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This slow cooker honey teriyaki chicken is so easy to throw together, and the flavor is out of this world! The chicken cooks to perfection and will be one of the best things you’ll ever make!
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe=
- Easy to Make: This recipe takes a matter of minutes to throw into the slow cooker, and you can just set it and forget it!
- Budget-Friendly: All you need is chicken breasts and a handful of pantry items. During this economy, I’m all for cheap!
- Versatile: You can make this and use it for a variety of things. Sandwiches, bowls, tacos, salads, the possibilities are endless. Make it a meal and serve it over rice with crab rangoons and Asian cucumber salad.
Picky Eater Approved
My 7-year-old is the pickiest eater that you will meet. We keep hoping that he will grow out of it, but he keeps getting older and still doesn’t like a lot of foods. We at least have him try a couple of bites of what we eat, but he usually gags it down. If you ask him what his favorite meal on the blog is, he will say this teriyaki chicken. And if he likes it, I am convinced that the world will like it!
Ingredients For Slow Cooker Honey Teriyaki Chicken
How to Make Slow Cooker Honey Teriyaki Chicken
You can always count on the slow cooker to help you with dinner time! The tasty sauce clings to the tender shredded chicken, and every bite is so flavorful! I walk you through every step with my easy-to-follow instructions and pictures!
- Prepare: Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and place the chicken breasts in the bottom.
- Whisk: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar, chopped onion, minced garlic, pepper, and ground ginger.
- Add Sauce and Cook: Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 5-6 hours.
- Shred the Chicken: Once the chicken is cooked, remove it with a slotted spoon and shred it using two forks.
- Thicken the Sauce: Pour the sauce left in the bottom of the crockpot into a medium saucepan. In a small bowl, whisk together the water and cornstarch, then slowly whisk that into the sauce on medium-high heat. Continue to whisk and let it boil until the sauce starts to thicken, about 2 minutes.
- Combine and Serve: Add the chicken back to the slow cooker and pour the sauce on top, stirring to coat. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
Tips and Instant Pot Instructions
I know this recipe will become a family favorite at your house, just like it did at ours! Here are some ideas and variations to make it your own! I also included instructions for making it in the instant pot when you’re short on time!
- What is the best chicken to use? This recipe uses chicken breasts, but I love boneless, skinless chicken thighs! The chicken thigh really absorbs the flavors of the sauce and is SO tender when cooked in the slow cooker.
- Serve it With Veggies! Make this a full meal and serve it with broccoli, green beans, or any veggie your family loves! Vegetables add texture and nutrition.
- Instant Pot Instructions: This easily converts to a quick Instant Pot recipe. Perfect for when you’re short on time or forget to prep this for the slow cooker. Add the chicken breasts to the bottom of the instant pot. Follow the directions for making the sauce and pour it over the chicken. Cook on “Manual” for 25 minutes. Lastly, quick-release the pressure and follow the instructions for shredding the chicken and thickening the sauce.
Slow Cooker Honey Teriyaki Chicken Leftovers
Store any leftover honey teriyaki chicken because it’s great for heating up and enjoying later! I like to make a little extra rice as well for a quick lunch that’s super satisfying!
- In the Refrigerator: Place leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- In the Freezer: Once cooled, store leftovers in an air-tight container or freezer ziplock bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator before rewarming.
- To Reheat: Place leftovers in a microwave-safe bowl, then heat for 1-2 minutes or until warmed through.
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Slow Cooker Honey Teriyaki Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 2 pounds
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic, 2 cloves
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- green onions, optional garnish
- sesame seeds, optional garnish
Instructions
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and place 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, in the bottom.
- In a small bowl whisk together ½ cup soy sauce, ½ cup honey, ¼ cup rice wine vinegar, ¼ cup chopped onion, 2 teaspoons minced garlic, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and ¾ teaspoon ground ginger.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW for 5-6 hours.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it with a slotted spoon and shred it using two forks.
- Pour the sauce into a medium saucepan. In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup water and 3 tablespoons cornstarch. Slowly whisk into the sauce on medium-high heat. Continue to whisk and let it boil until the sauce starts to thicken about 2 minutes.
- Add the chicken back to the slow cooker and pour the sauce on top stirring to coat. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions, and sesame seeds, if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I am going to try out some of your recipes. They sound delicious
Can I substitute the soy sauce for teriyaki sauce? Just realizing I have teriyaki sauce and not soy
You can try making some at home with this recipe: Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
This looks amazing, cant wait to try! Can I just halve all ingredients if I only want half the servings?
Yes!
Can’t wait to try this recipe, kids should love it. Love slow cooker recipes, for busy families it’s a must have gadget.
Totally agree with you! It is a great recipe too!
Where do you find rice wine vinegar? I have been looking for it, for several recipes and cannot find it anywhere. I find various wine vinegars and rice vinegar, but have not found rice wine vinegar anywhere (and I have looked at a lot of grocery stores).
Our rice wine vinegar is located in or near the asian ingredients.
Just wanted to know can this be made with chicken wings.
Great flavor and easy to make! I served it over rice along with steamed broccoli. So good!
Have you ever tried this with frozen chicken breasts? Would it work cooking them for about 8 hours on low? I know a lot of times you just double the time for frozen foods, but not everything always turns out as great when starting from frozen.
I have not tried it with frozen, but with other recipes that I’ve substituted I’ve had the same success cooking it the same amount of time. So try 4 hours on high and it should work fine.
Just tried this recipe and it was so good! Wish you could add the nutritional information like calories, fat, protein, sugar, cholesterol levels to the recipe.
Could you toss in some broccoli at some point in the process?
Thank you for all the recipes. Ilove the slow cooker oes.
In the recipe for the honey teriyaki chicken what if I want to use more than 4 chicken breasts for a large family, how would the ingredients change on the measuring side?
You will want to double the ingredients and double the chicken breasts. That would be the easiest way to make these without confusion.
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Such a tasty and easy recipe! My fussy 6 & 7 year old kids loved it. I didn’t have to tweak the recipe at all. The chicken was cooked after 4 hours on low. Thank you!
That is great to hear! I am so glad that she loved it! Thanks so much for sharing! XOXO
I don’t comment on recipes often, but this was the best thing I have made in such a long time. Thanks so much.
Delicious and simple! I put the chicken over quinoaa!