Easy Teriyaki Chicken Recipe Has a Refreshing Secret Ingredient (6 Ingredients) Chicken Dinner Fruit Asian Budget High Protein Low Sugar Low Sodium

It's no secret that we love our lemon recipes at 30Seconds. From lemon chicken to lemon vinaigrette to lemon pasta to lemon fish to lemon vegetables to lemon cakes to lemon pies, we just can't get enough. Lemon can elevate and enhance any recipe, like this lemon teriyaki chicken recipe.

Teriyaki chicken is a classic Asian recipe. But adding a little lemon juice to the sauce brightens it up! You only need six ingredients to make this chicken stir fry. Here is your short shopping list: boneless, skinless chicken thighs, teriyaki sauce (you could make homemade teriyaki sauce or use bottled), fresh garlic, fresh ginger, lemons for juicing and vegetable oil. You can garnish the finished dish with sesame seeds. Do you know about the health benefits of sesame seeds? 

Serve this easy, high-protein lemon teriyaki chicken recipe for dinner with brown rice, white rice, jasmine rice or rice noodles. The lemony chicken would also be delicious over healthy quinoa.

Cuisine: Asian
Prep Time: 5 minutes plus 2 hours to marinate
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes plus 2 hours to marinate
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless/skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 3/4 teriyaki sauce (divided)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 - 5 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 1 - 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Optional Ingredients

• sesame seeds
• lemon slices
• fresh cilantro

Here's how to make it: 

1. Put 1/2 cup of the teriyaki sauce into a plastic zipper food storage bag or shallow dish. Add the chicken and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight. You could use boneless chicken breasts instead of thighs.
2. When ready to cook, remove the chicken from the marinade. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and ginger. Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the chicken and cook, stirring, about 5 minutes or until cooked through. 
3. Pour in the remaining 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce and the lemon juice. Cook about 2 to 3 minutes more. Serve over rice and garnish with sesame seeds and a lemon slice, if desired. You could even top with some fresh cilantro. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. 

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