After we found out about the plethora of allergies my son had, one of the very first sauces I learned to make from scratch was teriyaki. I had been craving it, but didn’t know how it was made, and didn’t trust oils and different things at restaurants to keep any cross contamination of allergens getting into the sauce or food. So… I pulled up some recipes and made teriyaki sauce! SO easy!! I couldn’t believe that I had all of the ingredients just in my house! Now, if you don’t cook often, you may not… but the ingredients last for a long time, so if you like teriyaki… run out and get these ingredients and MAKE some!! It’s so delicious!

1. 6 boneless skinless chicken tenderloins
2. 1 zucchini, sliced and quartered
3. 4 mini sweet bell peppers, any color, sliced thin
4. 1/2 to 3/4 of a can of pineapple (or fresh!, whichever kind you like best)
5. 1/2 small yellow sweet onion sliced
6. 2 carrots diced
7. 1 cup frozen broccoli cut into smaller pieces
8. 1 1/2 cups cooked rice (1/2 cup uncooked… cook as per directions)
9. salt and pepper to taste

For the Teriyaki Sauce

1. ½ cup soy sauce
2. 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
3. 1 Tbsp sesame oil
4. ¼ cup light brown sugar
5. 1 Tbsp honey
6. 1 tsp fresh ginger (I buy it like this)
7. 1 tsp minced garlic (I buy my garlic like this)
8. 2 tsp cornstarch+ 1 tsp water, mixed together

Directions:

Start off by making the teriyaki sauce by adding all of the sauce ingredients to a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil for about 1 minute. The sauce should be thick enough to coat the back of the spoon.

Cook your rice. I just put water and rice into my rice cooker and hit a button. Either way, start it now.

Prepare your skillet and heat it to medium and coat with 1 TB olive oil. Salt and pepper both sides of your chicken. Add 1/4 cup of the teriyaki sauce to the chicken in the skillet to help cook. Brown both sides of your chicken, remove and dice into bite sized pieces and then add the diced chicken back to the skillet.

While your chicken is browning, chop your zucchini and carrots and slice your onions and peppers. Put 1/4 cup more of the teriyaki sauce into the skillet with the chicken and then add the carrots and onions. Cook until the carrots start to soften, and then add the broccoli, peppers and zucchini and the rest of the teriyaki sauce.

To serve, add rice to each bowl. Top with grilled veggies, pineapple and chicken. ENJOY!

And now, for the song of the day:

Just because I love Adele and carpool karaoke! 🙂