Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki (+ Instant Pot) + Recipe VIDEO! - Life Made Sweeter (2024)

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Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 hrs 10 mins

Total Time

5 hrs 20 mins

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce can use tamari or coconut aminos for gluten free or paleo
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 rice wine vinegar apple cider vinegar for paleo
• 1 tablespoon Mirin dry sherry (optional)
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated or minced ginger
• 2 tablespoons corn starch arrowroot/tapioca starch for paleo
• 3 tablespoon cold water

Garnish (optional):

• sliced green onions
• sesame seeds

For Lunch Bowls:

• For lunch bowls:
• cooked rice, quinoa, or noodles
• cooked edamame shelled
• roasted or stir-fried broccoli or other vegetable of your choice
• lunch containers

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.

2. To thicken the sauce, combine the cornstarch with water and stir into the slow cooker. Cook on HIGH for another 30-40 minutes, or until sauce has bubbled and thickened up. Shred chicken into pieces with two forks and serve with any remaining sauce along with your favorite rice, quinoa or noodles.

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. Press MANUAL (old models) or PRESSURE COOK (new models) on high for 5 minutes. After it's cooked for 5 minutes and beeps, let naturally release for 15 minutes.

5. Open the lid and remove chicken from Instant Pot and shred with two forks.

6. Press the SAUTE button on the Instant Pot. Combine the cornstarch with water and stir into the Instant Pot. Allow the sauce to bubble and thicken up. 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.

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

For meal prep / lunch bowls:

1. Make rice and vegetables and divide evenly among lunch containers. Add chicken and drizzle on remaining sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

Amount Per Serving (1 serving (chicken only))

Calories 265 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Cholesterol 72mg24%

Sodium 1228mg51%

Potassium 491mg14%

Carbohydrates 32g11%

Sugar 24g27%

Protein 25g50%

Vitamin A 35IU1%

Vitamin C 1.8mg2%

Calcium 14mg1%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* 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.