One-Pan Teriyaki Chicken and Rice
One-Pan Teriyaki Chicken and Rice is a healthy, protein packed meal! Teriyaki chicken with broccoli, carrots, and rice in a homemade teriyaki sauce (you can sub store bought as well).
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CHICKEN TERIYAKI AND RICE
I love this recipe so much because it has protein, carb, and veggie all in one. Of course I have this easy skillet Teriyaki Chicken and this Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken as options, but this recipe has everything in one pan!
When I was testing this recipe I polled you guys and most of you said you were prefer to use a bottled teriyaki sauce but I also gave an option for a homemade sauce.
WHY RINSE YOUR RICE?
Rinsing your rice does three things:
- Cleans your rice.
- Hydrates the rice. The goal is to have plump rice once cooked and this gets the process going.
- It rinses off the starchy residue giving you fluffy rice not clumpy/gummy rice.
INGREDIENTS:
- CHICKEN
- GARLIC
- LOW-SODIUM CHICKEN BROTH
- WHITE RICE
- TERIYAKI SAUCE – I like Yoshida and P.F. Changs brand teriyaki.
- LOW-SODIUM SOY SAUCE – It’s so important to use low sodium ingredients to control the salt.
- BROCCOLI
- CARROTS
- GREEN ONIONS
- SESAME OIL – This isn’t required but adds such a unique flavor that makes the dish.
ONE-PAN RECIPES
- One-Pan Beef Burrito Skillet
- One-Pan Chicken Enchilada Skillet
- Caprese Chicken Skillet
- One-Pan Mexican Chicken and Rice
- Egg Roll In a Bowl
- One-Pan Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Skillet
- One-Pan Ham and Rice Skillet
- One-Pan Monterey Chicken Pasta
- Chicken, Black Beans and Rice Bake
- One-Pot Bacon Broccoli Pasta
One-Pan Teriyaki Chicken and Rice
One-Pan Teriyaki Chicken and Rice is a healthy, protein packed meal! Teriyaki chicken with broccoli, carrots, and rice in a homemade teriyaki sauce (you can sub store bought as well).
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 ¼ cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup white rice, rinsed
- 1/2 cup sliced carrots
- 1/2 cup store bought teriyaki sauce or use homemade recipe below
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 cups small broccoli florets
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
- (optional) sesame oil
HOMEMADE TERIYAKI SAUCE:
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large skillet (that has a tight fitting lid for later), heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes just to brown the outside of the chicken. The chicken will continue to cook in the broth later. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the chicken broth, rice, carrots, teriyaki sauce (add the ingredients for homemade if using), and soy sauce.
- Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cover with a lid. Cook covered for 15 minutes, reducing the heat to a simmer after about 10 minutes. Stir every once in a while to make sure it's not sticking to the bottom. You want it to be simmering but if your heat is too high you will run out of liquid, so make sure it's low.
- Add the broccoli on top, cover with lid and cook for an additional 5 minutes on medium-low or until broccoli is tender. If you like your broccoli more cooked, add it earlier.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with green onions. Drizzle with sesame oil if using and drizzled with more teriyaki sauce if desired. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
There is soy sauce in the chicken bowl and in the homemade teriyaki sauce so if making the homemade sauce don't eliminate the soy sauce in the bowl.
Serving: 1/4 of recipe, Calories: 447kcal, Carbohydrates: 50g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 73mg, Sodium: 2153mg, Potassium: 925mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 2991IU, Vitamin C: 43mg, Calcium: 67mg, Iron: 2mg
I haven’t tried yet but want to for dinner. However, I’m thinking of just using a Costco rotisserie chicken so the chicken is already cooked. Any thoughts on this process? Thanks in advancs
Yes. I would reduce the olive oil to 1 tablespoon to cook the garlic in. Add the rotisserie chicken at the end of step 4 and you should be good.
Made it tonight for dinner! So delicious and extremely easy to make! Will make it again for sure! Thanks for a great recipe!
so happy to hear that
I used ground chicken. Be careful not to overcook rice. I did a little but it was still Delish!!
Thank you!
Has anyone tried doubling this recpe and if so how did it turn out? My family loved the recipe but, to our great disappointment there were no leftovers.
I usually do two pans side by side.
I wanted to try something different to spice up the taste buds. I’ve always been cooking the same thing all my life, which is good as well but now that I’m retired I decided to learn to cook outside the box or what I was used to. It’s actually fun. The wife and I cook this recipe up and if you follow 100% and stay on top of your cooking, it is absolutely 100% delicious.
I will cook this again and again you won’t regret it
Thank you!
Excellent and easy recipe! Followed recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly. My family loved it and only one pan to clean!
Thank you!
This is absolutely DELICIOUS! I was pleasantly surprised by just how TENDER the chicken was! Usually when I cook cubed chicken breast the end result can be tough, but not with this recipe!
The only issue I had was there was definitely too much liquid at the end. I put the broccoli in, stirred it in since I used frozen, and let it cook on medium heat for about 8 minutes, giving it a stir every so often. That made it workable though very saucy. Next time I might reduce the broth to just 2 cups or even 1.75 cups.
I meant to add that I cooked it UNCOVERED when I put the broccoli in, to help some of the liquid cook off.
Try increasing your heat a bit. There definitely isn’t a ton of liquid at all when I make it because it cooks off
I was worried when making this recipe there would be too much liquid but it kept getting pointed out how you would run out of liquid. Followed the recipe exactly and well , as I thought, there is way too much liquid. I’m trying to cook more of it off but I’m sure this will likely not be edible by the time it’s done.
I am making tonight. I understand to just brown the chicken. But I am not sure when to put it back in. Maybe with the broccoli?
You keep it in the pan and continue with the instructions.
Not enough chicken stock rice wasn’t cooked ended up using the entire box
This will depend on your heat. If your heat is too high you will run out of liquid. A low simmer should do it or you could add more broth
My family loved it! Easy and quick and delicious!
Thank you!
i failed. i used cooked rice. it came out so mushy. i would say if you try it, follow to a tee and use uncooked rice
Yeah it would be too much liquid if you used cooked rice.
Looks great. Can I substitute leftover white rice from take out instead of cooking new? If so, what adjustments do you recommend?
Thanks in advance!
You will need less liquid. SOrry I haven’t tried it like that
I had to comment even before I cleaned the kitchen up. This was absolutely delicious and EASY and the family went nuts over it. Everyone added their own hot sauces, and this recipe is definitely going in the recipe book. (and there isn’t much to clean up, as well!). Thank you!
Aww thank you!
Do you just drizzle a little of the sesame oil on top before serving?
You can but it’s not required!
Sounds yummy!! But I would like to sub chicken thighs, what cooking adjustments would you recommend?
You will just need to cook the chicken a little longer.
A new favorite for sure! WOW this is goooood!!!!! Restaurant quality.
Thank you Ann!
This was so incredibly good! I doubled the garlic but otherwise followed exactly. I would pay money to eat this at a restaurant. I went to the store for ingredients and it was only 7 dollars and change. CRAZY good for something so delicious, easy to make and cheap. Thank you for an amazing recipe.
Yay! Love hearing that Ann
I am going to try this, it looks amazing! I have a stupid question though – is the one cup of rice cooked or uncooked prior to rinsing and adding to the dish? Thanks for any clarity you can provide!
Uncooked rice and then rinse it.
All Recipes seem so good and delicious. I would try them all.
Thank you!!