Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry

This Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry is easy to throw together and is ready in 30 minutes! Mix up our easy teriyaki sauce, chop up your veggies and you’re ready to go.

This stir fry recipe is great for a weeknight meal and an even better meal prep meal for the week! You get all your veggies and your protein, too!

The Quickest Meal Ever

Everybody knows what it’s like to get home from a long day at work and muster up the energy to make a balanced and healthy meal.

This teriyaki chicken stir fry recipe is a meal you can whip up in a flash, especially if you have a jar of our homemade teriyaki sauce ready in the refrigerator (store bought teriyaki sauce will work, too)!

All you have to do is chop the veggies and chicken, add the teriyaki sauce, and simmer to perfection! We like to serve our teriyaki chicken over rice! I’m sure you’re thinking–rice takes longer to make than the stir fry.

Here is our little time saving secret—> We LOVE minute rice. The macros are the same and it takes 10 minutes max to make. Regular white and brown rice to have a nice bite to them, but minute rice (white or brown) works wonders and tastes amazing!

Ingredients You’ll Need

Vegetables: We use a mixture of broccoli, red peppers, and carrots as the vegetables in this recipe. However, you can use whatever vegetables you have in your fridge! The key to cooking the vegetables is checking them often to make sure they don’t get mushy!

Chicken: We recommend using chicken breasts in this recipe! They are a great lean meat that cooks quickly and absorbs the teriyaki sauce well! Feel free to substitute the chicken breasts with chicken thighs, just be sure to cut your chicken thighs in chunks as well.

Rice: We generally serve teriyaki chicken with white rice (normal or minute rice). There are many different grain options you can use, too! Quinoa, brown rice, or even even this simple Asian salad would be delicious as a base for this stir fry.

Toppings: If you’re good with just stir fry, skip the toppings! We love to give our stir fry a little extra flavor with some green onion or cilantro! You can also add a little extra crunch by topping your stir fry with sesame seeds or chopped cashews!

Sauce! Let’s get into that a little more, shall we? ?

We Love Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Even if you have store-bought teriyaki sauce on hand, we promise you our homemade teriyaki is SO worth it! This classic teriyaki sauce is lightened up a bit with real ingredients that are better-for-you, but that still give you the classic flavor.

TERIYAKI Sauce INGREDIENTS

Our recipe calls for 4 basic ingredients and a little bit of cornstarch to thicken things up, so let’s get started!

• soy sauce or tamari (for gluten free option)
• maple syrup
• minced garlic
• fresh ginger

You’ll notice one outlier in this recipe compared to most is maple syrup. Most teriyaki sauce recipes call for brown sugar. However, we’ve found that maple syrup is equally delicious, if not better. Plus, it’s an all-natural sugar with an amazing caramel flavor.

Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry Q&A

Can I use chicken thighs instead of breasts?

Yes, you can use boneless chicken thighs instead of breasts! Just be sure to cut the thighs in uniform chunks!

How do I make my teriyaki sauce thick?

If your teriyaki sauce isn’t thickening as much as you’d like, try adding a teaspoon of cornstarch or tapioca flour at a time. Whisk until it combines into the sauce and then add more until it reaches your desired thickness.

Is teriyaki sauce gluten free?

Our homemade teriyaki sauce is gluten free if you use tamari instead of soy sauce! If you are using store bought teriyaki sauce, be sure to check the label!

How do I store this chicken teriyaki stir fry?

You can store this chicken teriyaki in the refrigerator for up to 5 days in an air tight container!