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Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken

This Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken is tender juicy and smothered in a homemade teriyaki sauce!

Cook chicken

01

Add the chicken, garlic, ginger, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and mirin to your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.

Shred chicken

02

Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred with two forks.

Make teriyaki sauce

03

Pour the sauce from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan. In a small bowl whisk together water and cornstarch.

Simmer teriyaki sauce

04

Cook for 1-2 minutes or until the sauce is thickened.Slowly whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce and bring to a boil whisking constantly.

Add chicken to sauce

05

Toss the shredded chicken into the sauce and stir to coat the chicken in the sauce.

Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.  Optionally, serve the chicken with white or brown rice to soak up all the extra sauce.