Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken – one of the best and easiest crock pot meals you can make! Chicken thighs or breasts cooked in brown sugar teriyaki sauce and served over rice.
A ton of flavor with minimal prep, just like my Easy Sesame Chicken, or Easy Chicken Yakisoba. Serve over Fluffy Rice, Asian Slaw and steamed vegetables.
Sometimes the best meals are quick and easy. These days I definitely need quick and easy. Slow cooker comfort food to the rescue! This dish saves my busy, no wait, HECTIC days. I love my slow cooker and the fact that I can simply throw ingredients together and let them cook and be ready by dinner is fabulous! The comforting, drool-inducing smell that spreads through the house is a bonus. I highly recommend making a bottle of my Homemade Teriyaki Sauce so you can cut the prep time!
Ingredients:
- chicken breast or thighs
- brown sugar or honey
- low-sodium soy sauce
- rice or apple cider vinegar
- fresh or ground ginger
- garlic
- sweet onion
- black pepper
- cornstarch
- water
Instructions:
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together the sauce ingredients.
- Arrange chicken in slow cooker. Pour sauce over chicken.
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Cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours.
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When done, shred chicken with two forks.
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In a small measuring cup, whisk cornstarch with cold water. Add to slow cooker and stir. Let cook for 10 minutes and stir again. Cook to make sauce.
Sides
I served this teriyaki chicken with steamed broccoli (you can get a stir fry veggie mix or chop fresh ones) and rice. If you want to learn how to make perfect, fluffy rice without the rice cooker. To make a spicy version, add sriracha while shredding the chicken. A garnish of chopped green onions was my favorite. A pop of color and fresh taste – so good!
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One of the easiest crock pot meals you can make! Chicken thighs or breasts cooked in teriyaki brown sugar sauce and served over rice.
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts or mix of both
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon fresh chopped ginger OR 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup sweet onion chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cold water
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Place chicken in slow cooker.
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce and vinegar. Add ginger, garlic, onion and pepper. Whisk well. Pour the mixture over chicken. Cover slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 4 hours.
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When done, DO NOT turn off the slow cooker. Shred chicken with two forks.
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In a small measuring cup, whisk cornstarch with cold water. Add to slow cooker and stir. Let cook for 10 minutes and stir again. The mixture should thicken.
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Serve over rice with a side of steamed vegetables.
You can use 1/3 cup of honey in place of brown sugar.
This recipe was originally published on January 18th, 2016 and updated on May 29th, 2019.
Kelly Riley says
Soooooo…… brown sugar or honey?
Pamela says
In the recipe notes she says you can use 1/3 cup honey or the brown sugar.
Kim says
What do you with the brown sugar?
Chelsea says
Can this meal be frozen? How long does it last in the fridge for?
Alison says
Honey?? Listed in instructions, but not in ingredients. How much do you use?
Andi says
These stunning photos make me hungry! I need to make this teriyaki chicken immediately!
Ashley says
I love all of your videos! So fun! And I love pretty much anything that comes out of my slow cooker, so this is a total win for us 🙂
eat good 4 life says
I love making this in the slow cooker. Each and every time it is a hit. Your version looks delicious.
Cathy says
I love teriyaki and LOVE that this is a slow cooker recipe! It looks so flavorful!
Amy Stafford says
Can’t get any easier than that! I love it!
Justine says
You are CONSTANTLY making me hungry! Love chicken teriyaki! Such a fab idea to make it in the slow cooker!
Erin says
I love this chicken, it would be great to use all week in different ways!! And the slow cooker is always a win!
Lora says
I just love teriyaki!! How nice to have another way to use my slow cooker. When it’s back to school, I drag it out and figure out new ways to make a tasty weeknight meal and this is what I’ll make next. Congrats on the youtube channel!!!
Muna Kenny says
This recipe sounds interesting and delicious. The rice looks perfectly cooked!