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This recipe is so easy to throw into your slow cooker and the honey teriyaki flavor is our of this world! The chicken cooks to perfection and will be one of the best things that you will make!
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! 😉
So I am sure that you can imagine how often this Teriyaki Chicken gets made in this house. But I am not complaining because it takes a matter of minutes to throw into the slow cooker and it is amazing. As I was making it the other day, I wondered how much better honey would make the recipe. This simple added ingredient took it to a whole different level.
Oh.my.gosh. I think this is the best thing that I have ever made in my slow cooker. The honey added some sweetness to the teriyaki and made it incredible. My favorite part of cooking this in the slow cooker is the chicken. It just shreds apart because it is so tender and melts in your mouth.
The honey teriyaki glaze is perfect on top of this tender chicken. The flavor is incredible. This meal is picky eater approved and I know it will be a meal that your family will love! You will make it again and again!
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Slow Cooker Honey Teriyaki Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, about 2 pounds
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- Optional garnish: green onions sesame seeds
Instructions
- Spray your slow cooker with cooking spray and place the chicken breasts in the bottom. In a small bowl whisk the soy sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar, onion, garlic, pepper and ginger. Pour over the chicken breasts.
- Cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 4-5 or until chicken is cooked throughout and shreds easily. Once the chicken is cooked, remove with a slotted spoon and shred on a plate.
- Pour the sauce into a medium sauce pan. In a small bowl, whisk together the water and cornstarch. Slowly whisk into the sauce on medium high heat. Continue to whisk and let it boil until the honey teriyaki 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 if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
In the “ingredient list” did you mean soy sauce or teriyaki sauce. I made it according to the directions (using soy sauce) and it wasn’t very good. Are soy sauce and teriyaki sauce the same thing?????
No they are different. This is a homemade teriyaki sauce that uses soy sauce as the base. I am sorry it didn’t turn out for you!
I just finished making it. I followed the directions to a T. It was very good. The one problem that I had was there just wasn’t enough sauce. I thought it would be saucier. I bought a loaf of bread but there was no need for it. My family and I are dippers lol. I must say, for the 4/5 hours that I cooked it, the smell in my house was incredible. I will definitely try it again, but maybe add more water to the cornstarch?
Cooked much faster then the recipe stated. I love soy sauce but this was way too salty for me. First recipe from this site that was not a big hit for me, but that’s my personal taste. I may make it again with a few modifications.
Super simple, but waaaay too much soy sauce- we had a hard time eating this. I would only put half the soy and add more water for appropriate consistency.
I agree about the soy and we used low sodium. I would get make the vinegar and substitute some chicken broth. I added brown sugar after I put the sauce in to mellow out the acidity…maybe 1/4 cup or 1/8th
I used light soy – it makes a big difference
Cannot find rice wine vinegar. Can you use rice vinegar or white wine vinegar?
Rice wine vinegar​ is the same as rice vinegar.
It’s in the Chinese foods section of Morrison’s if that helps
I don’t have rice wine vinegar. Is there anything I can substitute?
Apple cider vinegar
Made this tonight and it was delicious! Everyone in the family went back for seconds. I will have to double it next time so we have some leftovers! I didn’t have any rice wine vinegar or chicken breast so I use apple cider vinegar and boneless chicken thighs and it still came out wonderful. can’t wait to try more of your recipes!
I made this last night and it was amazing.
I would love to be one of those crock pot all the time people but I am gone 12 hours a day between work and the gym , and well life.
So when I got home last night, I cooked the chicken in the oven and the sauce on the stove. Came out amazing!!! I ended up doubling the amount of chicken because I felt like there was just to much sauce. But this is a great go to recipe to add to my rotation.
Tried this today and it was delicious! I made some rice and cooked a few bell peppers as a side. It’s an easy and delicious meal!
Tried this recipe today. It tasted very good, but I would reduce the amount of honey if I made it again. It ended up being a little sweeter than your typical teriyaki sauce.
This was definitely a good sauce, but I was a little shocked at how little time it took to cook. I luckily had a short shift today and checked my chicken and just about 3 1/2 hours on low and it was already chewy. I only used about 2lbs of chicken too. Might need to double sauce? Anyone else run into this?
I put my chicken breasts in frozen. More tender, juicier – 5 hrs.
5 hours on low or high? I want to put frozen ones in as well. THANKS!
5 hours on low. I have used frozen just make sure they are cooked throughout to 165 degrees. 🙂
By chance does this freeze well? Looking for things to slow cook and freeze as a busy new mama. Wondering about the other recipes too as I look down the list. 🙂 Trying this recipe tonight! Looks awesome!
This looks delicious and seems really easy!
When you say pour the sauce into a medium sauce pan, do you mean the liquid that’s left in the crockpot?
Thanks!
i am wondering the same!!!
Yes, that’s what that means. 🙂
Can this be cooked on the stove?
Looks yummy!
Thanks!
Is the flavor good without the honey? I have a
You can just make it without the honey and make the original teriyaki chicken recipe linked above. 🙂
That was meant to say, I have a 10 month old that loves chicken and would love this but can’t have honey. Anyway, Thanks!!
You could use try using agave nectar instead of the honey…
I’m loving this short ingredient list and that the slow cooker does all the work. This teriyaki chicken looks beyond fantastic, I can’t wait to try. Pinned!
How can I make this in an oven ?
Absolutely love the flavors in this, so easy to make too and needs to happen here soon!