Slow cooker teriyaki chicken

[jelliclekitten]

When I was younger, my family used to go to a summer camp that was held by my church and its affiliates across the state of Maine, and my mother was one of the two people in charge of the kitchen. While there, somehow or another the now infamous Sticky Teriyaki Chicken was born. The other day I was yearning for it, so I called Mom up for the recipe

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[ex_skewedso]

Could you please clarify what you mean when you say this isn't a "throw it in the crockpot" type meal? Aside from the marinade, it looks good to me.

Curious, too...it doesn't look like a lot of liquid. Was it enough?

[jelliclekitten]

What I meant is that it isn't just putting a piece of meat, a liquid, and some herbs and veggies into the crockpot and leaving it, since you have to prep it in advance. Not a "Fix It and Forget It" recipe, so to speak.

It doesn't look like a lot of liquid, but the salt in the soy sauce pulls a lot of water from the chicken during the marination. And the idea is that the marinade cooks down to a syrup-like consistency that covers the chicken. Like I said, mine wasn't quite there, but I'm going to toy with it and try to perfect it.

[ex_skewedso]

Oh, ok! Just curious... I used to prep my crock pot meals in advance the night before so I could just turn them on in the morning before I left the house, so I never considered marinading "prep." Wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something! :)

[thistoshallpass]

oh seems tasty

[julesong]

I think I'm gonna try your recipe for dinner tomorrow. :)

[jelliclekitten]

Good luck! Let me know how it turns out. :)

[spacegirlnz]

This looks good, an easy prepare-the-night-before meal for winter.

Do you serve it over rice, or is it better with something else? What, I don't know.

[jelliclekitten]

It's great with rice, but I've never tried anything else with it. I think the next time I make it I may try soba noodles and see how I like that. Plus there's plenty of marinade left in the slow cooker to spoon over the rice.