for a few minutes until thickened
- you can also cut chicken into small bite sized pieces before cooking if preferred
- if you choose to add some veggies to this recipe, stick with carrots or other hearty root veggies that won't get too soft while cooking
Made this the other night - delish! I used thighs, and they worked beautifully. Had them over brown rice, which was a pain to cook on the stovetop - quick cook, my foot, lol!