This mouthwatering Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli offers a delicious balance of savory and fresh elements, perfect for a satisfying meal any day of the week and it’s ready in under 30 minutes!
Under 30-minute Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry
You’ll love this Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli recipe for its perfect blend of savory and sweet flavors. The tender chicken marinated in a rich teriyaki sauce adds depth to every bite, while the crisp broccoli provides a refreshing contrast.
The aroma of the homemade garlicy soy sauce infuses the dish with irresistible Asian flavors. You can serve this recipe over fluffy rice as a tasty teriyaki chicken bowl or alongside noodles, but either way this dish promises a satisfying and flavorful meal that will leave you craving more.
What else you’ll love about this recipe is that you can get dinner on the table in under 30 minutes and the whole family will swoon over it. It’s perfect for an easy weeknight dinner, meal prep, or even a date night in. And if you love this delicious teriyaki chicken, I think you’ll also obsess over these Asian Teriyaki Meatballs or these Korean Beef Stir Fry Noodles too! Or try this Hot Honey Chicken Bowl with similar, but brighter flavors.
I use my Our Place pan for any of my one skillet meals as it is deeper and made for multiple uses. In this recipe, we steam the broccoli first with their vegetable steamer and then the skillet itself.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chicken Breasts – Pounded and diced into 1” cubes. Boneless chicken thighs is an option, too.
- Broccoli – I prefer fresh as compared to frozen for an extra crunch
- Garnish – Green onions and sesame seeds.
- White Rice – For serving
The Best Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
- Soy Sauce – Or coconut aminos for gluten free.
- Sesame Oil – Brings out the Asian flavors.
- Honey – Can also use brown sugar or maple syrup.
- Rice Vinegar – Has a sweeter, more mild taste as compared to other vinegars.
- Tapioca flour – Or cornstarch sub. This will help thicken our sauce.
- Garlic – I prefer fresh garlic over garlic powder because it provides much more flavor.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
Substitutions and Variations
- Sauce: If you don’t have all the ingredients for the sauce feel free to buy a store bought teriyaki sauce. I like this primal kitchen one!
- Meat: Instead of chicken, make this with strip steak. Or make it vegetarian with seared tofu cubes.
- Vegetables: Add more! Carrots, snow peas or bell pepper would be equally as tasty in this recipe either instead of or in addition to the broccoli.
How to Make This Recipe
1. Heat your large skillet to medium heat. Once hot, place the broccoli florets in a steamer basket and pour over a half cup of water. Cover with a lid for 5-7 minutes or until broccoli is steamed. Once the broccoli is fork tender, remove the steamer tray from the pan. Most of the water should evaporate, discard any remaining.
2. Drizzle olive oil onto the hot skillet. Add the cubed chicken breast and stir. Cook for 6-8 minutes, covered. Stir 2-3x to avoid burning.
3. While the chicken is cooking, whisk together the teriyaki sauce ingredients in a small bowl until it’s combined.
4. Turn the heat to medium-low. Pour the teriyaki sauce into the skillet with the almost cooked chicken and stir everything together.
5. Let the sauce thicken then stir in the broccoli.
6. Once everything is warmed, serve over a bed of warm white rice, top with sesame seeds, chopped green onions and enjoy!
PRO TIPS
When the chicken is 150°F (not fully cooked), add the sauce. It will continue to cook while it’s in the pan. This is to avoid drying out the meat, because it is much tastier with juicy chicken pieces!
Recipe FAQs
Store your homemade teriyaki chicken in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. This recipe is great for meal prep and tastes just as good reheated.
Teriyaki goes in the pan toward the end. We want the heat to activate the thickening agent (tapioca flour or cornstarch), but we don’t want the sauce to burn so it’s only added for the last few minutes of cooking.
You don’t have to! This recipe is meant to be QUICK so we left hours of marinating out of the instructions. However, if you want extra flavor, feel free to make a second batch of the sauce and add to a freezer bag with the raw chicken. Let it sit in the fridge for a few hours prior to cooking.
Do NOT reuse this as your sauce. It has all the raw chicken juices in it and we don’t want anyone getting sick!
Serving suggestions
I love serving this chicken broccoli stir fry over white or brown rice (try this Cilantro Lime Rice for extra flavor or cauliflower rice for lower carb), but it would also be delicious over udon noodles, rice noodles or more roasted vegetables. Try adding edamame or shaved salad to the top. This Quinoa Edamame Salad would go great.
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Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli
Equipment
- skillet
- steamer basket
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Whisk
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts, pounded and cut into 1" cubes
- 2 heads broccoli
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp green onions, diced
- 2 cups cooked rice, for serving
Teriyaki Sauce
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp tapioca flour
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Heat your large skillet to medium heat. Once hot, place the broccoli florets in a steamer basket and pour over a half cup of water. Cover with a lid for 5-7 minutes or until broccoli is steamed (if you don’t have an our place pan, any pot with a steamer basket will do).
- Once the broccoli is fork tender, remove the steamer tray from the pan. Most of the water should evaporate, but discard any remaining.
- Drizzle olive oil onto the hot skillet. Add the cubed chicken breast and stir. Cook for 6-8 minutes, covered. Stir 2-3x to avoid burning.
- While the chicken is cooking, whisk together the teriyaki sauce ingredients in a small bowl until it's combined.
- Turn the heat to medium-low. Pour the teriyaki sauce into the skillet with the almost cooked chicken and stir everything together. Let the sauce thicken then stir in the broccoli.
- Once everything is warmed, serve over a bed of warm white rice, top with sesame seeds, chopped green onions and enjoy!
Nutrition
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this felt like such a satisfying version of takeout. Will definitely be making again!
Jack gave this recipe the double thumbs up. LOVED!