Quick and Simple Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken Bowls

It’s been a busy day… heck a busy week! And the last thing you want to do is spend all kinds of time on a healthy delicious meal for dinner. That’s when sheet pan teriyaki chicken bowls are perfect!

On busy weeknights you need quick and easy recipes. But for me, I don’t want to do something that may be convenient but that is also unhealthy. 

That’s why having some quick 30 minutes or less meals in my bank are so important and sheet pan recipes are just right. 

I do love to share recipes that are intricate, detailed, and delicious but I also love to share recipes that are simple yet just as delicious. These simple homemade sheet pan teriyaki chicken bowls will make your whole family feel like you have slaved for hours in the kitchen when really it was about 30 minutes. 

It’s fast. It’s simple. And it’s delicious. All things I love for busy nights!

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Ingredients:

I always make my own homemade gluten free teriyaki sauce. So, in this recipe I am using my own homemade version which is below. However, if you want to buy your favorite store-bought teriyaki sauce, you can do that too. That will make this recipe even quicker!

A good gluten free brand is San-J. You can get it on Azure Standard or even on Amazon!

Gluten Free Simple Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

• 1/2 cup soy sauce, make sure it is gluten free if needed. I use coconut aminos in place of soy sauce. 
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 10 TBSP brown sugar
• 4 TBSP cornstarch
• 1/2 cup cold water

Sheet Pan Meal

• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1″ pieces.
• 3 carrots, chopped into pieces
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• olive oil to taste
• garlic salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• white or brown rice cooked, enough for your family

Directions:

How to make the teriyaki sauce

1. Add all ingredients into a small saucepan over medium heat on the stove, except the 4 TBSP cornstarch and 1/2 cup cold water.
2. Mix the cornstarch and cold water in a separate bowl until combined and add to the saucepan.
3. Whisk for a few minutes until your teriyaki sauce thickens to your liking.
4. You can add or remove spices as you wish. The best part about making your own, is you can adjust to your taste.

How to make sheet pan teriyaki chicken bowls

1. Cut your chicken breasts into bite-size pieces, about 1″.
2. Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees.
3. Place chicken in a large mixing bowl and pour half of the teriyaki sauce over it. Mix to combine and set aside.
4. In a separate small bowl, combine your vegetables. Drizzle with olive oil. Then sprinkle garlic salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cover a large sheet pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. I use olive oil or avocado oil in a spritzer. This step is optional. You can just spritz your baking sheet and not use the foil but the foil does make for easy clean up!
6. Pour your chicken with teriyaki sauce on the prepared baking sheet first and spread out so it is in a single layer.
7. Next, pour on the vegetables and spread out so that the chicken and the vegetables are all in a single layer.
8. Bake in your preheated oven for 25 minutes or until your chicken pieces are cooked through and your vegetables are tender. Your cook time may vary depending on how large your chicken pieces are. 
9. Pour the chicken and vegetables over a bed of cooked white rice or brown rice. Add the rest of your teriyaki sauce to individual bowls as needed.

Other variations of vegetable and rice.

In this recipe I am using carrots and broccoli. I feel like it is the standard “teriyaki chicken bowl” vegetables. However, feel free to change this up to your families liking. 

Some other great ideas for vegetable would be green beans, snap peas, or even brussel sprouts. Another great variation for the rice, would be to serve it over cauliflower rice. 

I love to use left overs and create another meal out of them.

This sheet pan meal is a great way to use up leftover rotisserie chicken if you have it. Your cook time will be a lot less because your chicken will already be cooked.

You will follow all the same steps. All your doing is just heating up the chicken with teriyaki sauce and letting the vegetables get soft in the oven before pouring over rice. Super simple!

These sheet pan teriyaki chicken bowls are great to meal prep ahead of time, so all you have to do it bake when you’re ready. I love meals that I can completely prep earlier in the day to make for an easy weeknight meal. Especially when it is a meal the entire family will love!

Sheet pan meals are the perfect way to make something quick yet healthy and delicious on a busy night. Make sure to check out my lemon herb chicken and potatoes sheet pan meal if you are needing more ideas. 

Don’t let time or busyness stand in the way of putting healthy delicious meals on the table for your family!

If you are just looking for the printable recipe, you can find that here!