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    Home » Recipes » Chicken Recipes » Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

    Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

    Published: Nov 23, 2018 · Modified: Feb 25, 2021 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 33 Comments

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    This easy Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki recipe is cooked with chicken breasts or thighs with honey, garlic, soy sauce that makes the perfect homemade sauce. Serve it in a bowl over rice with a vegetable like broccoli for a healthy balanced meal.

    This homemade chicken teriyaki recipe was the biggest hit of the week in our house!  It is so nice to hear everyone happily tell me how much they like something new.   I can’t remember this much excitement since making this chicken casserole a long time ago.

    overhead picture of Shredded chicken teriyaki over white rice in a white bowl with text overlay

    I really love that I can make the teriyaki sauce so easily without buying a bottle at the stove.  It is so much easier than I thought.  Plus the fact there is no high fructose corn syrup or other artificial ingredients that you may find in store bought versions.

    Just load it all in your slow cooker in the morning and be ready for a healthy meal on the table at dinner time.  We love it serve over rice with steamed broccoli. But adding other vegetables like sugar snap peas, carrots and sweet red peppers are great as well.  I cook the vegetables separately so they stay less soggy that if you cook them in the crock pot.

    overhead picture of Shredded chicken teriyaki over white rice with scallions on top

    Ingredients needed:

    This recipe uses boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs (or a mixture of the two). You could also use a whole chicken and de-bone it.

    Honey gives the teriyaki sauce just the right amount of sweetness

    Soy sauce is another must for this recipe. I like to use low sodium soy sauce. And I have also used coconut aminos for a gluten free version.

    Fresh garlic cloves, minced are more flavorful if you have them but jarred versions are just fine too.

    I use chopped yellow onion, usually but any onion you prefer will work too

    Red wine vinegar is the only vinegar I have tried with this recipe.

    Other spices used are ground ginger and a little black pepper.

    A little cornstarch mixed with water is used to thicken the delicious sauce.

    How to Make Homemade Chicken Teriyaki in a Slow Cooker

    In a bowl mix together the honey, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, onion, ground ginger and pepper.

    Add the chicken and turn to coat both sides with the sauce.

    Cook in a slow cooker on low for about 4-5 hours

    Remove from the slow cooker and shred the chicken with a fork. Then set aside.

    Pour the remaining sauce through a fine mesh strainer to strain out the onion and garlic chunks.

    Transfer this remaining liquid into a medium sauce pan and heat on the stove to medium heat.

    Whisk together the cornstarch and cold water in a separate little bowl.

    Once the sauce on the burner starts to boil, slowly pour the cornstarch mixture in, stirring constantly.

    Return to a boil and then reduce to low and simmer for about 4 minutes until thickened.

    Pour half the sauce over the chicken and mix together.

    When you serve the chicken over rice, drizzle more sauce over the top for extra yumminess!  Add broccoli for a perfect veggie.

    ENJOY!!

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    closeup of chicken teriyaki over a bowl of rice

    Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

    Nothing is better than a great homemade Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki. Serve over rice for another wonderful, healthy dinner choice.
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 5 hours hours
    Total Time: 5 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 278kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 4 chicken breasts
    • ½ cup honey
    • ½ cup low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos for a gluten free version
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 1 small yellow onion chopped
    • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
    • ½ tablespoon ground ginger
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • 3 tablespoon water

    Instructions

    • In a bowl mix together the honey, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, onion, ground ginger and pepper.
    • Add the chicken and turn to coat both sides with the sauce.
    • Cook in a Slow Cooker on low for about 4-5 hours
    • Remove from the Slow Cooker and shred the chicken with a fork. Then set aside.
    • Pour the remaining sauce through a fine mesh strainer to strain out the onion and garlic chunks.
    • Transfer this remaining liquid into a medium sauce pan and heat on the stove to medium heat.
    • Whisk together the cornstarch and cold water in a separate little bowl.
    • Once the sauce on the burner starts to boil, slowly pour the cornstarch mixture in, stirring constantly.
    • Return to a boil and then reduce to low and simmer for about 4 minutes until thickened.
    • Pour half the sauce over the chicken and mix together.
    • When you serve the chicken over rice, drizzle more sauce over the top for extra yumminess!  Add broccoli for a perfect veggie.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 885mg | Potassium: 610mg | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 2.2mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1.2mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    Adapted from Gimme Some Oven

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    Comments

    1. Theresa

      February 03, 2022 at 12:00 pm

      I was wondering if this can be done as a freezer meal?

      Reply
    2. Heather

      July 10, 2018 at 1:55 pm

      Has anyone tried this without a stovetop? Is it possible to add the sauce ingredients with the chicken? Or even maybe 30 mins before it is done? We will be without a stove, only crockpot and I’m trying to see if we can make this work.

      Reply
      • Sherri

        July 10, 2018 at 4:44 pm

        I think it would be just fine! You may want to add the cornstarch to the sauce ingredients when adding it to the slow cooker to thicken the sauce up. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Tanzi Miller

      September 23, 2017 at 9:29 pm

      5 stars
      I’ve made this recipe a few times now! It is so yummy and simple, plus we usually always have the ingredients on hand!

      Reply
      • Sheena Dousharm

        August 08, 2023 at 1:12 pm

        Do you put the sauce with the chicken into the slow cooker or just the chicken. It’s kind of confusing. Thanks!

        Reply
    4. Italian Belly

      January 06, 2017 at 4:37 am

      I’m so happy I found this because you actually made the teriyaki sauce! I’ve already pinned it. Can’t wait to make it. Thanks and visiting from the Recipe Sharing Party.

      Reply
    5. Emily

      January 05, 2017 at 2:17 pm

      My family loves Chicken Teriyaki; saving this so I can maybe make it soon! 🙂

      Reply
    6. Donna

      December 01, 2015 at 6:04 pm

      OMG!!! So good!!! Chicken melted right away to shred and the teriyaki sauce was so delicious!!!!! So good with the rice and broccoli….fills you up, too, and healthy!!!!! Yummy!!!!

      Reply
    7. Donna Loretti

      November 02, 2015 at 11:01 pm

      OMG!!! First off, this was sooooo easy to make and what a wonderful flavor!!!!!!! The sauce was so sweet and tangy and the chicken just shredded so easy……definitely a keeper!!!!!! Yummy and thanks for sharing!!!!!

      Reply
      • Sherri

        November 03, 2015 at 8:25 am

        Thank you Donna! I’m so glad you liked it as much as we do! 🙂

        Reply
        • Claudia

          July 23, 2023 at 10:52 am

          5 stars
          Could I add the broccoli when it is cooking in the crockpot?

          Thanks,
          Claudia

    8. Denise

      March 26, 2015 at 4:43 pm

      chicken was mushy and way to vinegary.

      Reply
      • Denise

        March 26, 2015 at 4:44 pm

        And had to triple the sauce.

        Reply
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