Tip-sy Tuesday: Easy Chicken Teriyaki

I made this to go with our sushi tower non-birthday dinner (way back in August!) because P requested 'meat on the side' of her sushi, and chicken teriyaki seemed like it belonged on the same plate hahaha. And oh my gosh it turned out great and it is so simple which makes it the perfect 'meat on the side' dish!

Cut up chicken breasts in bite-sized 1" pieces. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat, add chicken pieces but don't crowd the pan (leave space around each piece). Brown for about 3 minutes, turn each piece over and brown for another 3 minutes or until the chicken is cooked thru. Remove from the pan if you have more chicken then the pan could hold. Continue frying the chicken pieces until they are all cooked adding more oil as needed. Once all the chicken is cooked, add it all back to the pan and stir in enough teriyaki sauce to coat. Done! Serve with additional sauce, sticky rice (or sushi towers) and roasted broccoli.

A little secret - I made this 2 hours before people came over and put it in my smaller crockpot on low and it was perfect. Didn't dry it out at all, and I was able to clean up the splatter from frying before everyone arrived.

Note: I used store-bought teriyaki sauce because it was a very hectic day, but I thought about making it from scratch because it doesn't sound hard - here's one recipe I thought about trying:

• 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1 1/2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil
• 2 tsp peeled and minced fresh ginger
• 2 tsp peeled and minced fresh garlic (2 cloves)
• 2 tsp cornstarch

Whisk ingredients together in a small bowl; add to the cooked chicken and cook until thickened 30-60 seconds. 

recipe found here