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Easy Teriyaki Chicken Recipe Ingredients

You’ll need some basic ingredients for this teriyaki chicken stir fry recipe:

• Soy sauce – Use a high quality soy sauce for best flavor. You can use low-sodium soy sauce if you prefer, but may need to adjust seasonings. As mentioned below, you can also use coconut aminos for a gluten-free alternative.
• Brown sugar – This is used to give the teriyaki sauce a rich and deep sweet flavor.
• Cornstarch – This helps create a thick and glossy sauce, just like your favorite takeout spots.
• Mirin – This is a sweet rice wine, you can also use rice vinegar, but add a little bit more honey or brown sugar to balance out the sweetness.
• Honey – This helps sweeten the teriyaki sauce, you could also use maple syrup if you prefer.
• Sesame oil – Use high quality sesame oil for best flavor.
• Ginger – Use fresh ginger for best flavor, or frozen cubes or ginger from tube for convenience.
• Garlic – Use fresh garlic for best flavor, or frozen cubes for convenience.
• Oil – Use a vegetable oil that can be heated to high heat – like avocado oil or canola oil.
• Chicken – We’re using skinless boneless chicken thighs (just like my chicken lettuce wraps!) so they are easy and ready to trim. I prefer thighs as they are more flavorful and have more fat, which helps in cooking, but you could also use boneless skinless chicken breasts if you prefer. Be sure to add a little oil to the pan before cooking.
• Rice – For serving use your favorite rice, you could also serve over noodles, brown rice, or cauliflower rice if you prefer. You can also use microwavable or frozen rice for a shortcut.
• Garnish – Sesame seeds and green onions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is teriyaki chicken healthy?

Yes, while teriyaki chicken may have a not great reputation because it’s sweetened…which you know we don’t do “good or bad” foods here. So I look at it a different way. I see a meal that provides protein and flavor and when you serve it over rice and with a veggie…you’ve got a balanced meal.

Looking for calories in chicken teriyaki? Calories will vary based on recipes and ingredients and serving sizes, but the full nutrition facts can be found below, but each serving of teriyaki chicken has 249 calories. (Nutrition facts are an estimate.)

How do you make a chicken teriyaki bento box?

Chicken teriyaki bento boxes are a super fun make-ahead lunch. While I normally like to pack lunches in stainless steel containers, I would recommend packing the chicken teriyaki and rice in containers that can be microwaved (or a thermos where they can stay warm) so that you don’t have to eat cold chicken.

Add a veggie like pickle cucumber salad or haricot verts and a fruit or something sweet for a balanced and delicious lunch that’s great to take on-the-go.

How to Serve Teriyaki Chicken Thighs to the Whole Family

I get it, feeding kids can be tough! But following the Division of Responsibility and knowing your job and your child’s job makes it SO much more enjoyable. You’ll be able to feed your kids any meal, which will help ensure that they are eating a variety of nutritious foods – with plenty of play food sprinkled in. 😉

The nice thing about chicken teriyaki sauce is that it’s sweet, which can be very helpful for kiddos. But as always, you can always serve everything separate so they can decide what to eat. Put a tiny portion of chicken teriyaki recipe on their plate if they are unsure and serve the meal with some milk and fruit (and bread if they aren’t into rice!).

What to Serve with Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry

This stir fry dinner needs rice and a veggie side. Try one of these:

• Rice
• Haricot verts
• Sautéed or roasted cauliflower
• Air fryer broccoli
• Frozen broccoli (Roasted, sautéed, air fryer, or steamed)

More Easy Stir Fry Recipes

If you like this healthy teriyaki chicken, you might also like some of these other easy stir fry recipes:

• Healthy Orange Chicken
• Moo Shu Shrimp
• General Tso’s Shrimp
• Ground Pork Stir Fry