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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
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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.
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)!
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How to Make One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowls
One Pot Teriyaki Chicken Bowls
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Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken cut into 1″ pieces
- 3 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
- 2 cups long grain rice uncooked
- 3 1/2 cups water
- Kosher salt to taste
- 1/4 cups teriyaki sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 cup carrots chopped
- 1/3 cup green onion chopped
- 1/3 cup peas optional
- 1 cup broccoli chopped
- teriyaki sauce to taste
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).
- Add remaining ingredients, except broccoli and extra teriyaki sauce, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and cover with lid. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Add broccoli, cover again, and simmer an additional 5 minutes or until rice is cooked through.
- Spoon extra teriyaki sauce, to taste, over the rice and serve immediately.
Any tips for adjusting this recipe for just one serving?
If you are doing this for one, you will want to probably reduce the recipe quite a bit.. at least 1/4 of the original. Hope this helps!
I followed the directions exactly and I used the jasmine rice, thawed frozen vegetables,sautéed mushrooms and I threw in water chestnuts but I feel like it came out very mushy
I’m not sure why it turned out mushy… my best suggestion would be to add less liquid next time. Sorry this isn’t much of a help! Hope it works better for you next time!
I made this last night. Probably the easiest thing I’ve made in a very long time. I am terrible at following recipes but you made it so easy!!! I didn’t forget any steps. Totally making this again!!! and checking out what other recipes you have. thank you!
Thanks so much for the nice comment!! So glad you liked this recipe. We have a bunch of other one-pot meals you should try (if you are liking the one-pot thing). The one pot creamy garlic noodles are always a hit too!
Trying this recipe later this week! Any advice on how much water to add if I am using medium grain rice? It’s preferred in my home. Thanks!
The cooking time won’t need to be quite as long with medium grain and I think you can reduce the rice:water ratio a little as well. I can’t telly you exactly because I haven’t experimented with medium grain with this recipe. I do know that medium grain will make it more clumpy than long grain. I would look on the package of your medium-grain rice and compare it to long grain rice (typically 1:2 ratio for long grain) and try to adjust from there. Hope this helps!
What can I use in place terikai Sauce I’m gluten free. Thank you $ this looks delicious
We were at a conference a couple weeks ago and tried the GF Teriyaki Sauce from San-J and it was DELICIOUS! I liked it just as much (if not more) than regular Teriyaki sauces. Here is the link: http://amzn.to/2r8B8bW You can also find San-J products in stores, you will just have to keep an eye out for them! Emily, one of the sisters here at Favorite Family Recipes, has Celiac and is GF as well. Keep coming back as she posts some awesome GF recipes!
Just made this recipe tonight. Made it exactly how it was listed and the rice came out so mushy 🙁 was so disappointed! It looked amazing idk why it didn’t turn out like yours.
Hmmm, I honestly don’t know 🙁 What kind of rice did you use?
What if I want to use minute brown rice? The kind that doesn’t take as long
Hi Catie, I think the minute brown rice would work great. Add it when you add the broccoli in the last 5 minutes. Thanks for asking!
CanI use instant rice?
You will have to adjust the time if you use instant rice– you will want to look at the package and adjust water/cooking time according to how your instant rice is made. I don’t use instant rice so I don’t know how to specifically direct you. Hope this helps!
Great recipe. I have a toddler and 4 year old and I’m always looking to save time. I did end up adding an extra 1 1/2cups of water and more teriyaki sauce when I went to check on it right before adding the broccoli. I think next time, I might add the broccoli in earlier with everything else and and wait on the peas until the last 5 mins along with some frozen veggies we added. We like our broccoli a little softer. Thanks for a great recipe!
So glad you liked it! I totally know what you mean about easy recipes, I have little ones at home too and I am all about easiness!
Thank you for this recipe. It looks fabulous I’ll be making it tonight thank you so much
You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy it!
My husband made this for dinner tonight. Lovely flavour. Needed just a little additional water, otherwise perfect recipe! Didn’t change anything. Whole family enjoyed this and gave it 10/10. Thanks for a great recipe. Will be a regular for us now. Next time, might try brown rice.
If you do brown rice, just be prepared to let it cook a LOT longer! Just a heads up 😉
Hi, this recipe looks great! If I use a frozen stir fry mix should I change anything regarding what order I add things? Do you have an idea of what qty of veggies to add?
Thank you!
You can add them when you would typically add the broccoli… I would say you could easily do up to 4 c. of frozen veggies.. you may want to rinse off the ice first though so it doesn’t add more water to your pot. Hope this helps!
That is very helpful, thank you!
Could I make this with brown rice? Any idea what the liquid and cooking adjustments would be?
I you do it with brown rice you will want to cook it a quite a bit longer… I am guessing about 15-20 minutes longer. I would leave the chicken and veggies out until it is closer to serving time. You may have to do them separately so they don’t get too over-done.. but then it wouldn’t be a “one-pot meal”
How many adults would you say this meal would feed?
about 4
Why is teriyaki sauce listed three times – once for 3 tablespoons and a second time for 1/4 cup and again to add to taste?
one is for the chicken, one is for the glaze, and one is for added topping if you would like.
This looks delicious! Just wondered if I could use some leftover cooked chicken in this dish? Maybe add it in with the broccoli toward end of cooking? Thanks!
Yes, I would definitely add it near the end so it doesn’t get overcooked. Great idea using leftovers!
I am confused about at which points you use both the 3 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce and the 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce. It seems that all that is mentioned is the extra teriyaki sauce, to taste, at the end of the ingredient list. Could you clarify this for me? It sounds like a delicious recipe, and I’d like to give it a try!
The 3 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce is used to cook the chicken — the 1/4 c. is added to the pot with the other ingredients and the extra sauce is used when you serve.
Do I add the 1/4 teriyaki sauce before I add the water or when the water boils down and adding the vegetables?
And when do I add in the soy sauce?
You add that in with the water and all the remaining ingredients
You add some (1/4 c) in with the water (along with the “remaining ingredients”) and then you add the extra at the end after it has cooked.
two cups of rice uncooked seems like a lot to one pound of chicken. Can it be made with less rice?
Yes, you will just want to reduce the amount of liquids. You will want to take out 2 parts liquid to 1 part rice.
Also, is it 2 cups uncooked rice? Thanks again
Yes, uncooked
Love this recipe. Personally I go ahead and add the veggies in with the chicken at the beginning because it adds a grilled taste to them when the bowl is finished. Served with some “yum yum” sauce, this dish is one of my go tos.
Hi,
This looks great and so easy….but 1 question…..where do you use the 3 TBSPS of teriyaki sauce? You have it listed 3 times. Use the 3 TBSPS on the chicken? Thanks for everything 🙂
Yes, the 3 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce is used to cook the chicken — the 1/4 c. is added to the pot with the other ingredients and the extra sauce is used when you serve.