Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken over Quinoa Pilaf

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

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:

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

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.

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!

servings 4 servings

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 4 hrs

Total Time 4 hrs 10 mins

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 for garnish, if desired
• ▢ sesame seeds for garnish, if desired

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Instructions

• 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.
• Shred chicken and place back into liquid. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve.
• 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.
• Serve chicken over bed of warm quinoa and top with sesame seeds and cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 499kcal | Carbohydrates: 76g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 4408mg | Potassium: 1129mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 1345IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 4.8mg

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken

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