Ever had one of those days when you know that as midday rolls into afternoon, your day is going to become one great big, long, overwhelming to do list? This recipe was brought about by one of those days. Usually I would stick to something like Mac & Cheese, but we'd eaten that the week before and I'm lucky if My Mr Right will eat that once a month... So, I threw this together. It was a set it and forget it meal. Just what I needed.
20 MINUTE TERIYAKI CHICKEN & RICE
Ingredients:
Pre-cooked Chicken (I typically keep grilled chicken in the freezer for stuff like this)
Rice
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp of Ketchup
1/4 cup water
Directions:
In a bowl, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, water and ketsup. Stir until well blended. Set aside. Measure out enough rice to feed your family. Pour it into a rice cooker. If you don't have a rice cooker, you can still do this on the stove, it just takes a little more watchful eye. Measure out the correct amount of liquid for your rice.
For example, I do 2 cups of dry rice for my little family. This means I will need 4 cups of liquid. I should have almost a cup of teriyaki sauce mixed in my bowl. I will then need approximately 3 more cups of water. If you want a stronger teriyaki flavor simply increase the amount of sauce you prepare and decrease the extra waterm accordingly. Pour the teriyaki sauce in the rice cooker. Add the extra water. Dice the chicken and dump it in the cooker as well. Set the cooker to cook and walk away. Serve when the switch flips from "cook" to "warm", at least that's what mine does. I usually serve it with steamed veggies (that I cook in my Pampered Chef steamer) or mix the veggies right in.. Super simple and prep time is like ten minutes max.
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Ok, this does good, I wonder If ai used leftover cooked rice and just simmered it in a skillet for a while if it would absorb the teriyaki mixture?
ReplyDeleteThat looks yummy and so easy!
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This sounds great and easy...now I just need one of those handy rice cookers. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious, I'm going to have to try it! Thanks for sharing!
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My hubby goes crazy for teriyaki ANYTHING and I am guessing this will be no exception!! If you get a sec, pop on over to Foodie Friday and link up! Oh, and I found you on The shabby Chic Cottage!
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ReplyDeleteThis looks SOOO good! I've never used my rice cooker for anything but cooking rice. You've opened my eyes!! :) Thanks for sharing!
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this looks and sounds both simple and yummy...thanks for the new recipe! would love for you to share this at fridays unfolded @ http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/2011/04/fridays-unfolded-13.html
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Yummy! I love quick recipes. I featured you on this weeks "Amaze Me Monday" blog party! Thank you for linking up. Have a great week :D
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how much chicken do you normally put in???
ReplyDeleteHelp! I tried this in my rice cooker and it burned. I added enough liquid including the teriyaki sauce to equal the water I usually put in the rice cooker. Where did I go wrong? It stills smells delicious, but...
ReplyDelete@Tiffany: I usually do about a cup of chicken, but it's more of a personal preference. My husband likes a lot of chicken and I prefer less.
ReplyDelete@Laurel: I've never had it burn before. I would try adding more liquid next time. The chicken may have soaked up more of the juice than expected. If it burns again, I'd hold the chicken out and add it to rice after the rice is done. See if that'll help.
I made this tonight with the veggies and chicken added in as it cooked and it was SOOOO GOOD!!!
ReplyDeleteDo you use brown or white rice?
ReplyDeleteDo you use brown or white rice?
ReplyDeleteI've used both. My family prefers brown, but it's a personal preference. The flavor is a little stronger with white rice.
DeleteIt looks like you cooked veggies with it a well....may I ask what ones?
ReplyDeleteJust made this for dinner tonight! Yum! Thanks!
ReplyDeletePinned this, made this, loved this and just posted about this!!! Thanks for sharing!!
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That is look so yummy and simple :) Highly appreciated your work.
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I seen there were eggs and veggies... Did you just toss them in too? Because when I make it, that is totally what I'm going to do!!!
ReplyDeleteI might cook the eggs in the rice cooker first. I <3 my rice cooker.
I did scramble up the egg first (which you can do in the microwave super quick), but then I just threw it all in the cooker. The veggies were frozen so it steamed them, just to give you an idea of the texture.
DeleteI needed a last minute chicken recipe and found this one on pinterest. I don't have a rice cooker so I just threw it all on the stove the ol' fashioned way. AMAZING! It is SOOOO good! Thanks for the awesome blog and great recipe!
ReplyDeleteYou threw it all in together? How long did you cook it for?
DeleteI'm making this right now having just put everything in a pot together on the stove. There is still a lot of liquid after 45 minutes and the rice isn't cooking. What's the deal?
DeleteI never have a problem cooking rice... But this recipe is not working for me... My rice will not cook! But it tastes really good though... Just crunchy. I added extra water and it's been cooking for over a half hour.... And still not done . :-( I will try this again but will cook the rice before adding anything... Including the flavor
ReplyDeleteEager to make this but I was not able to find ketsup...can anyone tell me what that is and where I can find it?
ReplyDeleteI think Ketsup is Ketchup
DeleteI just now used this recipe with my and instead of putting it all in the rice cooker he put the stuff in a skillet and sauteed it, then i added corn it tastes so good thanx
ReplyDeleteI'm about to make this now but I dont have a rice cooker and it sounds to me like you just put everything into the pot at once? Should the water boil first so the rice can cook? Is that what you guys did and why it didnt cook?
ReplyDeleteJust made this! Very yummy and so simple!! I made it in the stove and just threw everything in together. I did not wait for the water to boil.
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ReplyDeleteCan you add the chicken frozen or does it half to be thawed out first?
ReplyDeleteI throw mine in frozen, but it is precooked. If your chicken is still raw, I'd thaw it out first. I'm not sure if a rice cooker gets hot enough to thoroughly cook raw chicken though. If you try it, definitely double check the chicken before you eat it. If you're doing it on the stove, you should be fine.
DeleteGreat yeah i meant pre cooked frozen i imagine you could also add some frozen stir fry veggie if you want.
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