Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken Wings

5 from 9 votes

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken Wings are tender and juicy! With a simple sauce they make the perfect appetizer, finger food or dinner recipe!

Prep Time5

Cook Time2 10

Total Time2 15

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: chicken wings

Servings:

Calories: 113kcal

Teriyaki sauce: gather the sauce ingredients then add the soy sauce, honey, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper to a small jug and whisk to combine.
Slow cooker: spray the bowl of the slow cooker with cooking oil. Then place the raw wings into the greased bowl.
Sauce: pour the teriyaki sauce over the top of the chicken wings and then use a wooden spoon to stir till the wings are covered in the sauce.
Cook: Place the lid on the slow cooker and then cook the wings for 2 hours on high or 4 hours on low.
Grill: once the chicken wings are cooked, use kitchen tongs to remove them and place them onto a silicon baking mat on a wire rack with baking tray under it. Turn the oven to grill at 200°C 392° F6. Grill the wings for 10 minutes till lightly browned around the edges. Note
To serve: ince the wings have grilled for 10 minutes, use oven mitts to remove them and place the baking tray onto a heatproof surface. Then use tongs to transfer the wings to a serving plate and garnish with finely chopped chives. Provide a small bowl of sauce for serving.

Note 1 Honey - the honey is optional and you can decided if you do or don't want to use it. The teriyaki sauce has a sweet flavour regardless due to the brown sugar, so you don't need it for sweetness. I like to add it as it adds an extra dimension to the dish and the flavour is sensational!
Note 2 Ginger: is much better for this recipe than powdered ginger. It has an aromatic fragrance and is able to shine with the other ingredients.
Note 3- Chicken wings: the chicken wings you see in the photos throughout the post are purchased pre-cut. They are sometimes called 'chicken nibblets'. You can purchase full wings and cut them into individual portions if you wish too.
Note 4 - Oven grill: so that the oven is ready to go once the wings are cooked, you can preheat it at around the 1 hr 50 minute mark (high cooking) or 3 hrs 50 minute mark (low cooking). This will give it enough chance to heat up so it can work its magic as soon as you add the baking tray to the oven.
Note 5 - Serving size and nutritional information: for an appetizer, you are likely going to want to aim for 2 wings per person. The kcal information in the recipe card is per 1 chicken wing, so that you have an idea about this detail.