Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki

Last updated on January 11, 2021

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This Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki recipe is delicious and easy to make! We show you how to thicken up the sauce at the end so you have a delicious teriyaki glaze to drizzle over your chicken that is absolutely delicious!

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I have a "food bucket list" with so many recipes on it! I see things every single day that I want to make but there just aren't enough hours (or meals) in the day to try them all! Besides, if I tried them all I'd probably be so huge I couldn't fit through the kitchen door anymore because most of them involve dessert. This Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki recipe isn't dessert but it has been on my list of things to make for as long as I can remember.

Before I became a food blogger our family would have chicken teriyaki once a month with store bought teriyaki sauce. I had never tried to make it from scratch and now I feel kind of silly because this recipe was so easy and I had every single one of the ingredients that I needed in my kitchen already so I just grabbed them and threw them in the slow cooker with my chicken.

For those of you who don't know... I'm a sauce lover! I really couldn't wait to try this recipe from Gimme Some Oven was because the sauce looked like a thicker glaze and it looked absolutely delicious. Sometimes teriyaki sauce can get a little runny and I definitely didn't want that. I hate when it all runs to the bottom of the plate and you have a huge pool of it when you're done eating. Or even worse is when you tip your plate and it runs off the side onto your lap. Not fun and since I eat usually while I'm sitting with my kids I'm often moving my plate around so they don't grab at it and pull it on the floor. That plus runny liquid on my plate just doesn't mix!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Slow Cooker Chicken

Cuisine Asian

Servings 4 servings

Calories 497 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 4 chicken breasts
▢ ¾ cup honey
▢ ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
▢ 2 garlic cloves (minced)
▢ 1 small yellow onion (chopped)
▢ ¼ cup red wine vinegar
▢ ½ tablespoon ground ginger
▢ 6 turns on a fresh pepper grinder or about ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
▢ 1 tablespoon cornstarch
▢ 3 tablespoons water
▢ Toasted Sesame Seeds

DIRECTIONS

Add your honey, low sodium soy sauce, minced garlic, yellow onion, red wine vinegar, ground ginger and ground black pepper to your crock pot and whisk together.
Add your chicken and turn over to coat both sides of it with sauce. Spoon some of the onion mixture over the top and cover with your lid.
Cook on low for about 3-5 hours (ours was done in 3.5 so be sure to check it earlier rather than later).
When the chicken is tender and easily falls apart remove it from your slow cooker and shred it with a fork and set aside.
Transfer the remaining liquid in the slow cooker to a medium sauce pan and turn the burner to medium heat. Strain out the onion and garlic chunks so you're sauce will be smooth.
In a separate container whisk together your cornstarch and water. Once your teriyaki sauce starts to boil slowly pour your cornstarch mixture in while whisking it. Let it return to a boil and then turn it down to low and allow it to simmer for 2-4 minutes so it can thicken up.
Pour half your sauce over your chicken and toss. Save the remaining sauce so that you can drizzle it over the top of your chicken and rice once you have dished up.
Top with Toasted Sesame Seeds and serve with white or fried rice and enjoy!

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Ashley says
October 04, 2016 at 11:45 am

If I leave it in too long what will happen? If I cook it for 3 hours then have to leave can I just leave it on the warm setting until I get back a few hours later?
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- The Best Blog Recipes says
  October 05, 2016 at 10:56 am
  
  I think the only danger would be getting it too dry.
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Lauren says
June 13, 2016 at 12:58 am

Have you tried it with frozen chicken breast?
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- The Best Blog Recipes says
  June 14, 2016 at 8:39 am
  
  I have not yet, but I'm sure that would be a great way to do it!
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stubbornwithasmile says
March 07, 2016 at 10:43 am

This looks delicious! Any idea of the calorie count?
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- The Best Blog Recipes says
  March 07, 2016 at 11:13 am
  
  Oh gosh, we have no idea. You could always try to enter it into My Fitness Pal and see what it comes back with!
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Kandy says
January 19, 2016 at 11:25 pm

This turned out great!
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Joanne DiPalo says
February 28, 2015 at 8:12 am

This sounds delicious, I can't wait to make it. Love that I can put it in the slow cooker.
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- Shauna | The Best Blog Recipes says
  March 02, 2015 at 3:28 am
  
  Thank you! It is such a great meal just because of the slow cooker!
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Shauna | The Best Blog Recipes says
February 11, 2015 at 12:32 pm

Yay! Hope you love it!
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Katerina says
February 08, 2015 at 8:49 am

I love chicken teriyaki and once my slow cooker arrives I will definitely try it!
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joylovefood says
November 14, 2014 at 3:28 pm

Yum, I love Chicken Teriyaki and love to make it in the slow cooker. I agree that the sauce can be runny sometimes, this one does look nice and thick, can't wait to try! Pinned!
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- Shauna | The Best Blog Recipes says
  November 21, 2014 at 11:57 am
  
  Thanks! Hope you love this recipe!
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Thao@ingoodflavor says
November 13, 2014 at 8:14 pm

This recipe is telling me I should use my slow cooker more often. It sounds so good and the sauce looks amazing!
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- Shauna | The Best Blog Recipes says
  November 21, 2014 at 12:02 pm
  
  Yes. The slow cooker is a great tool in the kitchen!
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