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Home » Recipes » Chicken Recipes » Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

By Sherri On November 23, 2018, Updated February 25, 2021 30 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
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos for a gluten free version
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 small yellow onion chopped
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 TBSP ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 TBSP cornstarch
  • 3 TBSP 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
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Adapted from Gimme Some Oven

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  1. Dee says

    December 8, 2014 at 10:53 pm

    I’m always on the hunt for new Crock-Pot recipes, and this sounds great! Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Susan says

    December 7, 2014 at 6:52 pm

    Love that I could print this right out! Visiting from Snicker doodle Sunday

    Reply
  3. Miz Helen says

    December 4, 2014 at 10:08 am

    5 stars
    Congratulations!
    Your recipe is one of the Top Ten Favorites this week at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are enjoying your week and your new Red Plate.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  4. Andrea Fogleman says

    December 1, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    5 stars
    It’s a huge bonus to have the option to use a low sodium product. Store bought sauces have so much salt in them. I’m not a huge fan of salt. I use it to cook with but that’s about it. Thank you for sharing and linking up to Scraptastic Saturdays. This post has been shared via Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Reply
  5. Jann Olson says

    December 1, 2014 at 12:43 am

    This looks so yummy! I think I may try adapting it and using some of my leftover turkey. Thanks for sharing with SYC. Pinned.
    hugs,
    Jann

    Reply
  6. Cindy Demaree says

    November 30, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    Sounds like a dish my family will enjoy.

    Reply
  7. swathi says

    November 30, 2014 at 1:00 am

    Delicious Chicken teriyaki, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop. pinning.

    Reply
  8. Karly says

    November 29, 2014 at 11:08 pm

    Delicious dinner idea! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!

    Reply
  9. Chris at Hye Thyme Cafe says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:09 pm

    Great idea! I wouldn’t have thought to do a shredded/pulled teriyaki, but why the heck not? It’s all about the flavor! 🙂 #PinItThurs

    Reply
  10. Charlene says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:28 am

    Looks delicious! I love terriyaki, but have never tried making my own sauce, thanks for the tip!

    Reply
  11. Jennifer Roe says

    November 28, 2014 at 10:03 am

    Yummy!

    Reply
  12. De Tout Coeur Limousin says

    November 27, 2014 at 10:52 am

    5 stars
    That looks so delicious – and my kind of cooking. Love the slow cooker – and will be trying this recipe out soon. Bonjour from me over at http://detoutcoeurlimousin.blogspot.fr/2014/11/baked-camembert-with-chilli-jam-rosemary.html – hope to say hello soon and look forward to checking out more of your recipes 🙂

    Reply
  13. Ashley @ PioneerMomma.com says

    November 26, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    LOVE Teriyaki. Even better that it’s in the slow cooker! Great for the crazy holiday season. Thanks for sharing your recipe! Pinned and newly subscribed 🙂

    Reply
  14. Laura Sue Shaw says

    November 26, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    This looks delicious and oh so easy! I’m always looking for yummy new slow cooker recipes. This is most definitely going on my list to try ~ pinning to I can find later. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  15. Leah says

    November 25, 2014 at 11:37 am

    Holy cow – I’m totally making this for dinner. I have all the ingredients and it looks delicious!

    Reply
  16. Amanda says

    November 25, 2014 at 8:31 am

    Looks DELICIOUS!!

    Reply
  17. Terri Presser says

    November 25, 2014 at 1:53 am

    This looks great and I really enjoy Teriyaki. Thanks for sharing, I’m definitely going to book mark this. Blessings

    Reply
  18. [email protected] says

    November 25, 2014 at 12:32 am

    This looks great! I have been looking for some crockpot recipes to add to my collection. Thanks for sharing. Followed you over from Much Ado About Monday.

    Reply
  19. Jess says

    November 24, 2014 at 11:40 am

    This sounds so delicious! I’ve pinned it!

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week and Happy Thanksgiving! 🙂

    Reply
  20. Michelle says

    November 24, 2014 at 6:39 am

    I love homemade teriyaki and I love anything I can do in the crockpot! Looks really yummy! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
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