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Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken over Quinoa Pilaf

November 17, 2018 · 37 Comments

5 from 6 votes

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Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken over Quinoa Pilaf is an easy and delicious make ahead dinner, perfect for any weeknight. Enjoy!

Crock pot teriyaki chicken

Let’s talk about this Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken over Quinoa Pilaf recipe but first I’m going to start this post with some troubling, weird and wacky news.

I just found out that my mom watches……The Bachelor. Also, The Bachelorette. And, well, is slightly obsessed with it.

She is also almost 60.

Dancing with the Stars is also one of her favorites because Maks is ‘gorgeous‘ plus other more specific adjectives that I choose not to remember.

The things that come up during our routine Sunday night chats.

Excuse me while I go die now.

Any other 60-year-olds out there watching the Monday night line-up on ABC? Just my mom? Ok.

I suppose this news is really not THAT weird or wacky. It just totally caught me off guard. You watch WHAT? You think Maks is WHAT? 

Being *almost* empty nesters have turned my parents into a hip, new people of the 21st century, ya’ll. Like people who watch the bachelor, drink green juice and almost know how to tweet using their iPhones.

Ohhhh, my parents. Gotta love ’em. 

In other news, me and the crockpot are on speaking terms again. Not that we weren’t ever off speaking terms, but ya know. I forget it exists from time to time.

ANYWAYS, it’s still hot in Portland and I’m still lazy…so…the crockpot is clawing its way back onto my counter appliance food chain and we are eating like there’s no tomorrow.

I made this recipe a few weeks ago and just about died. So easy. 10 minutes of prep. Ridiculously tasty. Did not heat up my house.

The end.

Make this and enjoy the slow-cooked goodness that is this chicken.

Here’s how to make it:

Crock pot teriyaki chicken

In a crockpot, throw in some chicken breasts, teriyaki sauce, pineapple chunks {with all that juice too}, diced red peppers, and red onion.

 

Crock pot teriyaki chicken

Add a lid, click it to high and let ‘er rip for 4 hours which basically means until the chicken shreds just by looking at it.

And that’s it.

Crock pot teriyaki chicken

Serve it up over some plain rice OR quinoa that was cooked in a little butter, onion and chicken stock. AMAZING 🙂

Everyone in my family loved this and my 5-year-old daughter even asked for seconds. Shocking stuff, especially if you know my daughter at all.

Save or pin this recipe for later, folks! It’s the perfect weeknight meal!

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Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken over Quinoa Pilaf

Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken over Quinoa Pilaf is an easy and delicious make ahead dinner, perfect for any weeknight. Enjoy!

Course Dinner
Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 499 kcal
Author Lauren

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups bottled teriyaki sauce
  • 2-3 boneless skinless chicken breasts about 1.5 pounds
  • 1 cup red bell pepper diced
  • 1/2 red onion diced
  • 1 20- oz. can pineapple chunks
  • salt & pepper to taste

for the quinoa:

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup yellow onion finely diced
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • salt to taste
  • cilantro and sesame seeds for garnish if desired
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients for chicken into crockpot. Stir to coat chicken. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or until chicken is very tender.
  2. Shred chicken and place back into liquid. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve.
  3. For quinoa, 30 minutes prior to serving chicken, melt butter in medium saucepan and sauté onion 2 minutes to start becoming tender. Stir in quinoa to coat in butter. Add in chicken stock and salt if desired. Stir, cover, bring to boil, reduce to simmer and cook 20-30 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and quinoa is soft.
  4. Serve chicken over bed of warm quinoa and top with sesame seeds and cilantro.
Nutrition Facts
Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken over Quinoa Pilaf
Amount Per Serving
Calories 499 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 47mg16%
Sodium 4408mg192%
Potassium 1129mg32%
Carbohydrates 76g25%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 41g46%
Protein 28g56%
Vitamin A 1345IU27%
Vitamin C 65mg79%
Calcium 88mg9%
Iron 4.8mg27%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
other teriyaki recipes you might like:

Pineapple Chicken Skewers with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Teriyaki Glazed Garlic Kale Meatballs with Mango Avocado Salsa

Teriyaki Shrimp Soba Noodle Bowls

 

Filed Under: Asian, Chicken, Dinners, Recipes & Food

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  1. Bryn says

    August 18, 2014 at 2:05 am

    My mom is obsessed with the Monday lineup and….The Kardashians. Ugh, the shame.

    Reply
    • Nicole Arsenault says

      October 23, 2019 at 3:45 am

      5 stars
      Thank you for sharing the CROCK POT TERIYAKI CHICKEN OVER QUINOA PILAF recipe. Crock pot recipes are very convenient. I work full time from home and the rest of my family is away at school and work during the day. I know my family will like this recipe.

      Reply
  2. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    August 18, 2014 at 2:34 am

    My mom also is obsessed with the Bachelor! But, she’s 55 so maybe that’s ok? I don’t know. I’m still deciding on whether I am okay with it.
    BUT I am very okay with an easy, and delicious crock pot recipe! Love your crock pot too, so cute! Pinned!

    Reply
  3. Karen says

    August 18, 2014 at 3:11 am

    The recipe looks great. I am going on 59! Trust me, we may be older, but we are far from dead. I do tabata, HiiT and lift heavy weights. I do something different everyday…keeps me young. I don’t watch those shows, but I love supernatural and person of interest…plenty of hot men on those shows…just saying. My kids are 26 and 22…not READY for grand kids yet. Thank you for another great recipe. ( PS: bet if you did some research you would find it was mainly older women reading that 50 shades of grey series….)

    Reply
  4. Hollie & Jamie says

    August 18, 2014 at 4:22 am

    This looks great and can’t wait to try it. This is one of our favorite Food Blogs! We featured your blog on our brand new blog as one of our “Friday Favorites”. Keep on inspiring.

    http://musclesandmunchkins.com/2014/08/15/friday-favorites-foodie-blogs/

    Reply
  5. Bri | Bites of Bri says

    August 18, 2014 at 4:29 am

    My mom watches the bachelor too but now she’ll admit it’s ridiculous. Does that make it better? I can’t decide! I love this crockpot meal. I could eat it for breakfast.

    Reply
  6. Ali | Gimme Some Oven says

    August 18, 2014 at 5:06 am

    Ha, my parents got way cooler after I went away to college too. My mom also tunes into the Bachelor every now and then, and then calls me to discuss how crazy and over-produced the show is. (I agree, yet watch it!!)

    Anyway, this meal looks awesome. Love the pineapple in there!

    Reply
  7. Candi says

    August 18, 2014 at 6:12 am

    Lauren,
    My mom watches the Bachelor too!!! She is 72. I think it’s, well, I don’t know what to think!! And she likes Dancing with the Stars. I don’t watch those shows. Maybe we are too young to watch it. Haha!

    Reply
  8. KIM A says

    August 18, 2014 at 8:20 am

    54 here, and I don’t watch the Bachelor or Dancing with the Stars (too much talking, not enough dancing). I do watch Blue Bloods cause Tom Selleck is a hunk! and there are a couple other shows where I am quietly admiring the hunkiness. Mostly, though I’m too busy to watch. My daughters -30 & 27 are pretty grossed out by everything I do, but I tell them – I had a life before you and now I’m getting back to it. Not that I’m doing anything all that degenerate!! I travel, go out with friends, took up painting, go to the gym, joined a bowling team, went back to college and I work. Really what is too old? Too old for what?

    Reply
  9. Natalie @ Paper & Birch says

    August 18, 2014 at 8:52 am

    This looks great Lauren. Love an easy recipe like this for a Monday 🙂

    Reply
  10. Pam B says

    August 18, 2014 at 10:13 am

    Your mom is perfectly NORMAL Lauren; I’m close to her age and I watch the Bachelor because it’s so crazy the rivalry between them. The scenery is nice at the far away locations. Not much to chose from on TV these days, even with the pathetic cable choices.

    Reply
  11. Heather @ Shards of Lavender says

    August 18, 2014 at 11:08 am

    Can I just start off by commenting on how cute your Crockpot is! I’d be a bit disturbed too if my mom confessed she watched the Bachelor too. In fact, I’m quite okay with not ever knowing about that part of her life, if it exists:) Pinned this lovely chicken for my family; it looks great!

    Reply
  12. Lynn says

    August 18, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Love this, super easy peasy & yummy! I have to skip the bell peppers, cause my throat does this funny thing when I eat them. (Lol, it closes up, highly allergic to a food I love, just not fair!)

    Ok, I’m a 53 to “girl”, my patient is a 78 yo “woman” (her descriptions) and we both wouldn’t be caught dead watching any “reality TV” . She says people ought to meet the way they used to “in church” and just have “quickie weddings”
    Lol, some days she cracks me up!

    Reply
  13. lorraine the great (ha!) says

    August 19, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    This looks awesome (as does your crockpot, i agree with everyone above) question- does the pineapple in this dish make the meat “sweet?” this is perfect for me, but my hubs doesn’t like “sweet meat”. (how’s that for a gross combo?) my mom does not watch DWTS or the Bach.. but is obsessed and not slightly so with that Castle crime/novelist.. and i don’t think it’s the murders that keeps her watching. 🙂

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      August 19, 2014 at 9:49 pm

      It is on the sweeter side, but I think the teriyaki sauce had something to do with that too. You could just omit the pineapple 🙂

      Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    August 20, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    My grandma watches the bachelor/ bachelorette and she’s 83! haha

    Reply
  15. Meredith says

    August 20, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious dinner idea! I love it!

    Reply
  16. Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says

    August 24, 2014 at 11:52 am

    Haha, my dad loves those shows too (and Big Brother), and he’s 73! He watches the Bachelor Pad, etc., too!

    Reply
  17. Leilani says

    August 28, 2014 at 3:39 am

    Going to try this tonight! Thanks.

    Reply
  18. Jenny @ BAKE says

    September 2, 2014 at 3:43 am

    It always surprises me what my mother ends up referencing in our conversations! I think she’s more in touch with pop culture than I am. This crockpot chicken sounds incredible, I will definitely be making it for dinner soon.

    Reply
  19. Courtney says

    September 9, 2014 at 4:52 am

    5 stars
    i made this for dinner on Friday night, just had to tell you it was Delicious! And it was super simple to make, and the kids liked it too, even my picky eater. I might try crushed pineapple next time. to get more pineapple in every bite. Thanks for the recipe 🙂

    Reply
  20. Rita says

    September 26, 2014 at 10:18 am

    Looks great. Do you drain the pineapple chunks or include the juice? Thanks!

    Reply
  21. Hilary says

    September 26, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    Lauren,
    Did you strain the pineapple juice before adding, or should I throw in the fruit and juice? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Hilary says

      September 26, 2014 at 12:58 pm

      Never mind…got it:)

      Reply
    • Lauren says

      September 26, 2014 at 8:38 pm

      No, don’t strain it! Add it all in 🙂

      Reply
  22. Samantha Jan says

    February 5, 2018 at 7:03 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this today after finding it here (or maybe it was in the weekly meal prep email?) So good!!! It’s in circulation to be a regular!

    Reply
  23. Emily says

    September 18, 2018 at 4:49 am

    5 stars
    Sounds easy and delicious! Perfect for a busy weeknight!

    Reply
  24. Jenn says

    October 15, 2018 at 10:59 am

    Sounds yummy! Can you recommend a good store bought teriyaki sauce, it’s hard to find a good one! Thanks:)

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      October 16, 2018 at 5:39 am

      I’ve tried this one before and like it: https://express.google.com/u/0/product/5296666536919099621_1647851661049369208_9359450?mall=Rockies1&directCheckout=1&utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=product_ads&utm_campaign=gsx&gclid=CjwKCAjwmJbeBRBCEiwAAY4VVZPtPXfKN5f0mjTUgbPT5C_RcxM3ReA8HtJRxQv9ROikMyusdEryXRoCd-YQAvD_BwE

      Reply
  25. Jennifer says

    December 7, 2018 at 4:43 am

    Hi! I tried this tonight, and it turned out waaaaay too salty. Couldn’t eat it! I used Kikkoman’s Teriyaki sauce and Dole chunk pineapple. Did you use low-salt teriyaki?

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      December 10, 2018 at 7:38 am

      Kikkoman tends to be more salty…like their soy sauce. Try a thicker teriyaki like Trader Joe’s teriyaki sauce.

      Reply
  26. Theresa Johnson says

    October 22, 2019 at 7:26 pm

    This looks great. Saved it and am going to try it this week. I love loading up the crock in the morning knowing I don’t have to cook later that day! Thanks!

    Reply
  27. Lindsay Edvalson says

    October 22, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    5 stars
    My family loves this recipe! It’s on our regular rotation! Yum!!

    Reply
  28. Kelly Powell says

    October 23, 2019 at 2:00 am

    This looks and sounds delicious!!

    Reply

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