Another easy low carb dinner that can be made in under 30 minutes! This keto teriyaki chicken is full of flavor, will cure that keto Chinese food craving, and perfect served with cauliflower fried rice.
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Have you been craving keto Chinese food like crazy? I know I have! Did you know with a few simple substitutions, you can make this easy Keto Teriyaki Chicken in less than 30 minutes? Let me show you how!
KETO TERIYAKI SAUCE
Of course, what makes teriyaki chicken is the sauce. Store bought sauce is loaded with sugar and thickeners like corn starch.
For our keto teriyaki sauce, we are using 6 simple ingredients: soy sauce, brown sugar substitute, garlic, ginger, water, and xanthan gum.
After we brown the chicken, we pour this delicious sauce in the skillet and let it simmer with the chicken until it thickens and coats the chicken pieces.
Now we just serve this Keto Teriyaki Chicken topped with green onions and with some cauliflower fried rice.
Some other low carb 30 minute meals worth repeating are...Keto bang Bang Shrimp, Pan Seared Salmon and Avocado Salsa, Ground Beef Stroganoff, Quesadillas in the Oven, and Crack Slaw.
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Keto Teriyaki Chicken - 20 Minutes
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons avocado oil (Click here for my favorite brand on Amazon)
- 2 ½ Pounds Chicken thighs cut into 1 inch pieces
- ¼ Cup Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos
- 3 Tablespoons Keto Brown Sugar substitute
- 1 Clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Grated ginger
- ½ Cup water
- ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum (click here to see my favorite brand on Amazon)
- Sesame seeds and sliced green onions for a garnish
Instructions
- Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-hi heat. Add the chicken and sauté' until cooked through...about 8 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar substitute, garlic, ginger, water, and xanthan gum. Whisk to combine. Pour the sauce into the skillet with the chicken and reduce the heat to medium. Continue cooking for a few more minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken.
- Serve topped with sesame seeds and sliced green onions for garnish.
Jennifer's tips
- Serve with steamed cauliflower rice for a quick side dish. I like to buy the already riced cauliflower in the frozen section of the grocery store.
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy only. Please re-calculate on your own with the ingredients and amounts you used for the most accurate data.
Watch how to make it
Greg Divine says
Made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious!The whole family loved this recipe. It’s a keeper and I’ll be making this again and most likely very soon . Next time I think I may double it for more leftovers. The recipe was outstanding and thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us .
Michelle says
As a family we really enjoyed this. Thanks for recipe. Will definitely make again.
Nelly says
This Teriyaki Chicken is amazing. My kids get excited when I am making it. Another great recipe. Thank you Jennifer
Annemarie says
I just made this dish and it is really good! I am having for lunch this week, highly recommend this recipe. Thanks so much!
Dana says
This recipe is fantastic. I double the sauce and added extra garlic & ginger. This is a keeper! Thank you
Marie Van Slyck says
Would it be ok to use guar instead of xanthan gum?
jenniferbanz says
I haven't tried it so I cannot say if it will work or not.
Ann-Marie says
We love this recipe! We've had it twice in a week. My family still doesn't know how healthy it actually is.
Would it be possible to freeze the chicken and sauce and cook it later?
Monique says
LOVE this recipe! So easy and fast, and absolutely delicious. Thank you for sharing!
Mandy says
I’m not sure what went wrong but mine was really watery and tasted like syrup.
Esther says
Very rarely do I comment on blog recipes but my goodness. This recipe is absolutely amazing! How can eating low carb be this delicious? I’m so impressed!! I served it with a side of broccoli. It needs zero tweaking!
Willie says
My wife can’t have chicken, so I substituted turkey and it was fantastic.
Al B. says
I made this yesterday as part of my meal plan, but after the second day, it's already halfway gone. My family LOVED it. No artificial sweetener taste; It is delicious. Thank you for the great recipe, will be making again 🙂
Joe Quisenberry says
This was sooo easy, and tasted fantastic! I will definitely make again...thank you!!
Kim H. says
I use this teriyaki sauce recipe for a variety of things. Best keto teriyaki I have found.
Britt says
Hi! I’m really confused about it being 0 carbs...maybe you can help me with that. A 1/4 cup of sauce was 8 carbs and 3 tablespoons of stevia brown sugar was 36 carbs. I just ate the meal before checking and now I’m bummed I completely blew my carb max for the day.
jenniferbanz says
Do you mean Were brown sugar? It has zero net carbs. You subtract the sugar alcohols
Nicole H says
Made as above with chicken breast. Didn’t have broccoli so I added green pepper. So delicious the whole family loved it!
Lisa says
Awesome recipe!
Patty says
Great recipe! I used granular white Swerve because I didn’t have the brown one and it still tasted delish, I also added a little bit of sesame oil. The juice thickens as it cools down. I served ii over cauliflower fried rice... so yummy! Thank you!
Jodi says
Tasted great! I added some red pepper flakes for a little kick and served in lettuce wraps. I wish it took on more of the soy sauce color.
Esther says
Great idea! I’ll be doing that with the leftovers.
Joanne says
Tried this tonight super easy super yummy thankyou ?
Judy says
I just sauted my chicken and I have a lot of jucie or liquid from the chicken..I am doubling your recipe..do I drain the liquid or will it thicken with the sauce? HELP
kayla barton says
can you make this with olive oil and not avocado oil ?
jenniferbanz says
Yep!
Jocelyn says
Is the sauce supposed to be sweet? I didn’t find mine sweet? Should I add more brown sugar swerve?
jenniferbanz says
No, it's mainly savory like a traditional teriyaki sauce.
Crystal D Dearing says
Thank you
Rio says
Hi do I drain the chicken after cooking it
Judy says
I just doubled this recipe and I did drain it. It was delicious.
Vic lee says
Can we leave out Xanthan Gum? It's a bit pricey for me
jenniferbanz says
You could but the sauce wouldn't be as thick.
Susan Miller says
Xanthan gum- get it at a Natural Food Store. I buy it a the Natural Grocery in bulk. It is their brand. MAJORLY cheaper!
Lisa says
Delicious recipe! I didn’t have Xanthan gum so I used psyllium husk powder instead and it worked perfectly.
Jennifer says
Added a little less sugar substitute as I'm still getting used to the taste, used fresh ginger instead of powder and added broccoli....very yummy!
Alice Smith says
Awesome and yummy!! And easy! Used Swerve which is the best ever sugar substitute! Served over cauliflower rice and with roasted broccoli. No leftovers.
jenniferbanz says
So happy to hear that!
Mir says
So good!! My husband loved the sauce. I added a few snow peas to the chicken and sauce and served it over steamed broccoli. I'll definitely make this again.
Lucas says
Super yummy, felt happy after making. But also as a heads up, teriyaki is a Japanese dish ;P
Becky says
No brown sugar sub right now so I'm going to try whatever sugar sub I have in there. Putting it on my shopping list.
Emilija says
I tried this tonight and I must say it was incredible. I added chili paste over shirataki noodle.
Blessed says
I just followed exactly the recipe and it turns incredibly yummy. I found one awesome keto food.
Thanks so much.
Ann says
Made this for dinner tonight and was VERY GOOD! My whole family loved it! Followed the recipe exactly but did add broccoli to the chicken and teriyaki sauce and served over cauliflower rice. This is a keeper!
jenniferbanz says
Broccoli is such a good idea!
Robin Gould says
Instead of soy sauce would coconut aminos work just as hood?
jenniferbanz says
yes, coconut aminos work just as well
Justine says
This was delicious!
Noelle says
Love that this is keto! Can't wait to make it again, was a hit the first time
Tami says
Made this tonight and loved it. Even the 3 year old that doesn't want to eat anything lately loved it.
Kathy says
I tried this recipe, it’s very delicious. I can cook this without going to the Chinese restaurant.
jenniferbanz says
So glad you liked it!
Jennifer Ciaramitaro says
I don’t have brown sugar substitute. What else would work?
Becki's Whole Life says
Totally craving Chinese so this might just be dinner. Love recipes like this because I can cook some rice for my girls and everyone will enjoy it!
Angie Jones says
What is the protein amount? Is their really 44g fiber? Trying to figure out how? Is that maybe a misprint and it’s 44g protein?
jenniferbanz says
Yes, sorry about that. It is 44g protein
Angie says
Thank you!! Thought so ?
Melody McNeil says
This was really good. However I don't understand how this is keto/low carb when the sugar substitute I used has 4 carbs per teaspoon and the recipe calls for 3 tablespoons. I mean that adds up.
jenniferbanz says
The carbs from sugar substitutes with sugar alcohols are not counted because they are not processed by the body.
Alicia says
Do u know the nutrition facts for this recipe. Thank u.
jenniferbanz says
yes, it is under Notes in the recipe card
Susie Ford says
Super delicious!!!!! Served with stir fried veggies and leftover cauliflower rice!!!! So Yummy!
jenniferbanz says
So glad you liked it!
Nicole Palos says
I thought soy sause was NOT keto?
jenniferbanz says
I don't see why not. It has no sugar but if you want an alternative you can use coconut aminos.
Shanna says
How much is a serving size?
jenniferbanz says
1/5th of the recipe
Carole Richardson says
For the cauliflower fried rice to accompany this dish, do you use your chicken cauliflower rice casserole recipe minus the chicken? Or do you have a separate recipe. Thank you for your great recipes!
jenniferbanz says
Yes, thats the recipe I would use without the chicken. If you want, you could make it like traditional fried rice instead of baking it in the oven
Claire Daniels says
Looks yummy! In your video, it shows cooking the chicken thighs in the Instant Pot, but don’t see those instructions. Could you add those, please. Thank you in advance.
jenniferbanz says
The Instant pot was not used in this recipe.
Bryann Macdow-Hopper says
Thank you, I can't wait to try!