Our Best Chicken Teriyaki Recipes

We love a good teriyaki take-out joint. A food box full of beautiful mahogany-colored grilled chicken tucked beside a mound of white rice! You can't beat teriyaki chicken for simple, savory pleasures on the quick! But we also like to try our hand at making our own homemade chicken teriyaki. It's easy, and the care you put into the simple preparations really shows in the end result. Here we've gathered together a multitude of our favorite teriyaki chicken recipes -- including some fun variations on the theme -- looking at you, teriyaki chicken meatballs! But first, here's Chef John to explain the meaning of teriyaki. "The term comes from of two Japanese words 'teri' and 'yaki'. Teri refers to the shine or luster of the glazed sauce, and yaki means to broil or grill the meat." Got it? Great. Now let's get to the good stuff!