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Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken (+ Instant Pot) + Recipe Video

4/22/17

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Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken – this recipe is the perfect set and forget meal with a delicious homemade teriyaki sauce. Best of all, just 10 minutes of prep made in a crock-pot or your Instant Pot pressure cooker. Plus keto-friendly options and a step-by-step recipe video!

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken on a bed of rice with broccoli and peas in a white serving bowl with black and gold chopsticks.

Blog post updated from February 2015 post

Teriyaki Chicken (or Chicken Teriyaki) was one of the very first Japanese takeout dishes I had back in high school. I wasn’t brave enough to try sushi yet, so Teriyaki Chicken seemed like the safest bet.

Fast forward to today and anything with a deliciously sweet and sticky teriyaki sauce still shows up regularly around here.

A few of our favorites include:

  • Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken
  • One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Zoodles
  • One Pot Teriyaki Rice with Chicken
  • Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken
  • Baked Teriyaki Salmon
  • Teriyaki Chicken Foil Packets
  • Beef  Teriyaki Zoodles
  • Shrimp Teriyaki Noodles
  • Grilled Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Caesar Salad

Delicious Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken on a bed of white rice with black and gold chopsticks.

I decided to re-post this Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken recipe with some updated photos and include instructions for making it in an Instant Pot.

And for those that are following a paleo, low carb or ketogenic diet, in the recipe I’ve also included some substitutes that you can use.

a crockpot with Chicken in teriyaki sauce with a wooden spoon.

HOW DO YOU MAKE SLOW COOKER TERIYAKI CHICKEN?

This recipe for chicken teriyaki couldn’t be easier to make. It’s a simple set and forget meal with just 10 minutes of prep making it just perfect for busy weeknights.

Skip the bottled sauce by making this homemade teriyaki sauce. It’s super easy to make with soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, Mirin, garlic and ginger.

Mirin is pretty easy to find these days in the International section of most large grocery stores and online but you can definitely leave it out or use dry sherry or rice wine instead.

For a keto friendly version of teriyaki chicken, swap the honey for a low carb sweetener and leave out the Mirin.

Everything gets tossed into the slow cooker while the chicken soaks in all that amazing sweet and savory sauce. Once the chicken is nice and tender, just grab two forks and shred them into bite-sized pieces.

You can serve this over your favorite rice, zoodles, quinoa or noodles. Sprinkle with some sesame seeds and scallions and you’ve got a delicious meal that can easily rival your local take-out restaurant.

Delicious slow cooker Chicken smothered in teriyaki sauce with sesame seeds on a bed of white rice in a white serving bowl.

This Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken would also make great leftovers or if you prep this on your Sunday meal prep, you can have yummy work or school lunches for the rest of the week. You could even pack some chopsticks to make it an authentic Asian meal.

Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki with peas,, broccoli and white rice in black take out container with dark red chopsticks.

MEAL PREP TIPS FOR SLOW COOKER TERIYAKI CHICKEN:

  • Mix the sauce ingredients together the day before and store in an air-tight container in the fridge
  • Make the rice or noodles the day before and store in an air-tight container in the fridge
  • Weekly meal prep or the leftovers can be packed into lunch containers for the week – I use this lunch container
  • Pack with your favorite vegetables (broccoli & edamame shown here) and carbs – Jasmine rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice or spiralized vegetables – zoodles

Six Chicken Teriyaki Bowls with dark brown chopsticks.

More lunch bowl ideas:

General Tso’s Chicken Lunch Bowls

Chicken Chow Mein Lunch Bowls

Slow Cooker Orange Lunch Bowls

Chicken Lo Mein Lunch Bowls

Sweet and Sour Chicken Lunch Bowls

Asian Lemon Chicken Lunch Bowls

Honey Lime Chicken with Asparagus Lunch Bowls

Shrimp Teriyaki Zoodles

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken – this recipe is the perfect set and forget meal with a delicious homemade teriyaki sauce. Best of all, just 10 minutes of prep made in your Instant Pot pressure cooker and so much easier and better than the local Japanese takeout restaurant. There is also have a slow cooker version on the site. Great for school or work lunchboxes and Sunday meal prep. #teriyaki #takeoutfakeout #chicken #japanese #instantpot #pressurecooker #takeout #betterthantakeout #mealprep
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Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken (+ Instant Pot) MEAL PREP + VIDEO
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
 
Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki makes the perfect easy set and forget crock-pot meal. Best of all, only 10 minutes of prep with a delicious homemade Teriyaki sauce. Skip the takeout!


Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: Asian chicken recipe, chicken teriyaki, slow cooker recipes meat
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 338 kcal
Author: Kelly
Ingredients
  • 1-1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
  • 2/3 cups low sodium soy sauce or can use tamari or coconut aminos for gluten free or paleo
  • 1/3 cup honey or low carb sweetener for keto
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar for paleo
  • 1 Tablespoon Mirin or dry sherry (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 teaspoons freshly grated or minced ginger
OPTIONAL
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper chili flakes or Sriracha sauce optional
CORN STARCH SLURRY
  • 2 Tablespoons corn starch or arrowroot/tapioca starch for paleo or leave out for keto
  • 3 Tablespoon cold water
  • For garnish: sliced green onions sesame seeds
  • For lunch bowls: cooked rice quinoa or noodles, cooked shelled edamame beans, roasted or stir-fried broccoli (or other vegetable of your choice), lunch containers
Instructions
For Slow Cooker Method:
  1. Place the chicken in the bottom of your slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, vinegar, mirin, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger and pour over chicken. Cover and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours or HIGH for 2-3 hours.

To thicken sauce, combine the corn starch with water and stir into the slow cooker (lskip this step for Keto if desired). Cook on HIGH for another 30-40 minutes, or until sauce has bubbled and thickened up (You can thicken the sauce in a saucepan on the stove top at medium high heat, if that works better for you). Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Shred chicken into pieces with two forks and serve with any remaining sauce along with your favorite rice, quinoa or noodles.
  1. For lunch bowls, make rice (or zoodles) and vegetables and divide evenly among lunch containers. Add chicken and drizzle on remaining sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.

For Instant Pot Method:
  1. Place the chicken in the Instant Pot.
  2. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, vinegar, mirin, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger and pour over chicken.
  3. Close and seal Instant Pot.
  4. Turn the venting knob to SEALING and press MANUAL (old models) or PRESSURE COOK (new models) on high for 5 minutes. The Instant Pot will take a few minutes to come to pressure.
  5. Once the Instant Pot has finished cooking the chicken and beeps, allow to naturally release for 15 minutes.
  6. Open the lid and remove chicken from Instant Pot and shred with two forks.

  7. Press the SAUTE button on the Instant Pot. Combine the cornstarch with water and stir into the Instant Pot (skip for Keto if desired). Allow the sauce to bubble and thicken up. Taste and adjust seasonings with salt, black pepper and/or hot chili flakes needed. Add the chicken back into the Instant Pot and combine with sauce and heat until hot. Serve with any remaining sauce along with your favorite rice, quinoa or noodles.

  8. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, green onions and serve over rice, quinoa or zoodles, if desired.

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken (+ Instant Pot) MEAL PREP + VIDEO
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 338 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Cholesterol 108mg36%
Sodium 1651mg69%
Potassium 720mg21%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Sugar 24g27%
Protein 38g76%
Vitamin A 90IU2%
Vitamin C 2.5mg3%
Calcium 18mg2%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy using the WPRM recipe calculator. It is best to make your own calculations to ensure accuracy. We expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

More take-out favorites:

Slow Cooker Chicken Lo Mein Noodles

Crock pot Lo Mein noodles recipe with red bell peppers and broccoli.

Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pineapples and Bell Peppers

Sweet and Sour Chicken on a bed of white rice with brown chopsticks inside of a silver serving plate.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken coated in a homemade sweet and savory Teriyaki sauce that is even better than your local Japanese takeout restaurant! Best of all, it's full of authentic flavors and super easy to make with just 10 minutes of prep time. Skip the takeout menu! This is so much better and healthier! Weekly meal prep or leftovers are great for lunch bowls or lunchboxes for work or school. Instructions for crock-pot and Instant Pot pressure cooker

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Posted April 22, 2017 In Asian, Chicken, Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker, Japanese, Keto / Low Carb, Lunch Bowls - Work / School, Meal Prep, One Pan / Pot / Skillet, paleo, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Slow Cooker Meals

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Comments

  1. Stine Mari -

    March 1, 2018 at 7:13 am

    Teriyaki is so yummy, and your photos are really pretty!

    Reply
  2. Angela -

    February 18, 2018 at 3:20 pm

    I’m assuming this recipe is written for fresh (thawed) chicken breast? Or can frozen be used?

    Reply
    • Kelly -

      February 19, 2018 at 6:10 am

      Hi Angela, yes, the recipe is for fresh or thawed chicken. I haven’t tried with this recipe but if you are using the Instant Pot – you can use frozen. Just cook it on High Pressure for 10 minutes instead of the 5. You may have to increase the cornstarch amount later because there will be more liquid – also you may have to adjust the salt level as well. Good luck, hope that helps!

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