This healthy teriyaki chicken is cooked in the slow cooker with a sweet and savory Asian sauce. Once shredded, serve over rice with veggies for a full meal!
Fall is in the air… now is the time for slow cooker meals! Few things are better than prepping ingredients in the morning and having a delicious, healthy dinner ready for you at the end of the day. You don’t have to turn on your oven or spend time preparing dinner after work. We’re big fans of slow cooker meals over here!
This slow cooker teriyaki chicken recipe feels extra fancy because it’s like takeout in the comfort of your own home. Bonus points for much fresher and healthier ingredients! Don’t get me wrong, I love treating myself to a dinner out, but I also love knowing what goes in the food I’m eating and I like to stick with high quality, real food as much as possible.
The star of this recipe is definitely the sauce. Store-bought teriyaki sauce is usually a mixture of soy sauce, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, salt, spices and other preservatives. While it’s super easy to buy a bottle at the store it’s allllmost just as easy to make the sauce at home. For this version we’re using the following ingredients:
Start by whisking together the sauce in a small bowl. Add the chicken breasts to a slow cooker and pour the sauce over the top, coating the chicken. Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 hours or on low for 3-4 hours or until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
I usually pick my heat level and cook time based on what my day looks like and when I’m prepping everything! When the chicken is done cooking, remove the chicken and transfer to a cutting board to let cool. You’ll leave the sauce in the slow cooker!
Whisk arrowroot powder and water until the powder dissolves. Arrowroot powder acts similarly to corn starch and helps thicken the sauce. Pour the arrowroot mixture into the slow cooker with the sauce and stir until smooth. Turn the slow cooker on high and cook uncovered until the sauce thickens.
Shred the chicken using two forks and then add chicken back into the slow cooker with the sauce to combine. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the chicken and serve. I like serving this shredded teriyaki chicken over rice with broccoli on the side.
If you make this slow cooker teriyaki chicken, please be sure to leave a comment and star rating below letting me know how it turns out. Your feedback is so helpful for the EBF team and other EBF readers.
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This turned out delicious and had so much flavor! I didn’t have the chili garlic sauce but subbed a splash of ACV and dash of red pepper flakes as mentioned below and it turned out really tasty. Will definitely be making again. Thank you 🙂
Woo! So glad to hear you loved this recipe, Cristina! Glad the swap worked out for you. Thanks for sharing and coming back to leave a review and star rating, I really appreciate it.
I actually only did up to step #4 and it was delicious! Thank you! Next time I’ll finish all the steps 🙂
I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe, Melinda! Thanks for the review. I appreciate it!
Soooo good 😃 I made mine in pressure cooker and added some dried crushed chilies and grated fresh ginger. Very good highly recommend!
Woo! So glad this recipe turned out in the pressure cooker. Thanks for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it.
Easy.Delicious!
Sons working from home now have asked me to make this again, and again. We’ve eaten it 3X in two weeks. Last night: served it over brown rice with steamed broccoli and lemon oil! The only negative is there is just scraps left over,
Once we made the sauce and put it over smoked pulled pork from Costco (not as good as the chicken, but it was tasty)
Brittany makes me look like a good cook! Thank you!
Ahh that makes me so happy to hear! I’m so glad this recipe has been a hit with your son. Thanks so much for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. It means the world to me!
Delicious! Perfect for meal prep!