Tender chicken in a glossy sauce packed with flavour. This Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken is not only delicious, it is also a really quick dish even in the slow cooker!
Slow cooker recipes are so popular
When I asked my followers on Facebook what recipes they wanted to see, slow cooker recipes came out on top.
I am always up for developing new slow cooker recipes because I love how easy they are to prepare and then leave to do their own thing.
When looking at the slow cooker recipes already on my blog, I realised they were either British or Mexican inspired recipes. So my inspiration was to broaden this and go Asian.
Teriyaki Chicken is easy to make
Teriyaki Chicken is something I have always liked but never actually made myself. Well I have made it using a jar of sauce in the past, but I’m pretty sure we can’t count that!
I assumed that it would be easier to buy a jar rather than make the sauce myself, but I was wrong.
Another recipe much tastier making yourself rather than using a jar is my Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken.
Adapting an existing recipe
I used a recipe by Woks of Life as a base for my Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken to get the ratios of my sauce right.
I tweaked it by adding the honey and adapted it for a slow cooker. Even though this is a slow cooker dish, it can actually be a quick slow cooker dish – yes they do exist!
This Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken can be cooked in just over two hours. I love slow cooking, but sometimes you don’t have five plus hours to wait for a dish to come together.
What does Teriyaki mean?
Teriyaki Chicken is something I think a lot of people will have eaten before so is a familiar dish. I recently found out that teri means ‘gloss’ and yaki means ‘to grill or sear’.
So it was important to me to make sure my sauce was thick and glossy. I prefer to use chicken thighs, especially when slow cooking because I think it stays moist better than breast.
Mr Curly gave this Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken a big thumbs up so I can see this becoming a regular recipe in our house.
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Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
Tender chicken in a glossy sauce packed with flavour. This Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken is not only delicious, it is also a really quick dish even in the slow cooker!
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken thighs bones and skin removed
- 3½ tbsp Mirin
- 3½ tbsp light soy sauce
- 1½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 tsp ginger grated
- 1½ tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp runny honey
- spray oil
To Finish
- 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with water
- 2 spring onions sliced
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
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Remove the skin and bones from the chicken thighs and cut into large chunks.
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Brown the chicken thighs in the slow cooker dish on the hob with some spray oil (if you slow cooker allows). If not, do this is in a frying pan.
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Mix together all of the sauce ingredients in a jug.
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Add the chicken back to the slow cooker and pour the sauce. Stir to coat the chicken in the sauce. Leave to cook for 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low. Stir the chicken once or twice throughout the cooking time.
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Ten minutes before serving, mix the remaining cornflour with water and stir through.
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Serve with boiled rice sprinkled with sliced spring onions and sesame seeds.
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I have been neglecting my slow cooker in favour of my pressure cooker but this looks so delicious I must try it!
Ooh I don’t have a pressure cooker…yet.
This is a good idea for the slow cooker – different to the usual slow cooked dishes. It’s definitely getting to slow cooker time now that there’s a chill in the air.
Thank you 🙂 I used mine all throughout the summer too.
I haven’t even got my slow cooker out yet this autumn but this sounds so good and that sauce looks so rich thick and tasty! I’m sure it’s a recipe we’d all love too. Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice!
Oh no get it out! I still used mine all throughout summer as it was cooler than standing over the hob or oven. Thank you 🙂
I love the idea of using the crockpot to make teriyaki chicken and that it’s still relatively fast. Your results look like restaurant-quality teriyaki chicken: I can’t wait to try this! Thanks for bringing your slow-cooker teriyaki chicken to #CookBlogShare! 🙂
Thanks very much Michelle 🙂
I didn’t know the meaning behind the name – that’s interesting! This looks absolutely delicious and I can imagine how tender the meat must be due to being slow cooked. Delicious! Pinned to try in the very near future
Thanks Nickki 🙂
What a delicious use for a slow cooker. I can imagine the intensely appetising aroma when one comes in from work 🙂
Oh yes, the smell is rather delish!
I never thought of making teriyaki chicken in a slow cooker. What a fab idea. Love using slow cooker, especially this time around. Will give it a try.
I’d use my slow cooker for everything if I could! I love leaving things to cook while I get on with other things…like baking haha.
Oooh this looks amazing!! Definitely going to have to have a go at this!
Thanks 🙂 Hope you like it if you do try it x
Tried this recipe and it is amazing and so delish. Think this could be my new winner winner chicken dinner! Thanks for the recipe x