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Forget about your typical comfort foods like meatloaf, mash potatoes and macaroni and cheese. When you want something satisfying go for the slow cooker teriyaki chicken!

Slow Cooked Teriyaki Chicken

Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:
1 to 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 clove minced garlic
1/8 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons water
4 cups hot cooked white or brown rice
Sesame seeds and chopped scallions, optional

Directions:

1. In your slow cooker, stir together sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, garlic and pepper. Place chicken in slow cooker and coat well in soy mixture. Cook on low for 3-4 hours*, turning chicken occasionally.
   Once cooked, carefully remove chicken from slow cooker, chop into bite-sized chunks; set aside.
2. Pour liquid into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and water until combined. Slowly add cornstarch mixture to boiling liquid and reduce to a simmer. Allow sauce to thicken for 2-3 minutes then add chicken to the saucepan. Coat chicken with sauce and let heat through.

Now put it in a bowl, on top of a nice bed of rice, maybe with a touch of butter or sour cream and a few sesame seeds and you are in teriyaki heaven!

On other thing, it's noted on Comfort of Cooking that 1 1/2 lbs. of chicken was used and it cooked in about three hours.

Savor it, let it melt in your mouth and enjoy it at the table or on the sofa while watching your favorite sports team or comedy.

Enjoy!