Easy 20 Minute Chicken Teriyaki (No Marinade needed)

Name: Easy 20 Minute Chicken Teriyaki (No Marinade needed)
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 4 chicken thighs); 1.5 tsp salt; 1.5 tsp black pepper; 2tsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp neutral oil (vegetable, avocado etc); 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce; 1/4 cup mirin; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tsp sesame oil; 4 minced garlic cloves; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp water

15 steps

Prep:4minCook:16min

If you need a low effort meal idea, you have to try my easy 20 minute chicken teriyaki recipe that requires no marinating! You'll create juicy and flavorful chicken teriyaki in about the same amount of time it takes to cook rice. You can use the sauce on other proteins instead of chicken thighs like chicken breasts, pork, shrimp or even tofu. Give it a try today!

Updated at: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:54:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories301.3 kcal (15%)

Total Fat9.4 g (13%)

Carbs29.6 g (11%)

Sugars19.5 g (22%)

Protein25.3 g (51%)

Sodium1980.5 mg (99%)

Fiber0.6 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbboneless skinless chicken thighs

1 ½ tspsalt

1 ½ tspblack pepper

2 tspgarlic powder

1 Tbspneutral oil

vegetable, avocado etc

Teriyaki Sauce

½ cuplow sodium soy sauce

¼ cupmirin

2 Tbspbrown sugar

2 Tbsphoney

1 tspsesame oil

4garlic cloves

minced

¼ tspground ginger

Optional:

1 Tbspcornstarch

1 Tbspwater

Instructions

Step 1

Clean and pat dry each of the boneless skinless chicken thighs.

Step 2

Generously season each side of the chicken thighs with salt, black pepper and garlic powder.

salt1 ½ tsp

black pepper1 ½ tsp

garlic powder2 tsp

Step 3

Preheat a large skillet with a neutral oil over medium high heat.

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neutral oil1 Tbsp

Step 4

Carefully, place the chicken thighs in the hot skillet.

Step 5

Brown the chicken thighs for about 4 minutes on each side.

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Step 6

Once the chicken thighs are golden brown on each side, remove them from the skillet, leaving the residual oil and fond.

Step 7

Add in the soy sauce, mirin, honey, sesame oil, brown sugar and minced garlic.

low sodium soy sauce½ cup

mirin¼ cup

brown sugar2 Tbsp

honey2 Tbsp

sesame oil1 tsp

garlic cloves4

Step 8

Add in the ground ginger (1/4 tsp) or freshly grated ginger (1/2 tsp).

ground ginger¼ tsp

Step 9

Reduce the heat to medium and allow the teriyaki sauce to simmer about 2 minutes.

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Step 10

Add the chicken thighs back into the skillet and allow it to simmer in the sauce for 4-6 minutes.

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Step 11

Continuously spoon the sauce over the chicken thighs and monitor closely to avoid any burning.

Step 12

If you prefer a thicker sauce, remove the chicken thighs and stir in a cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch to 1 tbsp water) and cook until the sauce has thickened slightly.

Step 13