Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken (Tastefully Simple)

My friend, Beth, is a Tastefully Simple consultant. If you haven't tried Tastefully Simple products, you're missing out! I'm officially in love with the taste and ease of the Beer Bread. Don't tell Beth, but I've found a recipe that is so similar to the TS Beer Bread, it's spooky. I won't publish it, because my dear friend is known as "The Beer Bread Lady" and I don't want to put her out of business! However, I still buy the product because it's so darn easy to make. Just open the package, add a bottle of beer and some melted butter and voila! You have the the most delicious beer bread imaginable. Making croutons from the left over bread is even better!

I wanted to try to create a delicious and easy recipe using Tastefully Simple products and I think I have succeeded! I love the idea of freezer meals, especially slow cooker meals, so I created this Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken. I prepared it for the freezer on Saturday and we had it for supper tonight. It was so easy and very tasty. My whole family gave it two thumbs up - even my picky eater, Genevieve.

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken
2-3 large chicken breasts, cut up into bite size pieces
5 oz. Tastefully Simple Toasted Sesame Teriyaki Sauce (1/2 bottle)
1 Tbs. Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic
1 Tbs. Tastefully Simple Onion Onion
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp ground ginger (or use 1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger)
Water
Cut the chicken breast up into bite size pieces and place in a gallon size freezer bag. Add the teriyaki sauce, Garlic Garlic, Onion Onion, brown sugar and ginger. Seal the bag and squish around to coat the chicken. You can either prepare it now or freeze it for later. When you're ready to prepare it, place  contents of the bag into the crock pot and add just enough water to cover the bottom of the crock pot. Cook on low for about 8 hours. (I always go straight from the freezer to the crock pot. You may have to use scissors to cut the bag away from the food). Serve with rice and steamed sugar snap peas. Delicious and EASY!

If, by chance, you don't have access to Tastefully Simple products, here is an alternate version of the recipe:

2 large chicken breasts, cut up into bite size pieces
5 oz Teriyaki Sauce
1 Tbs. soy sauce
1/3 cup pineapple juice
2 minced cloves of garlic
6 Tbs. fresh diced onion
1 Tbs. sesame seeds
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp ground ginger
Water

The instructions would be the same as above. I have not tried this version, but based on the ingredient labels of the Tastefully Simples products, the above version would be very similar to my Tastefully Simple creation.

I forgot to take a picture of this on the plate, but got a shot of the leftovers for tomorrows lunch!