Turn on that grill and prepare this grilled teriyaki chicken for dinner tonight! People always wonder how to make chicken teriyaki that tastes like their favorite take-out recipe and we have figured it out! This healthy grilled teriyaki chicken recipe is a healthier version of your favorite take-out and makes a perfect chicken meal prep meal for the week. Make it today!
We Love Chicken Recipes!
Give us any cut of chicken and we’ll make a meal out of it. People come to hang out on Fit Foodie Finds for healthy recipes that taste good. A good chunk of those people are specifically looking for healthy chicken recipes. WE’RE LOOKING AT YOU! You’ve come to the right place, here are some of our favs!
I guess what I’m trying to say is that we know how to prepare chicken here and the options are endless. This time of year we get extra excited because we can prepare our favorite chicken recipes on the grill! This grilled teriyaki chicken recipe is one of our favorites because it couples one of our favorite flavors with our favorite method- GRILLING!
How to Make Teriyaki Chicken
Who knew that making homemade teriyaki chicken could be so easy? This grilled teriyaki chicken recipe is ready in under an hour and you won’t be disappointed. It has all of the tang and sweetness that you would find at your favorite take-out joint without the extra added sodium! Which brings us to the most commonly asked question about teriyaki chicken- Is chicken teriyaki healthy?
Like we always say, everything in moderation. The beauty of making your favorite take-out meals at home is knowing exactly what is in your food. Teriyaki chicken is no different! Your grilled teriyaki chicken can be as healthy as you want it to be.
It’s all about the sauce
We use our Homemade Teriyaki Sauce for this recipe and it is simple, naturally sweetened, and you have the option of using soy sauce, tamari, or coconut aminos. The key is making teriyaki chicken that works for you!
Now, let us chat about how to make teriyaki chicken on the grill!
Marinate. Marinate.
Step One
First things, first. Marinate your chicken breasts. With any chicken recipe you make, marinating the chicken first elevates the flavor tenfold. You can stick the chicken and the marinade in a bowl or a large plastic bag.
We have been loving our large stasher bag for everything from marinating to sous vide to food storage. Stasher bags help cut down on waste and makes life in the kitchen easy! Check them out.
All you have to do is prepare our homemade teriyaki sauce, place it in a stasher bag with the chicken breasts, and let them marinate for at least 30 minutes.
During this step, we would also prepare the foil pack veggies that are a part of this recipe! Prep the onions and peppers by chopping and placing them in a foil pack and place them on the grill with the chicken breasts.
Grill that Chicken Teriyaki + Veggies
Step Two
Don’t be scared of the grill, my friends! Preheat the grill to 425ºF and get ready. Grilling chicken breasts can be easy if you monitor the internal temperature of the chicken. A good old fashion meat thermometer will do the trick, however, we have been loving the Weber iGrill 2. Which let’s use leave a metal thermometer in your meat at all times and then connects your Bluetooth. IT IS SO GREAT.
No matter how you monitor the temperature of the chicken, the internal temperature of the chicken should be about 165ºF (which usually takes about 7-10 minutes per side). Remove chicken from the grill and let the breasts sit for a couple of minutes.
Pick a Healthy Side + Meal Prep
Step Three
After the grilled teriyaki chicken is ready to eat serve it with the foil veggies and your favorite healthy sides! Here are some of our favorite healthy sides to serve with this teriyaki chicken:
Serve your grilled chicken Teriyaki immediately or meal prep the chicken teriyaki in our favorite meal prep containers for a healthy lunch that is all ready to go for the week!
Healthy Chicken Meal Prep Recipes
- Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken
- Grilled BBQ Chicken Bowls
- Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken Bowls
- Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
Turn on that grill and prepare this grilled teriyaki chicken for dinner tonight! People always wonder how to make chicken teriyaki that tastes like their favorite take-out recipe and we have figured it out! This healthy grilled teriyaki chicken recipe is a healthier version of your favorite take-out and makes a perfect chicken meal prep meal for the week. Make it today!
Ingredients
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
- 1/2 cup homemade teriyaki sauce
- 1.5 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
Foil Pack Peppers and Onions
- 2 medium bell peppers
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- First, prepare homemade teriyaki sauce, by following THIS recipe.
- Next, place 1 lb. of chicken breast into a gallon-size plastic bag or large stasher bag. Then, pour on teriyaki marinade and let sit in the fridge for 30-minutes to 2 hours.
- Preheat grill to 425ºF.
- Prepare foil pack peppers and onions by slicing your bell peppers and onion into large bite-sized pieces.
- Place veggies on a large piece of tin foil and then drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle on minced garlic and season with salt and pepper. Toss.
- Place one more piece of til foil on top of veggies and then fold the sides together to create your foil pack.
- Place foil pack veggies and chicken breasts directly on the flame of your grill. Set the remaining teriyaki sauce aside.
- Grill chicken at 425ºF for 7-10 minutes on each side or until the chicken reaches 165ºF on the inside.
- When you remove your chicken, check your veggies. Cook until desired texture has been reached.
- To thicken remaining teriyaki sauce, pour sauce into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Add 2 teaspoons of cornstarch and whisk until dissolved and the sauce has thickened.
- Serve chicken and veggies with your choice of grain and more sauce.
Tips & Notes
- Nutrition information is for JUST the chicken.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/4 Calories: 286 Sugar: 7 Fat: 11 Carbohydrates: 15 Fiber: 1 Protein: 34Keywords: Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
Hi – making this tonight but where is the information about the pineapple? Are you just throwing slices on the grill or something else? Thanks!
I love this recipe. Thanks!
I don’t have a balcony(so no gril) 🙁 My grill pan is also rusted because I didn’t take care of it properly. Do you think it would be easy to pan fry these?
Absolutely! Pan fried or baked…it will still be delicious!
I’m not sure what EVOO is and where to find it. Any suggestions?
OOPS! It’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
I made this marinade a few weeks ago, and my husband and I absolutely loved it! He asked me to make it again — I couldn’t find the recipe again at first, but I’m so glad I found it. Soooo yummy! Definitely bookmarking this now 🙂
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YAY! So glad you found it! Blake loves this one too. So yummy grilled!
Making this tonight but with turkey. Ill let u know how it comes out.
Awesome! Can’t wait!
I’m so glad that you want natural chicken, but I’m sad to let you know that gold n plump chicken, despite their claims, are not the fantastic, “natural” chickens they claim to be. Have you ever personally viewed one of their farms? Industrial raised and processed chicken is one of the least healthy foods you can eat. Full of chlorine and likely salmonella. The farmers raising this chicken are most likely in huge debt to their corporate master. Your recipe looks great, and I hope you can find some real small farms in Minnesota to buy some actually natural chickens from! I know they exist, my sister lives near St. Cloud and she gets them. Check out localharvest.org for a farm near you! 🙂 wishing you the best. In health, Jen
Oh you know I like small portions so I can eat lots of different things!!! I love grilled chicken and I’m always looking for a different way to flavor chicken!
Looks like an awesome dish, Lee – I know my family would love this! I sorta fell in love with those chicken breast portions, they’re just too easy!
I know!! And I love the fact that there is absolutely no fat on them. You can definitely tell a difference in all-natural, Minnesotan chickens 😀
Oh, gosh! This looks amazing! Sadly I don’t have this brand in my little old town. We have one store that does sell organic poultry and my hubs used to argue with me about it until he tasted it and realized that it’s not just better for you but it tastes better too. I would love to see this brand come out to little ole town.
Pineapple and chicken?! Yum!! What a great combo! I like eating small amounts of lots of things since I like variety. This looks amazing!
This sounds great! What kind of teriyaki sauce do you recommend?
This is the exact kind I used- http://www.kikkomanusa.com/homecooks/products/products_hc_details.php?pf=10201&fam=102 Kikkoman also makes a gluten free version, too!
Oh man, Grilled pineapple brings back to many (half Asian) memories….. Pity we are going into Winter now. Keep up with (my) the seasons buddy!
Well your winter is probably like our summer. No snow for you? Yeah, didn’t think so. If I lived in Australia I’d be wearing shorts and a tank all year long!
Follow up: I made this tonight using pork chops and it was delicious!! Thanks for a great recipe!
AWESOME!!! Glad to hear it’s yummy on pork chops 😀 How long did you marinade it for?
I let them marinate 2 hours.
Oh I love eating small amounts of everything! One of the reasons that I love salad bars! I also love just simply seasoned grilled chicken!
Seriously- Whole Foods Hot Bar is my best friend. #nojoke #littlebitofeverything
I am sooooo making this tonight!! I have everything except the chicken so I’m going to sub thin cut pork chops for that. I even think I will do the grilling MYSELF too for a change since you’ve inspired me!!
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Yum! These look fantastic! Love your side dishes too! Great meal. Wish this brand was available in Canada!!!
Erin
Come on Canada!!!!!!! Come to Minnesota to get some 😀 You are so missing out!