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Easy Teriyaki Chicken Casserole is a simple casserole made with the best homemade teriyaki sauce filled with vegetable stir fry, rice and baked to perfection. A savory dish everyone loves!Â
Teriyaki sauce is one of our favorite sauces on chicken. If you love teriyaki chicken try this Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken with Vegetables, Sweet Island Teriyaki Chicken or Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken.
Easy Teriyaki Chicken Casserole
This is a simple and savory teriyaki chicken casserole that is loved by all.
Your family will enjoy all the authentic flavors in the homemade teriyaki sauce.
The teriyaki sauce bakes into the chicken then is mixed together with all the vegetables and rice.
Leaving this casserole a tried and true favorite!
Easy teriyaki chicken casserole is filled with all the flavors and good vegetables leaving this a MUST make for your family.
What you need to make teriyaki chicken casserole
- Soy sauce: a little sweet and salty sauce that brings in an authentic flavoring.
- Sugar: add a little more sweetness into your teriyaki sauce.
- Apple cider vinegar: brings in a sour taste but tastes so good when cooked all together.
- Garlic cloves: we love garlic in our home!
- Ginger: a bit of a unique spice that brings out the asian flavors.
- Pepper: just a pinch!
- Cornstarch: helps to thicken the sauce.
- Water: aids in the cornstarch by thickening and working together.
- Chicken breasts: easy to cook and shred.
- Rice:Â already cooked rice is best.
- Vegetable stir fry mix: I like to buy the pre-packaged frozen blend at my local grocery store.
How to make Teriyaki Chicken Casserole
- Make the teriyaki sauce:Â Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sized saucepan add the soy sauce, sugar, cider vinegar, garlic, ginger, and pepper. In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and water. Slowly whisk into soy sauce mixture and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce to a simmer and let thicken for about 3-5 minutes.
- Baked then shred your chicken:Â In a 9×13 casserole dish add the chicken breasts. Pour half of the teriyaki sauce on top and bake for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked throughout and no longer pink. Remove from oven and shred the chicken.
- Combine rice, vegetables and chicken together: Stir in cooked rice and add vegetable mixture. Pour in remaining sauce. Mix together and baked until heated through for about 10-15 minutes.
Add in more vegetables
Mix things up with different vegetables making a variety of ways to enjoy this casserole.
We like to use the simple stir fry ingredients in the frozen isle.
There are so many frozen variety packs that you can use or make up your own.
- Kidney beans
- Asparagus
- Scallions or green onions
- Shelled edamame
- Water chestnuts
- Red or Green bell peppers
- Peas
- Beans
Tips for making Teriyaki Chicken Casserole
- If you prefer a brown rice over the white rice that will be great too for a healthier dish.
- You can also use fried rice and have extra vegetables and chunks of egg mixture in the casserole.
- Switch out any frozen stir fry that you prefer or make your own mix ins.
- Use a chicken thigh instead of chicken breast. It is juicier and has more added chicken flavoring.
Storing Easy Teriyaki Chicken Casserole
This is a great meal to make for others.
It heats up nicely and freezes well for those unexpected, crazy-busy days at home.
Your family will still be able to enjoy the warmth of a family meal together.
- Making ahead: This can be made up to 24 hours in advanced. Just cover and store in the refrigerator until ready to bake. You may need to add an additional few minutes or let rest for a few minutes outside of the refrigerator before baking it.
- Freezer: It is best to freeze before baking. Cover the pan tightly with foil and write down the directions on top of the container. Remove the casserole from the freezer and let it thaw in the refrigerator during the day before baking. This will freeze for 1 month.
- Warming up: Because of the homemade teriyaki sauce in this casserole, it reheats really well and won’t dry out. To reheat leftovers, heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bakes for 20-25 minutes or until it is warm through. You do not want to over bake.
More casserole recipes
- No Peek Chicken and Rice Casserole
- Easy Sausage and Rice Casserole
- Chicken Tetrazzini Casserole
- The Very Best Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole
- Creamy Chicken Noodle CasseroleÂ
Easy Teriyaki Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 2 chicken breasts
- 4 cups rice cooked
- 3 cups vegetable stir fry mix cooked or steamed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Making the Teriyaki Sauce: In a medium sized saucepan add the soy sauce, sugar, cider vinegar, garlic, ginger, and pepper. In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and water. Slowly whisk into soy sauce mixture and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce to a simmer and let thicken for about 3-5 minutes.
- In a 9x13 casserole dish add the chicken breasts. Pour half of the teriyaki sauce on top and bake for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked throughout and no longer pink. Remove from oven and shred the chicken.
- Stir in cooked rice and add vegetable mixture. Pour in remaining sauce. Mix together and baked until heated through for about 10-15 minutes.
Nutrition
Serves: 8
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
I made a double batch for a church carry in. It was a Hit! I would reduce the sugar and vinegar in the future Too sweet for my tastes. I also added cabbage. Will make again for sure.
I had leftovers from our favorite teriyaki restaurant. Bought some frozen veggies and made a couple batches of the teriyaki sauce (second batch I used pineapple juice as I was out of apple cider vinegar) and it was a huge hit!!!
That is a recipe for sticky rice, not instant rice,,,,sticky rice have a nutty flavor,,,way better,,,,
I would modify the recipe by using less rice and more veggies. I used 4 cups of instant rice (before cooking) which seemed to make way too much. I used about a cup for the dogs food and probably threw away a cup worth. Next time I’ll make 2 cups of rice. I used 2 huge chicken breasts & 2 bags of stir fry veggies. But compared to the rice it didn’t seem like much. Didn’t seem super saucy to us but again that might be related to the rice ratio.
This fed our family of 2 adults and 12 year old and 6 year old boys for 2 meals including multiple helpings.
Sauce was yummy, I’ll be toning down the sugar, soy sauce & vinegar – I used only the sauce that was gathered from the chicken as it would have been too strong for us if we used the whole lot. I’ll definitely use it again though, thanks 🙂
This meal was easy to make especially since I used rotisserie chicken! My family notice right away that I was cooking with vinegar. This was good as soon as it was out the oven but as it cooled, the sweetness became too sweet. Next time, my husband said to just use 1/4 cup sugar.
Hi, I made this last night and loved it. Really liked the use of only the one casserole dish to cook the chicken and then the casserole itself. The sauce was really really good and will use the recipe for the sauce whenever I need a teriyaki sauce in a recipe. Great job on creating a great dish.