Crockpots help make cooking a lot easier. They allow us to make dump and go recipes. You take the recipe’s ingredients, dump them in the crockpot, turn it on, and go. You can even make a dump and go crockpot teriyaki chicken dinner recipe.

This dump and go crockpot teriyaki chicken dinner recipe is an easy chicken dinner recipe that the whole family will enjoy. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day. You will have to wake up early to get ready for work, there’s a big meeting scheduled, and you know that you will have to stay at work late.

That means you have a couple of options. The first option is to pick up something for dinner on your way home. There’s nothing wrong with fast food every now and then. But we need to enjoy that kind of stuff in moderation for our health.

The other option is to plan ahead and make a crockpot dinner recipe. Crockpots have been a staple in American kitchens for decades and for a good reason.

You can plan to get dinner started in the morning and come home to a meal that is ready to serve. Dump and go recipes make that even easier. There is no need to rush around to ensure you finish everything in the morning and still leave on time.

You can prep the ingredients, dump them into a crockpot, turn it on, and be on your way. Not all dump and go recipes are created equally, though. For example, some dump and go crockpot recipes require nothing more than dumping in ingredients.

But some may need a little bit extra. This dump and go crockpot teriyaki chicken dinner recipe requires a little bit extra. However, it won’t ruin your schedule.

You just need to mix a sauce before putting it into the crockpot. After that, you can come home and serve up dinner or make a quick side or two to go with the meal.

Dump and Go Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken Dinner Recipe | Low Carb

Chicken is a very easy meat to use in a low carb recipe. Unfortunately, that only means that some recipes with chicken can be low carb. Some ingredients can throw the carb count off completely, even if the star of the recipe has zero carbs.

In this case, we will use brown sugar to help get that teriyaki flavor. Brown sugar is clearly not low carb; it is almost carb incarnate. But you can still make this recipe without adding all of those carbs.

You just need to find a brown sugar substitute. There are more than a few options you can use, like Swerve Brown Sweetener or any brown monk fruit sweetener.

Serving this dish can also be simple if you want to keep it low carb. You can serve this chicken up on a salad or on some cooked quinoa. This recipe is not low carb, thanks to the brown sugar.

But we can clearly make it fit into a healthy diet as well.

Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken Ingredients

• 4-6 Chicken Thighs | Chicken thighs have a lot more flavor than chicken breasts. They are smaller, more affordable, and way easier to use. You could easily replace these with a few chicken breasts, but thighs will do better.
• Seasoning Mixture | This recipe calls for a mixture of different seasonings that will be simple to use. You just need salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, chicken seasoning, and paprika. Basic chicken seasoning that you may already have in your pantry.
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar | The brown sugar is important as it will give the teriyaki chicken its sweetness. However, this is for the sauce, which means you will not be putting it directly on the chicken.

• ½ Cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce | Soy sauce will give the sauce a bit of saltiness to go with the sweetness. This also means you can go a little lighter on the salt-to-taste aspect of the chicken itself. 
• ½ Cup Ketchup | The rest of the ingredients from here on out will be all about the sauce. The ketchup will give us a good base for the sauce. It also adds some tanginess to the picture, which will be appreciated.

We just need a few things to finish off the sauce. Minced garlic, oregano, and some fresh parsley will do the trick. The seasonings and herbs will finish off the sauce perfectly, giving you a teriyaki flavor from scratch. 

Directions

Spray your crockpot with non-stick cooking spray.

Place your chicken thighs at the bottom of the crockpot and sprinkle in your salt, pepper, onion powder, chicken seasoning, and paprika. 

In a bowl, mix your sauce by adding brown sugar, low-sodium soy sauce, ketchup, minced garlic, and oregano.

Add the sauce to the crockpot, completely covering the chicken.

Turn your crockpot on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.

Serve with white rice and broccoli, and sprinkle some fresh parsley on top. Enjoy!

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