One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowl

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This One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowl recipe is the EASIEST weeknight meal. You throw everything in one pot and let it simmer until finished!

One pot teriyaki chicken bowl on a white plate.

One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowl

One pot dinners are the best for busy weeknights or even slow weekend suppers. Try this One Pot Thai Pasta or Creamy One Pot Tortellini with Sausage. Easy, full of wholesome ingredients, and they make tasty leftovers too!

Lately I’m completely obsessed with one pot meals. You literally make it all in one pot (or skillet). It’s the perfect meal for when you are in a pinch and don’t have a whole lot of time to make dinner. With three young kids who constantly need my attention, I find I have very little time to spend in the kitchen. This teriyaki chicken bowl recipe checks all the boxes for a healthy, delicious meal that can be on the table in no time. Just mix some chopped boneless skinless chicken breasts with rice and your favorite veggies in a large skillet and you’ll have rice bowls for the entire family to enjoy. This also works great as a meal prep recipe. Make a big batch one day and then store it in one-portion servings. If you need a quick meal just heat it up in the microwave.

One Pot Chicken Teriyaki Rice in a pot.


Choosing the Rice

Not having to cook rice separately in the rice cooker or anything makes clean up so much easier. You throw the rice in uncooked and let it go. You will want to use long-grain white rice or jasmine rice. Calrose rice will get too sticky and brown rice will require longer cooking time. Some have asked if instant rice will work. Instant rice will throw off the cooking times as well. You will just want to adjust water and times according to the instant rice packaging. You can also try using cauliflower rice to keep this an even lower calorie meal. Or use a combination of long grain rice and cauliflower rice. The kids will never even know!

Variations to this Chicken Teriyaki Bowl Recipe

  • Feel free to use the frozen stir-fry veggie mix or any other vegetables you would like in with the rice. The more veggies, the better!
  • Add bell peppers, snow peas, shredded carrots, broccoli, green onion or cabbage, bok choy – anything you have in the fridge you can chop up and toss into the pan!
  • I have also added crushed pineapple before and it is delicious. 
  • Add extra flavor to your rice bowl with grated ginger, black pepper, a dash of rice vinegar, 
  • Try other meats in your bowls! Feel free to use chicken thighs you grill up outside, beef, salmon, rotisserie chicken from the store, just about any protein you want. 
  • Dress up your teriyaki chicken bowl with garnishes like sesame seeds, a sprinkle of brown sugar, or diced green onion. 
  • The teriyaki sauce that we like to use is the “Mr. Yoshida’s” or Trader Joe’s “Island Soyaki” sauce but you can use whatever you have on hand, or homemade teriyaki sauce
  • I like to add a little extra regular soy sauce or low sodium soy sauce on at the end as well, with a nice swirl of Sriracha sauce (we seriously go through Sriracha at our house like some go through ketchup… even my KIDS ask for it)!
Teriyaki chicken bowl in a skillet.

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How to Make One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowls

One Pot Chicken Teriyaki Rice in a pot.

One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowls

4.92 from 34 votes
These One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowls are the EASIEST week-night meal. You throw everything in one pot and let it simmer until finished!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Japanese
Servings 6

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large, deep skillet, cook chicken in 3 tablespoons teriyaki sauce on medium-high heat until just white on the outside (doesn't need to be cooked through). 
    Cubed chicken in a skillet.
  • Add remaining ingredients, except broccoli and extra teriyaki sauce, and bring to a boil.
    One pot teriyaki chicken ingredients in a skillet.
  • Reduce heat and cover with lid. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
    Teriyaki chicken bowls in a skillet.
  • Add broccoli, cover again, and simmer an additional 5 minutes or until rice is cooked through.
    One pot teriyaki chicken bowls in a skillet.
  • Spoon extra teriyaki sauce, to taste, over the rice and serve immediately.
    A white plate with one pot teriyaki chicken bowl with a gold fork on the side.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 610kcalCarbohydrates: 112gProtein: 22gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 1351mgPotassium: 401mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2045IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 5.1mg

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  1. We made this following the recipe. The flavor was ok. We will try again, with half the rice, and more veggies and would also add the broccoli at the same time as the other vegetables. Definitely think this could be improved.

  2. This turned out perfectly! Wife and kids approved, however I will add that I used 2 lbs of chicken instead of 1 and it still turned out perfect!

  3. 5 stars
    So simple and easy. Very similar. To Panera Breads new chicken teriyaki bowl. Which is what I was trying to recreate. I also added parsley and a little lemon juice to give it the taste of a mild cilantro. Also way cheaper than panera!

    1. Did you add quinoa? I am trying to find an IP recipe for the Panera Teriyaki Chicken with rice and quinoa.

  4. 5 stars
    Not only was this delicious but super easy to clean up after too! This is going into our regular dinner rotation.

  5. 4 stars
    I just made this and it was good. Except I think 2 cups of rice is a little much. Either reduce it to make. 1 1/2 cups or increase the chicken to maybe 2 pounds. The directions were easy. If cooking for a lot, I’d increase the chicken amount. Also the broccoli as well. Other then that, it’s good.

  6. Would I need to reduce the liquid if I’m using cauliflower rice instead of rice? I’m assuming it would go in with the broccoli?

    1. Yes, so I would just use a couple of tablespoons of water to help steam the veggies. Other than that, you can just put everything in at the same time after the chicken.

    1. Yes, you could use quinoa instead. It may taste a little different and you may need to reduce the amount of liquids but if you are a fan of quinoa I would say go for it!

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