Keto Teriyaki Chicken And Cauliflower Rice (One Pan!)

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Keto teriyaki chicken is the ultimate answer to low carb takeout cravings! But you don’t have to be keto to enjoy this healthy teriyaki chicken and cauliflower rice recipe — it uses real food ingredients to create authentic and satisfying flavors, and avoids the sugar and starches found in many Asian chicken dishes. The star is my sugar-free teriyaki sauce and you are going to love it! Once you master this classic dish, try almond chicken next.

Forget about conventional sweet and sticky teriyaki sauces made with sugar, thickeners, or honey. Instead, we’re using two delicious upgrades to capture their flavor and texture: Wholesome Yum Keto Honey and Besti Brown Monk Fruit Allulose Blend. These two key ingredients blend together to create the best thick and rich sauce for a healthy teriyaki chicken meal, without all that sugar.

Keto teriyaki chicken and cauliflower rice with Wholesome Yum Honey.

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What Is Teriyaki Chicken?

Although “teriyaki” originally refers to a cooking method where meat gets marinated and cooked over hot coals, most versions of teriyaki chicken today combine grilled poultry with a sweet and sticky Asian-style sauce made with sugar, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger.

Is Teriyaki Chicken Healthy?

If you’re watching your starch intake or want to avoid added sugar, teriyaki chicken is not the healthiest meal choice. At restaurants, the sauce will almost always contain added sugar, cornstarch, and soy sauce (see why I don’t recommend soy sauce and the best soy sauce substitutes). However, it’s easy to make your own healthy teriyaki chicken that keeps all the flavor without these hidden ingredients. This cauliflower rice recipe with chicken is proof!

Why You’ll Love This Keto Teriyaki Chicken Recipe

Sweet, salty flavors
Tender meat with fluffy rice
Loaded with satisfying protein, veggies, and mouthwatering sauce
Free from gluten, hidden sugar, and starches
Made in one pan
On the table faster than takeout
Easy healthy dinner, even if you’re not keto

Keto teriyaki chicken with cauliflower rice and broccoli in a bowl.

Teriyaki Chicken And Cauliflower Rice Ingredients

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for keto chicken teriyaki, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

Keto Teriyaki Sauce – This sugar-free teriyaki sauce recipe is so thick and rich, without the high carbs from thickeners like cornstarch or gummy texture of xanthan gum… all thanks to Wholesome Yum Keto Honey and Besti Brown Sugar substitute! While you can use other cornstarch substitutes to thicken, you won’t get that honey flavor and the texture is really best using the keto honey. For the brown sugar sub, avoid using sweeteners made with erythritol here (this includes most other brands of monk fruit and stevia), as they will not dissolve and the sauce will not be smooth.
Cauliflower Rice – Make homemade cauliflower rice in minutes as the base for this saucy chicken and riced cauliflower. You can rice cauliflower florets from a whole head yourself, or buy frozen riced cauliflower to save time.
Sauteed Broccoli – This sauteed broccoli adds classic veggie flavors to this healthy chicken teriyaki bowl, but you can also use any of your favorite stir fry vegetables.
Chicken Thighs – Get a boneless, skinless variety. You can use boneless skinless chicken breasts if you prefer, too.
Garnishes – Sesame seeds and green onions make a delicious finish here, but they’re totally optional.

Teriyaki chicken and cauliflower rice ingredients.

How To Make Healthy Teriyaki Chicken

This section shows how to make teriyaki keto chicken and riced cauliflower with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.

Make sauce. Whisk ingredients together for low carb teriyaki sauce (do not cook). Set aside.

Healthy teriyaki sauce ingredients in a saucepan.

Cook cauliflower. Cook cauliflower rice and set aside. (You can cook this recipe in a large skillet or in a wok. Either way, we’ll be using the same pan for all the components.)
Cook broccoli. Wipe down the pan, prepare sauteed broccoli, and set aside as well. Cover both to keep warm.

Cooked cauliflower rice in a large skillet.

Cook chicken. Heat oil in a pan and add chicken pieces in a single layer. Stir occasionally until browned and cooked through.
Add sauce. Pour low carb teriyaki chicken sauce into the pan and simmer until sauce is thickened and glossy.

Cooked chicken pieces in a large skillet.

Cooked chicken with keto teriyaki sauce in a large skillet.

Plate. Top cauliflower rice with meat to build your healthy chicken teriyaki bowl, and serve broccoli on the side.

Variations

Although this dish creates a cauliflower rice recipe with chicken, you don’t have to stop there — it’s easy to switch in different ingredients to your taste.

Change meats – Instead of chicken, cook meats like grilled salmon, shrimp skewers, or steak bites. Prepare teriyaki sauce according to the original recipe and brush onto meats before serving.
Swap veggies – I used simple broccoli for my veggie side, but you can also make a mixed vegetable stir fry or use virtually any low carb veggies you have on hand.
Use noodles – Instead of cauliflower rice, make zucchini noodles, shirataki noodles, or even kelp noodles.
Swap flavors – If you want to change it up from teriyaki, try this chicken stir fry with cauliflower rice.

Storage Instructions

Store: Keep all components separately in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Meal prep: Cook meat, veggies, and sauce separately and assemble when ready to serve.
Reheat: Reheat in a microwave or hot skillet until warmed through (if frozen, thaw overnight in the fridge first).
Freeze: I wouldn’t recommend freezing the assembled recipe, but you can freeze the cooked vegetables and meat for 3-4 months.

Keto teriyaki chicken with keto honey in the background.

More Keto Bowl Recipes

Love meals all in a bowl? Try these mouthwatering dishes!

Recommended Tools

Large Nonstick Skillet – The perfect size for keto chicken and cauliflower rice recipes.
Food Prep Containers – Ideal for storing this recipe (or just its components!).

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9 Comments

Julius Schwantzer
0 October 28, 2022Reply

what fruit is permissible in keto diet
- Maya | Wholesome Yum
  0 October 28, 2022Reply
  
  Hi Julius, You can find the keto fruit list here.
Wholesome Yum A
0 May 29, 2022Reply

This is a new fan favorite at our house. We like a little kick in our teriyaki, so I add some chili flakes.
Suzanne Meither
0 February 18, 2022Reply

My husband and myself really enjoyed this recipe. The sauce was wonderful. I held some sauce back to use on salmon tomorrow.
Amy L Huntley
0 February 11, 2022Reply

I actually prefer cauliflower rice over rice. It has great texture and flavor.
Kristyn
0 February 11, 2022Reply

Everything about this is simply delicious! The chicken is so tasty & I haven’t had better broccoli!!
Eden
0 February 11, 2022Reply

Made this for dinner and we all loved it. Easy to make and really flavorful! We’ll be making it again 🙂
Jessica
0 February 11, 2022Reply

Haha, I made this and didn’t tell my kids it was cauliflower rice and my youngest (who is super picky) came up to me after dinner and said that this was his new favorite! Woo hoo!! Thank you!
Taylor
0 February 11, 2022Reply

We LOVED this recipe! The sauce was so flavorful with a thick, sticky consistency and the cauliflower rice and broccoli were perfect (and easy) to serve with it. Definitely making again!