How To Make Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken with Honey
Grab a bite of these tender and luscious teriyaki chicken, slow cooked in a sweet-savory mix of teriyaki and honey, for a heartily filling meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspcornstarch
- 1tbspwater,room temperature
- 3tbspbrown sugar
- ¼cuphoney
- ½cupsoy sauce
- ¼cupvinegar,like rice wine or apple cider
- 2tspgarlic,minced
- 2tspfresh ginger,or ½ tsp of ground ginger, minced
- ½medium onion,chopped
- 4chicken breasts,(about 1½ to 2 lb total), boneless skinless
- sesame seeds,optional for serving
- scallion,chopped, optional for serving
Instructions
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Stir the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until combined, then pour into a medium saucepan over low-medium heat.
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Add the brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and ginger. Allow to simmer while whisking occasionally. Bring to a boil and allow to boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat.
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Place the chopped onion and chicken into a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Pour the teriyaki sauce on top.
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Cook on High for 3 hours or on Low for 5 hours.
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Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and using 2 forks, shred into smaller pieces. Place back into the slow cooker and stir to combine.
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Cook for 1 more hour on Low, stirring occasionally.
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Garnish with sesame seeds and scallion, if desired, and serve on top of cooked rice or quinoa. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Keep leftovers in a large Tupperware in the refrigerator for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave.
Nutrition
- Calories: 425.10kcal
- Fat: 16.31g
- Saturated Fat: 4.66g
- Trans Fat: 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.68g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.50g
- Carbohydrates: 29.45g
- Fiber: 0.60g
- Sugar: 24.74g
- Protein: 39.21g
- Cholesterol: 111.36mg
- Sodium: 1864.81mg
- Calcium: 43.47mg
- Potassium: 571.71mg
- Iron: 1.96mg
- Vitamin A: 41.76µg
- Vitamin C: 1.61mg
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