Teriyaki Chicken Casserole
This Japanese chicken builds chicken breasts, stir-fry vegetables and brown rice into a proper meal you can have ready in about 95 minutes. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 14 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and saucepan. At medium difficulty across 14 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
🔁 Unit converter
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.
- Combine soy sauce, ½ cup water, brown sugar, ginger and garlic in a small saucepan and cover. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove lid and cook for one minute once boiling.
- Meanwhile, stir together the corn starch and 2 tablespoons of water in a separate dish until smooth.
- Once sauce is boiling, add mixture to the saucepan and stir to combine.
- Cook until the sauce starts to thicken then remove from heat.
- Place the chicken breasts in the prepared pan. Pour one cup of the sauce over top of chicken. Place chicken in oven and bake 35 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from oven and shred chicken in the dish using two forks.
- *Meanwhile, steam or cook the vegetables according to package directions.
- Add the cooked vegetables and rice to the casserole dish with the chicken.
- Add most of the remaining sauce, reserving a bit to drizzle over the top when serving.
- Gently toss everything together in the casserole dish until combined.
- Return to oven and cook 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
- Drizzle each serving with remaining sauce.
- Enjoy!
You'll use: Oven · Saucepan · Pan · Steamer
Watch how it's made
Hosted on YouTube — pressing play loads content from YouTube.
Ingredient substitutions
- Soy Sauce
- tamari (gluten-free) · coconut aminos
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
- Cornstarch
- 2 tbsp flour per 1 tbsp cornstarch (as thickener)
What to serve with Teriyaki Chicken Casserole
- Honey Teriyaki Salmon Seafood
- Yaki Udon Vegetarian
- Tonkatsu pork Pork
- Japanese gohan rice Side
Tips & common questions
How long does Teriyaki Chicken Casserole take to make?
About 95 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 14 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of soy sauce?
Try tamari (gluten-free). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
Related recipes
Recipe data for Teriyaki Chicken Casserole via TheMealDB (open database). ▶ Video. Consomee adds the scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.