This easy 20-minute teriyaki chicken and broccoli recipe will be one that you keep on your dinner menu rotation WEEKLY.
OBSESSED is one way to describe this recipe but most importantly, EASY.
It takes no time to make it and it is one of our favorite dishes to make now. I make it at least once a week because of how quickly it comes together (yes, really, 20 minutes!) which is super helpful for me during weeknights after work.
You can also watch a video of me making it below! I think once you see how easy it is to make, you’ll want to make it too!
Why do we love this teriyaki chicken and broccoli recipe so much?
Well, first of all, the homemade teriyaki sauce is drool-inducing.
Its got the perfect amount of sweetness and I love how thick it is.
It coats the dish so well and you’ll basically want to pour it all over your rice, too. Or noodles!
You can totally make teriyaki chicken and broccoli with noodles too.
Additionally, you can use this sauce for virtually anything – swap out the broccoli for your favorite veggie, swap out the chicken for your favorite protein.
You can use brown rice, quinoa, noodles — whatever floats your boat!
We also can’t complain that dish comes together in 20 minutes. This is WAY better than take-out!
Faster than any take-out restaurant can get to you.
Can we call that a win?!
What is in the teriyaki sauce that makes it so good?!
All you need are basic pantry ingredients to put together this teriyaki sauce for the teriyaki chicken and broccoli.
- Soy sauce
- Brown sugar
- Garlic
- Rice vinegar
- Cornstarch
The full recipe with measurements is below!
Would you serve teriyaki chicken and broccoli with noodles?
Why not? I think it would be SO good with lo-mein style noodles.
The thick sauce would coat all the noodles and you can twirl the noodles together with the chicken and broccoli!
If you like quick and easy recipes such as this teriyaki chicken and broccoli, you’ll love these easy Chinese recipes:
- 25-minute beef and snow pea stir fry
- Mongolian beef
- Pineapple fried rice
- Chicken fried rice
- Sweet and Sour Chicken
Watch me make this easy 20-minute chicken and broccoli teriyaki recipe below!
Easy 20-Minute Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh broccoli (see notes below if you're using frozen broccoli)
- 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
For the sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil and add the broccoli. Blanch the broccoli for 5 minutes then immediately transfer the broccoli to an ice bath (a large bowl of water with ice in it) to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- In a skillet, brown chicken on both sides with vegetable oil over medium high heat. Add the broccoli (excess water drained well) then turn the heat down to medium. Gently pour in the sauce and let thicken, about 5 minutes. Gently toss the ingredients in the sauce until everything is coated well.
- Serve over rice.
have made this and it was delicious ? X
I love this recipe ? Thanks Jean
It was a big hit in our family. My 1 yr old grandson absolutely loved it.
This was amazing! So excited I had all of the ingredients at home too! Thanks!
Great news!
Made this recipe! It is delicious! The whole family loved it. Definitely recommend doubling or tripling for large families. My family contains 6. First time doubled. This time I’m tripling! When I mean good! You will want to make the sauce to put on everything!
Omg that’s the best teriyaki sauce! Thanks so much for the recipe. That will be my go-to teriyaki recipe for now on! I had left over ribs and extra broccoli, so I cut up the ribs and made this recipe. ? It was awesome!
I loved this !! I actually served it over noodles & I used avocado coconut oil instead of olive oil it was soooo good !!
hi! quick question, is there another type of vinegar i can use in place of the rice vinegar?
white vinegar would work fine
So good! So easy! So delicious! Thank you so much for sharing. We will definitely be adding this to our weekly rotation now.
Hooray!
I just put the broccoli (chopped/frozen) into a strainer and run it under hot water while the chicken is cooking. Less time spent and less cleanup. Super easy and delicious (especially for those of us who can’t have Chinese food) recipe! Have already made it several times.
Great idea!! So glad you enjoyed!!
I’m out of cornstarch. Is there a way I can use flour as a replacement?
You could
The first time I made this the sauce came out insanely thick and the flavor was overpowering. So I added an extra half cup of water at the end of cooking and let it thicken a bit again. It’s so good! I make it every other week and my kids love it. Thanks!
Lovely recipe! Life saver for a busy week night for sure. Any chance you have nutritional info for it handy?
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Not yet, I’m slowly working through recipes to add them. In the meantime, you can use Google and find a nutritional calculator and input it that way.
Just made this today. Used regular vinger and flour instead of cornstarch. Everyone loved it! Omg! This recipe is so easy and so yummy! Thanks!
Yay! Thanks for letting me know
Made this today and I can only agree with all others who commented: absolutely awesome and delicious. Thanks for all your cooking inspiration, not only with this recipe. This surely will become a staple in our kitchen. Greetings from Germany, Jutta
So wonderful to hear! Thank you!
This was an absolute hit at my house. We have 5 kids so meals like this are normally ideal. I made extra sauce then added carrots and mixed in rice noodles. I haven’t heard the dinner table so silent in a long time!!! Loved it!!!
Ha, that’s amazing!!
so good!!! Thank you!!
So easy to cook and so delicious.
If you cook regularly, you will find that you have most ingredients already in your kitchen. So you just need to buy the meat and vegetable. That is easy too.
Just don’t forget to start with cooking the rice first (I did), then it really only takes 20 minutes to serve your family a easy, healthy, great meal.
It will definitely become one of our regular recipes. THANK YOU!
Thanks so much for the review!!
WoW, I will definitely try this. sounds so easy!
So easy to make and so delicious. Added ginger just because I love it. The sauce was delicious.
I just finished trying this recipe and it was delicious. The ingredients and steps were easy to follow and will definitely add to my quick go to weekday meals. Thank you so much.
So glad to hear this!
This recipe was ok, the sauce was very thick, and also very salty tasting. I even used the low sodium soy sauce. I probably would not make this again
I made this according to the recipe and it is fabulous. This is my stir-fry sauce from now on.
This was absolutely delicious! Will use this as a staple for my chinese night. My Granddaughte loved as well! Thank you!
This was delicious will be my staple for future chinese night suppers. My Granddaughter loved as well. Thank you!
Thank you for the recipe. Turned out awesome. And very easy to do
Made this recipe tonight and it was phenomenal. The sauce was way better than any take out.
The whole family loved it and it was so easy.
Will make this over and over again.
Thank you
Glad to hear it!
Going to make this tonight for dinner.
I really enjoyed it! The only thing I would tweak would be to use maybe half of the sugar asked for. Maybe 1/8th. It was a little too sweet and I usually love sweet things but was a bit much.
Hi my sauce is come out a bit runny. What would you suggest? Less water? More cornstarch
More cornstarch. It activates over higher heat so maybe turn your heat up as well.
YUM! My picky 5-year-old requests this every week. After several times making this, now I either 1.5 or double the sauce because you’ll definitely want all of it (SO good), and I add carrots and snap peas for extra veggies. Definitely a winner! And so easy.
Yay! Awesome
Deeeeelllliiicious! This recipe hit the trifecta for me…so easy, quick to make and yummy!!! Will be making this over and over again. Thx Julie…you’re the best!
Aww thank you!
I don’t have rice vinegar. Can I use a different type?
you can try apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
I haven’t tried the rest to yet but I was wondering if I can do stir-fry vegetables in it instead of just broccoli?
yes, absolutely!
This sounds amazing!! I will be trying this very soon, sounds like a good easy dish to make next week before the rush to get all the Thanksgiveing prep ready!!
Wonderful recipe Julie! I made just as directed and its perfect. Very easy and great flavor.
Thank you
Kids loved it. very good and easy recipe, i tried it last night
I made this and served it over Chuka Soba (Japanese Style noodles) and it was fantastic. I also loved that the recipe was adjustable by entering the serving size. I was able to measure out how much broccoli I had on hand and then make the recipe accordingly. What a concept! Wish more recipes had this option. Will be adding it to our regular rotation.
Wonderful!
Made this nut added shredded carrots a d minced ginger.
Have served it over thin spaghetti noodles & plain white rice
I also bake shrimp rangoon to serve with it. BIG HIT with my Peruvian family
My son loved this and was impressed with me for whipping up some teriyaki sauce from scratch. Just one cautionary note— I used chicken that had been preseasoned with salt and seasoned rice wine vinegar. The combination with soy sauce was way too salty. Next time I will use plain rice vinegar and unsalted chicken.
I changed everything about this recipe, used breasts instead of legs, used half the amount of soy sauce, added green peppers and mushrooms, and I used jasmine rice. I had this huge pot of loveliness that tasted wonderful. This recipe is easy and quick for two people, I doubled or even tripled the amounts because I have big eaters and it was a very easy transition. Great recipe!
Can I use regular soy source and how much
you can use regular soy sauce in the same amount that is stated in the recipe. might be a bit more salty, but everyone has a different salt preference.
Do the nutritional facts include the rice?
No, it doesn’t.
Hello Julie,
I will be trying your fried rice recipe tomorrow. We love Chinese food, and miss so much going out for it. I’m sure your recipes will be wonderful. Thank you so very much.
Is it okay to use less broccoli? I have 4 chicken breast but don’t want to use 12 cups of broccoli.
yes, of course! 12 cups of broccoli sounds like a lot haha
Made this for the first time tonight and can safely say it won’t be the last! Everyone LOVED it!
This looks delicious! I’ll be making it tonight! Quick question- I actually have a bottle of teriyaki sauce (the thin liquid one). Could I just use that in place of the soy and brown sugars? I’ll still use the water/cornstarch/garlic.
you definitely can!
Everybody I’ve given this recipe has raved about it. I add a bit of red pepper. It works with EVERYTHING.
Can I use light brown sugar instead of dark in this recipe?
yep!
We did not enjoy your teriyaki chicken and broccoli at all… my husband couldn’t even eat it…the sauce was sour for whatever reason….it must have been from the amount of rice vinegar 2 tbsp …couldn’t have been the soya sauce or brown sugar… definitely will NOT be making this again!!!
Very disappointing