Totally Simple Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken

Things have gotten REALLY crazy in my home lately! We had family visiting for 3 weeks, a birthday party for my oldest son, and my baby has become extremely active. Life as we know it....has changed forever! For this reason, I am going to make my blog post a lot more simple. I probably won't have much time to come up with my own stuff, but I will continue to share recipes that I have adapted. I really enjoy helping others out with meal ideas (especially healthy and SUPER SIMPLE ones!), and it also gives me a great way to save my own favorite recipes (just in case Pinterest ever crashes..hey..you never know).

I found this Totally Simple Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken on Pinterest. You can see the original posting here. I absolutely LOVE this recipe, and so has everyone else that has ever eaten it. It was a hit with toddlers, husbands, girlfriends, guy friends, and me! Plus, it is dairy free, gluten free, crock pot friendly (which means minimal prep and you can leave the house while it cooks!), egg free, nut free, and delicious. I would even bet that you could use all the ingredients for this and make it with tofu for a Vegetarian friendly dish. Hmmm.. I must try that soon!

Totally Simple Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken
(Can be gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free)
Makes 10 pieces

Ingredients

• 5 pieces of boneless skinless chicken thigh
• 5 pieces of boneless skinless chicken breast
• 1/2 cup soy sauce (use wheat free if avoiding gluten)
• 1/2 cup honey, maple syrup, pancake syrup, or sugar free syrup
• 2-3 Tbs minced garlic

Directions

1. Spray bottom of crock pot with olive oil spray (or oil of choice).
2. Place all pieces of chicken in the crock pot in one layer (all touching the bottom of the pot). I like to arrange them sporadically to get some of the thigh flavor into the breasts.
3. Evenly pour 1/2 cup soy sauce over the meat.
4. Evenly pour 1/2 cup honey or syrup on top of the soy sauce.
5. Drop 2-3 Tbs of minced garlic onto the chicken and then spread evenly over the chicken with a spoon. 
6. Turn crock pot on low heat for 3 hours.
7. Flip chicken and cook on low heat for 2 more hours.
8. Enjoy with rice and veggies on the side. 

Option 1: Steamed rice with steamed veggies on top (all made in a rice cooker). The easiest and quickest way to make this a full meal. 

Option 2: Make fried rice and stir-fry veggies to make the meal a little more exciting :)

Notes:

If you will not be home at the time the chicken should be flipped, it is perfectly fine to just set the crock pot for 5 hours on low and leave it. I just like to flip it half way to make sure every inch of the chicken gets soaked in the juice. If low on time, you can also cook on high for 2-3 hours.