Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken & Crock-Pot Winner

by The Meal Makeover Moms on October 5th, 2009

After reading the 200-plus blog comments for our Crock-Pot giveaway, it’s clear busy families rely on the slow cooker to get fast meals on the table night after night.  We can’t thank you enough for sharing your favorite Crock-Pot dinners (and desserts)!  Some of the recipes that caught our Meal Makeover Mom eyes were Cathy’s Slow Cooker London Broil, Tamara’s Feta and Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts, and Kelli’s Slow Cooker Molten Chocolate Lava Cake.

This weekend, Liz made a recipe for Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken, inspired by Kathleen from Dinner Together.  She served it over chow mein noodles with baby corn on the side (one 15-ounce can drained and then heated in the microwave). Wow. Talk about flavor!

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken (Inspired by Kathleen at Dinner Together)
Makes 4 Servings

This is one of my family’s all-time favorite meals. You can also assemble and freeze the ingredients ahead of time and then defrost and dump everything into the Crock-Pot when you’re ready to cook.

  • 1/3 cup lite soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sherry wine
  • 1 ½ tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons minced fresh or jarred ginger (or 1 teaspoon ginger powder)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 1/3 pounds)
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

1. In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, sherry wine, vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic. 

2. Place the chicken, carrots, and sauce in the bowl of your slow cooker and stir together until the chicken and carrots are coated (Liz used her 6 quart Crock-Pot).

3.  Cook on low for 4 hours (Kathleen calls for cooking 6 to 8 hours).  When done, whisk the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water until the cornstarch dissolves. Gently stir the cornstarch mixture into the chicken mixture. This will thicken the sauce slightly. Serve over noodles or rice.

Now for the winner of our 6.5 programmable Crock-Pot (the drum roll please…..). The winner is Stacy Kerr, a Facebook Fan from Murrieta, CA. In Stacy’s post, she told us she could use a new slow cooker. Apparently, the one she uses each week has a broken foot and is currently being held up with a wine cork!  Congratulations Stacy.

Keep your slow cooker ideas coming. We love hearing from you.

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12 Responses to “Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken & Crock-Pot Winner”

  1. Kathleen Cuneo on October 5th, 2009

    So glad you guys liked this recipe. The carrot is a great addition. I’m sure the chicken is great after 4 hours but I usually do 6 because my husband and two of my daughters LOVE to suck the marrow out of the super-cooked chicken bones. I pass on that myself, but they swear it’s delicious!

  2. diane newell on October 8th, 2009

    I love this recipe. I rarely cook with chicken thighs (usually use breasts) but deep flavors of the recipe go perfectly with thigh meat. And it is crockpot season, so thanks!

  3. BostonDad on January 9th, 2010

    Excellent recipe! The family loved it.

  4. Amber on May 19th, 2010

    Can I substitute already made teriyaki sauce for the other ingredients? Do you cut the meat up or take fat off before cooking? I am very picky about fat on chicken. I tried someone else’s recipe that said to cook 8-10 hours, waaaaaay too long! The chicken turned out blackened and like jerky on the inside. I also had used boneless, skinless thighs but they were in small pieces because I picked all the fat off. Any tips for using your recipe? I’m new at this whole cooking thing.

  5. The Meal Makeover Moms on May 20th, 2010

    Hi Amber: yes, you can use light teriyaki sauce. We actually just tweaked that recipe and are planning to put a similar one in our new cookbook. Have you tested a recipe for us yet? If not, would you be interested in testing this one for us?!

  6. amber on May 20th, 2010

    Sure what is it?

  7. The Meal Makeover Moms on May 21st, 2010

    Hi Amber:
    If you’re up for the challenge, on Monday, we’ll send you our Teriyaki Chicken slow cooker recipe. From there, you will have one week to test it with your family (taking pictures of family members as you go!). We plan to use our “tester” feedback in the book .. and it will also allow us to tweak our recipes. We’re under a tight deadline to finish the book which is why we’re asking testers to send in their feedback within one week. If you’re up for the task, let us know!

  8. Amber on May 21st, 2010

    Well unfortunately it would only be me testing the recipe because I live alone! Maybe I’m not the best one to test it for you, I’m sorry. I would be interested in hearing the new recipe though once it has been tested.
    Thanks anyway!

  9. MeatHub Inc. on October 5th, 2010

    This slow cooked Teriyaki looks awesome!

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  11. Trisa on February 28th, 2012

    Is the chicken raw or cooked? Can I use cooked? I have some chicken I have pre-cooked and pulled bagged in the freezer for recipes, I would love to do this recipe using it.

  12. Liz on February 28th, 2012

    Hi Trisa: Why don’t you add the chicken for the last hour of cooking? Otherwise, it would probably over cook and dry out. Typically, we add raw chicken to the slow cooker since our recipes call for a few hours to cook.

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