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Teriyaki Chicken

Slow-cooker chicken thighs in a sweet-and-savory soy sauce, with instructions for thickening the sauce before serving. Pair with rice and one of the suggested vegetable sides.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tbsp ketchup
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)

For thickening the sauce

  • 2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1/4 cup cold water

Instructions

  1. Place chicken thighs in crock pot.
  2. Whisk together remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over chicken.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or 3-4 on high. Serve over rice.
  4. To thicken sauce, remove sauce from crockpot and bring to boil in saucepan. In separate bowl, combine cold water and corn starch. Add corn starch mixture to sauce and stir until it reaches desired thickness. You may need to add more corn starch/water depending on how thick you want it.

Serving suggestions

  • steamed broccoli
  • mixed steamed vegitables
  • sweet corn (asian style)
  • grilled squash/ zucchini
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