Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken Wings

🤍 Recipe Highlights

I have summarised everything that you will come to know and love (LOVE ❤) about the recipe in the points below:

• Set and forget: the best thing about slow cooking! Once you have prepped the wings, you can be hands free whilst they cook.
• Party food: everyone loves to get something to eat as soon as they get to the party and these finger food appetizers are the perfect snack to get things started.
• Versatile: these wings are versatile and can be used for any occasion. Be it game day, a party, neighbourhood gathering, or any other special occasion. These honey teriyaki wings lend themselves to being served just about anywhere for any occasion!
• Taste and texture: the slow cooker cooks the wings to juicy, tender perfection and then we give them a quick grill to add the sesame seeds and also allow the wings to crisp up a little. They offer the best of both worlds!
• Simple ingredients: you will be able to get everything you need to make the recipe from your local grocery store. They are year round available ingredients that it will be easy for you to collect.

🥗 Ingredients

The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for specific ingredient measurements as well as detailed instructions.

As you can see the recipe calls for:

• Sesame seeds: these sesame seeds are an easy way to add a bit of texture to the wings. We sprinkle them on after cooking the chicken before we grill the wings.
• Salt and pepper: we use salt and a little bit of black pepper in the recipe as a means to season the chicken.
• Brown sugar: this gives the teriyaki sauce a sweet flavor.
• Garlic: chunky chopped garlic or a couple of fresh garlic cloves that you finely chop are perfect.
• Ginger: minced ginger from a jar works well and is convenient without needing to peel or chop fresh ginger.
• Balsamic vinegar: balances the saltiness of the soy sauce. It is fresh and fragrant.
• Honey: this is optional. Yet sticky and delicious! Teriyaki sauce on its own is good, honey teriyaki sauce is great 😁👌.
• Soy sauce: this brings the lovely golden colour to the chicken. It is regular not dark soy sauce that we need.
• Chicken wings: we need 700 grams or 1.5 pounds of these. It allows us to make 11-12 individual chicken wings.

Tasty Tip: I like to provide you with a number of substitutions and variations giving you an array of options when making the recipe. If in doubt of any of the above ingredients, or wanting alternatives, read this section (further below) before jumping into the instructions on how to make the recipe which are coming next 😉👌.

🍳 Instructions

Here are the step by step instructions to make the recipe. We start by gathering the ingredients to make the teriyaki sauce.

• Gather the sauce ingredients (Photo 1)
• Add to glass and stir to combine (Photo 2)
• Add wings to greased slow cooker bowl (Photo 3)
• Pour in the sauce (Photo 4)

👩‍🍳 How to Make Slow cooker Teriyaki Chicken Wings

Start the recipe by making the honey teriyaki sauce. Do this by adding the soy sauce, honey, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper to a small jug and then whisk it to combine.

Once done spray the bowl of the crockpot with cooking oil.

Next place the raw chicken wings into the greased slow cooker bowl.

Pour the sauce over the top like you see me doing in the photo above and then stir to cover the wings in the teriyaki sauce.

• Stir to coat the wings in the sauce (Photo 5)

A wooden spoon will be handy to stir the sauce and wings with the bonus that it won't scratch the slow cooker bowl.

Next pop the lid on the slow cooker and allow the wings to cook.

You can choose to cook them for 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low.

• Sprinkle the cooked wings with sesame seeds (Photo 6)

Next get ready to grill the wings by turning the oven to grill and using tongs to place the cooked wings onto a silicon baking mat.

Sprinkle each wing with sesame seeds as you see me about to do in the photo above.

Once the sesame seeds on are the wings, place the baking tray into the oven on the top shelf and grill the wings for 10 minutes.

When they are done, you can use oven mitts to remove the baking tray from the oven, place it onto a heatproof surface and then get ready to serve your wings 😉👍.

🍽 Serving Suggestions

You have a wide variety of options available to you when it comes to serving the chicken wings.

If you have them in mind as an appetizer it can be nice to pair them with a dipping sauce. The Horseradish Yogurt Sauce, Garlic Yogurt Sauce or the Herbed Yogurt Sauce will all work well.

For wings and blue cheese lovers, try the Gorgonzola Sauce. Or check out all of the homemade sauces on the blog to pick your favorite.

For a simple dinner idea, pair the Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad, Tomato Bread Salad or Easy Herb Salad with the wings.

For potatoes, try the Creamy Garlic Potatoes, Duck Fat Roast Potatoes or Quick Potato Bake.

For bread fans try the Tortilla Garlic Bread, Garlic Pizza Bread or the Garlic Ciabatta.

If you can't be bothered with any of that, know that a plate of these between the 2 of you will go down a treat 😉👍.

👍 How to Guide

How to Store

Store leftovers of the cooked wings in a sealed, airtight container in the fridge. They can be kept for up to 3 days and are best heated before being consumed.

How to Freeze

You can purchase raw chicken wings and freeze them as a means to be organised and have an easy dinner down the track.

Or you can allow the cooked wings to cool, portion into airtight containers and then freeze for up to 3 months.

How to Reheat

Place the cooked wings onto a place with cling wrap and heat in the microwave for 1 to 3 minutes until heated through.

Frozen wings can be thawed and then reheated in the above manner, yet they will take a little bit longer to heat through.

😉 Substitutions and Variations

Here are my sub ins and outs that you might be thinking about as you read the post and I will tell you if I think they will work or why they won't:

• You can use mirin in place of the balsamic vinegar (equivalent amount) if you wish to.
• Finely chopped green onions are an alternative garnish to the chopped chives you see in the photos throughout the post.
• You can use this marinade for other cuts of chicken too. Be it chicken thighs or chicken legs.

💡 Tasty Tips

Here are my top tips and tricks that I want to share with you so that you master the recipe from the get go:

• I spray the slow cooker bowl with cooking oil before adding the chicken as I find that this ensures that there is no sticking as well as making cleaning up faster.
• The wings are best cooked in one flat layer. ie not stacked or on top of each other. This applies to both when they are in the crockpot and in the oven.
• Whilst slow cooking the wings does 'cook' them, it doesn't brown and crisp them at all. We use the grill for this and it is a not to be missed step for the best recipe results 👌😁.

🤓 Frequently Asked Questions

Is it better to sauce wings before or after cooking?

For slow cooker wings, it is best to add the sauce before you start cooking. This ensures that the flavor of the sauce gets absorbed by the chicken as it cooks. You can add or serve the wings with an additional dipping sauce after cooking them if you wish to.

Is it OK to put raw chicken in slow cooker?

Yes, it is ok to put raw chicken into the slow cooker! Spray the bowl of the crockpot with cooking oil before adding the chicken so that it doesn't stick.

Do I need to brown of the chicken before it goes in the slow cooker?

It is not necessary to brown chicken before it goes into the slow cooker. The better approach is to add it raw, allow it to cook and then put it under the grill for 5 - 10 minutes once it is cooked.

😍 More Easy Dinner Recipes

Whilst it would be great to have chicken wings every night even with a variety of sauces and flavors, it would get a little boring! Switching it up with different proteins, cook times and appliances helps to keep things interesting. Here are some more ideas for you to try:

• Air Fryer Chicken Meatballs
• Chicken Pesto Linguine
• Pork Meatballs In Tomato Sauce
• Salmon Linguine
• Honey Soy Pork Ribs
• Thai Minced Pork
• Grilled Chicken Alfredo

It is time to get our wings on my friend. You can also find all of my chicken recipes or dinner recipes in the one spot.

Adrianne

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