This is an easy one pan recipe for a Healthy Chicken Teriyaki dish. It needs simple ingredients and barely 30 minutes to throw together. Keto. Low-Carb. Gluten-Free. Paleo.
A healthy chicken teriyaki is quite easy to make. Most of the ingredients are clean, it’s usually the sauce that’s the problem with store-bought or restaurant dishes.
This recipe has a DIY simple and healthy teriyaki sauce with minimal ingredients. If you don’t include soy sauce in your diet, feel free to substitute with coconut aminos for an equally delicious sauce.
How To Make This Healthy Chicken Teriyaki Bowl:
Ingredients:
- chicken
- cabbage
- onion
- garlic
- broccoli
- carrots
- mushrooms
- soy sauce
- sake
- honey
- ginger
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Heat up a large pan to a medium/high heat and sauté the mushrooms and onions until the onions are translucent. (Photo 1)
- Add the rest of the veggies and sauté for about 5 minutes. (Photo 2)
- While the veggies are cooking, make the teriyaki sauce. Mix the soy sauce, water, mirin, honey, garlic and ginger. (Photo 3)
- Add the sauce and sauté for another 3-5 minutes – until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are done to your preference. (Photo 4)
FAQs:
Is Chicken Teriyaki Healthy?
It depends on your ingredients. If you’re making a healthy chicken stir fry from scratch and using whole ingredients, then it can be very good for you! The problem with store-bought or restaurant teriyaki is usually the sauce, which usually contains all kinds of nasty ingredients. Home-cooked is best!
Is teriyaki sauce healthy? Once again, it depends on the ingredients. If you’re buying a store-bought sauce, make sure to read the label so you understand what’s going into you body.
What Goes Well With Chicken Teriyaki?
A great option is coconut rice (if you’re not doing keto or low-carb). Sautéed greens also work well. You can even serve this healthy chicken teriyaki on some noodles.
One Pan Keto Cabbage Chicken Teriyaki Skillet Recipe + Nutritional Information/Calories
One Pot Keto Cabbage Chicken Teriyaki Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts [cubed] (cut into bite-sized cubes)
- ½ tbsp minced garlic
- 4 cups shredded cabbage
- 1 onion (thinly sliced)
- 2 cups broccoli [cut into small florets] (small florets)
- 2 cup carrots (grated)
- 2 cups mushrooms (quartered)
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ⅛ cup water
- 1 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp minced ginger
Instructions
- For the Teriyaki sauce: Mix the soy sauce, water, mirin, honey, garlic and ginger. Set aside.
- Heat up a large sauté pan to a medium/high heat and sauté together all the veggies and chicken for about 5 minutes.
- Add the Teriyaki sauce and sauté for another 3 – 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the vegetable are done to your preference.
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Janet Blackmore says
I had a hot BBQ chook (ok, chicken for all you non-Aussies!) so did it all and then added the pulled poultry just prior to serving.. It was absolutely totally delicious and have shared the recipe with vegan grand-daughter. Thanks heaps for a new idea with our favourite flesh.
Roche Woodworth says
Hi Janet! Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback – we are happy you enjoyed the recipe!:)
Yvonne says
Simple, but delicious. The cabbage is almost like noodles – love it!
Lin says
This recipe sounds incredible, but when you mention, “6 servings”, what size is the serving?
Thanks !
Roche Woodworth says
Hi Lin! Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. In my experience, one serving was just about 2 cups per person. Hope that clears things up for you. Let me know how it turns out if you do give it a try! 🙂
Patricia Bowden LATSON says
Sounds great. Making this tonight.