Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken and Rice - Gluten and Dairy Free - Instant Pot too!

EDIT: Instant Pot version below - using frozen chicken! Also you can cook rice in the instant pot at the same time! 

Crockpot's are the perfect answer to hot summer evenings, amiright? 

I can't stand turning on the oven when it is so hot, but the crockpot provides the perfect meal without heating up the kitchen. 

Win, win. 

 Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken and Rice - Gluten and Dairy Free

4 frozen chicken breasts

1/2 c. gluten free soy sauce (low sodium is good)

1/2 c. chicken broth 

1, 20 oz. can of pineapples, reserve juice

3 Tbsp. honey

2 Tbsp. olive oil

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. ground ginger 

1/4 c. arrowroot powder (corn starch can substitute)
1/2 c. cold water 

Place frozen chicken in crockpot.  After opening can of pineapples, drain juice into a bowl, then pour pineapples on top of chicken. (This is not shown in the picture, but just trust me. Do it! Yum.) Add the rest of the ingredients, except the arrowroot powder, to the pineapple juice and whisk until sugar is dissolved.  Pour over chicken and cook for 5 hours on high in crockpot.   

Remove chicken and shred.  Put arrowroot powder in a small bowl and slowly whisk in cold water until it is smooth and lump free.  Stir into the teriyaki sauce until incorporated. Add chicken back in and stir till combined.

Serve over rice.

**This makes a really great freezer meal.  Just add all ingredients except the arrowroot powder and water to a gallon ziploc bag.  Freeze.  Defrost in fridge overnight then cook on low for 8 hours. Proceed as normal. Yum!

Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Rice - Gluten and Dairy Free

*Add frozen chicken and pineapples to instant pot. 

*Mix your reserved pineapple juice with the soy sauce, broth, honey and spices. 

*Pour over chicken and pineapples, in the instant pot.
(**If you want to cook your rice in the IP also, see below for directions.) 
*Seal vent and cook on High Pressure (manual) for 15 minutes, then Quick Release pressure.
*When pressure has all released, remove chicken and shred.
*Before returning to pot, turn on "sauté" function.
*In small bowl whisk arrowroot powder and cold water till smooth.
*Add to soy sauce/broth mixture and whisk.
*Return chicken to pot.

If you want to cook your rice in the Instant Pot at the same time:
* After adding chicken, pineapples, sauce and spices to the Instant Pot, place your trivet on top of the frozen chicken.
*Place an oven safe bowl on top of trivet.
*Add 3 cups of rice and 4 1/2 cups of water to bowl.
*Continue with IP directions above.
PEASE NOTE:  This will cook your rice perfectly for this meal, but you will get some sauce/broth in the rice, so it will be slightly flavored.  (In case you wanted rice leftover for another meal and didn't want it flavored with sauce/broth.)

Yum!