Chicken Teriyaki. Chicken breasts marinated in teriyaki sauce, lemon, garlic, and sesame oil, then grilled to a tasty finish. Very easy and great for a hot summer's evening. Leftovers are great on a green salad or sandwich.
Teriyaki is derived from the Japanese root words teri, to shine, and yaki, to broil or grill.
That's the way traditional teriyaki looks: shiny and incised with grill marks.
In Japan, teriyaki is a mix of soy sauce, sake and the rice wine mirin, which imparts a subtle sweetness.
You can cook Chicken Teriyaki using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chicken Teriyaki
- It's 6 cups of rice.
- You need 5 of boneless chicken breasts.
- It's 6 of medium mushrooms.
- Prepare 3 of bell peppers.
- Prepare 1 cup of Teriyaki sauce.
The chicken thighs are usually grilled, then sliced and drizzled with delicious teriyaki sauce. It's also very versatile and you can make it with an Instant Pot Chicken or Slow Cooker. I've shared other teriyaki chicken recipes like my Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Bowl but this hands down beats the prep and cook time on any other teriyaki chicken I've tried. And yet it tastes just as good!
Chicken Teriyaki step by step
- Start cooking rice..
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Add oil to a medium sized pan. Fully cook it. And discard the oil and water..
- Cut the mushrooms thinly sliced. and bell peppers into long strips. Add the mushrooms to the chicken with some oil. Once the mushrooms are almost fully cooked add the peppers.
- Once the peppers are almost cooked add the teriyaki sauce. Let it simmer with a lid on for 5 minutes. Serve when ready.
Plus it's such a flavorful sauce so it doesn't even require marinating. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan over a medium heat. Taste of Home has the best teriyaki chicken recipes from real cooks like you, featuring reviews, ratings, how-to videos and tips. Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken I like to marinate this moist chicken entree overnight, then pop it on the grill for a breezy taste of the islands that family and friends really go for. When the oil is hot, brown the chicken thighs well on both sides and set them to the side.