Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki
Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki cooks while you are away and tastes authentic! A great excuse to have Japanese at home!
We all have those days when you’ve got plans from sun-up to sun-down and you need an easy dinner meal that you can prep before you leave the house in the morning. Well, this is a most delicious one! A lot of foreign recipes I try haven’t tasted as authentic (and EASY) as this one! It’s a great excuse to have Japanese at home, and this way, it’s not fried in batter, so it’s healthier too!
The sauce on this chicken…it’s sweet and sour and full of flavor! And there’s plenty of it to soak your shredded chicken in! Put that saucy chicken on some brown rice, top it with green onions and sesame seeds, and voila! Japanese at home!
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The only thing I was missing was some chopsticks! That’s okay though, I work a fork much easier than I do chopsticks. Enjoy my friends!
Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki
Ingredients
Chicken Teriyaki:
- 3 large chicken breasts
- 1 tsp minced garlic, about 2 cloves
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp ginger, minced (I love Gourmet Garden Ginger Paste)
- ⅛ tsp ground black pepper
Cornstarch Slurry:
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp COLD water
Instructions
- Place chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour the teriyaki ingredients over the top of the chicken. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
- Remove chicken and shred with a fork. Pour teriyaki sauce into a saucepan and heat on the stovetop until boiling. Whisk the cornstarch and COLD water in a bowl. Slowly pour the cornstarch slurry into the boiling teriyaki sauce, whisking constantly, until thickened. You may not need all of the slurry, or you may need more depending on how much liquid the chicken released into the sauce.
- Pour thickened teriyaki sauce over the shredded chicken. Serve over brown rice with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
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Recipe lightly altered from Give Me Some Oven
When you say take the chicken out of the crock pot and shred it with a fork and then pour teriyaki sauce into a sauce pan this is the same teriyaki sauce (ingredients) that was put in the slow cooker…correct?!
Yes, ma’am! You’re exactly right!
Hi Amber! I made this recipe today and it delicious. The only thing I didn’t have was the chopped green onions but it was still perfect I’ve already forwarded to all my friends. I would love to send you a photo of the finish product 🙂
Hi Shereka! So glad you loved it! You can tag me in your pic on instagram (@amber_dessertnowdinnerlater). I’d love to see it!
Going to try this one next week!! Can’t wait:). Thank you Amber
I hope you love it! 🙂
This was very good! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for your comment! Glad you liked it!
Crockpot chicken is a BIG favorite around here, so I have a feeling this teriyaki chicken would be a huge hit with the fam!
I think crockpot chicken recipes are a must in every home!
I love letting the slow cooker work for me! This chicken teriyaki looks great!
Me too! Thanks Jessica!
Love quick and easy meals that you can toss into the slow cooker! This looks super delicious and flavorful and that sauce is perfect! 🙂 Haha I am still no good with chopsticks either – drives my mom bonkers!
That’s awesome Kelly! I’m glad I’m not the only one who struggles with them!
I love recipes where I can let the slow cooker do all of the work! This looks so delicious, Amber! I spent a few weeks in China studying abroad and I still can’t eat with chopsticks haha, so forks are much easier for me too 🙂 Pinned!
Glad I’m not the only one! Thanks Danielle!
Love anything ‘slow-cooker’. Anything that cuts down on preparing dinner after getting home from a long day at work always gets high marks in my book! Can’t wait to try out.
Definitely! Hope you get the chance to try it! Thanks David!
Hey! I have all of these ingredients and will be on the road tomorrow. What a perfect thing to make. Thanks for the idea!
I hope you love it as much as we do! Good luck with your busy day Carlee!
Yum! This sounds fantastic, Amber. And even better that I can make it in my slow cooker!
Thanks Jen! I love slow cooker meals!