How to make slow cooker chicken teriyaki (video)

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Chicken teriyaki is a favorite on any takeout menu, and many people think that because teriyaki a "fancy Japanese sauce," there's no way they could pull it off at home. Truthfully, teriyaki is simply soy sauce combined with a bit of sweet (usually honey and brown sugar) and sour (usually some type of vinegar). Add a little cornstarch as thickener, and it's on your plate in as little time as you want it to be.
Of course, chicken teriyaki can take a long time, too, when you make it in the slow cooker. But that way, you can come home and sit right down to a piping hot dinner. You may have to boil up some rice or noodles, but the majority of dinner will already be done for you.
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Slow Cooker Chicken Teriyaki
6
10 minutes
4 hours, 30 minutes
4 hours, 40 minutes
1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
2/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 green onions, for garnish (optional)
Place chicken pieces in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
In a large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, water and cornstarch. Pour over the chicken in the slow cooker.
Cover and cook on low for 4 hours, or on high for 2 hours.
Serve the chicken, with some of the sauce, over rice and garnish with green onions.
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