Fall off the bone teriyaki chicken wings in slow cooker with bottled sauce that are spicy and sweet at the same time! Perfect appetizer or dinner idea we all love! Enjoy as is or make crispy as air fryer wings when done.
Ok so Iโm a sucker for some fall off the bone wings! I think a lot of people would agree with me that they are the perfect appetizer. Itโs one of our favorite easy crockpot recipes with chicken nowadays. (affiliate links present)
Teriyaki Chicken Wings Recipe
Crockpot dinners are the best especially when Iโm gone all day but I want to make sure I have a complete meal done by the time I return home. Finger foods are always my childrenโs favorite way to eat so combining them both is the way to go with drumettes, wingettes or Whole Chicken Wings.
with homemade sauce
Since I was born in Hawaii I loved this flavor. You can use bottled or this is how to make teriyaki sauce for this. Marinade is a great way to get the meat super duper tender, and then you can crisp the skin at the end. I will share a few different methods to do just that below for you.
Since these are cooked right in the sauce itself there is no Dipping Sauce for Chicken Wings necessary when done. Only step that is optional would be to crisp the skin but as is tastes amazing.
with Bottled Sauce
If you just wanted to use 1-2 bottles of sauce that works too, you donโt have to make your own. I highly recommend Veri Veri Teriyaki brand as it is more of a thinner marinade so they can boil and cook over a longer period of time. You can use any brand you like though as long as they are submerged.
If you double this recipe you may want to make 1.5x the sauce to make sure theyโre covered. Also, add as much spice as you want. Taste the sauce after whisking it together to see if you want a bit more before pouring into your slow cooker.
How to Make Teriyaki Chicken Wings
Now the texture when done will be similar to Boiled Chicken Wings. If you donโt care about the skin then you are good to go since youโd peel that off and discard anyway with either of these methods.
in the Oven
If you wanted to cut up the whole bird with all the pieces in the oven I would follow our baked teriyaki chicken too. It is a cheap way to cook a whole bird and cook in under an hour that will automatically get a bit of crispy.
Deep Fried
If you wanted to know How Long to Deep Fry Chicken Wings this is how to do that and then you would toss in the sauce when done. Before that though, lay on paper towels to absorb the excess oil so the sauce will stick.
in Pressure Cooker
Chicken Wings in Instant Pot can be cooked with the sauce. You will get the same type of texture as a slow cooker but much faster for sure.
Can you marinate frozen wings?
No, but you can use the same sauce and follow our frozen chicken wings in air fryer steps until crispy and to temperature inside. It wonโt be as soaked in to the meat but it is as close as you can get to this flavor. If you want to use your oven this is How to Bake Frozen Chicken Wings instead.
What to do with leftovers
Make sure you store them in a freezer bag without any air left in it and reheat within 48 hours. You can also use the same instructions to reheat chicken wings in air fryer to just crisp a bit before serving them at game day too. If you have leftovers you can follow these same steps to warm again the next day and have them again for lunch. Throwing them away would be a tragedy.
Teriyaki Chicken Wings Recipe
Equipment
- 1 slow cooker
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken wings
- 1 onion
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp garlic, minced
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 tbsp Sriracha, more or less depending on how spicy you like it
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
- 4 tbsp cornstarch, more or less depending on how thick you want the sauce
Instructions
- Rinse your chicken wings and pat dry with a paper towel.
- In a bowl whisk all of your other ingredients together, but only whisk in about 2 tbsp. of cornstarch.
- Spray bottom of crockpot with non stick cooking spray.
- Lay chicken wings in your slow cooker so they overlap as little as possible.
- Pour sauce over the top. Turn your slow cooker to High for 2 hours or low for 4 hours.
- If youโre home flip wings halfway thru cooking time.
- About 20 minutes before serving spoon a cup or two of your hot liquid into a bowl and whisk in remaining 1-2 tbsp. of cornstarch until smooth (if you want it thicker do this). Pour back into crockpot and cook remaining time.
Notes
How to make skin crispy
If you want the wings to be crispy, dab on paper towels to dry outsides and put them on a baking sheet (I would put some parchment paper down first so they donโt stick) and into your oven on the broil setting for about 5 minutes or until the outside is as brown and crispy as youโd like them. You can preheat at 400 and crisp in an air fryer for about 3 minutes too.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to make chicken wing skin crispy
- If you want these crunchy on the outside, use directions on our How to bake crispy chicken wings in the oven
- You can broil for a few minutes like we do at the end when making teriyaki chicken drumsticks
Can you make this faster?
If you want to make crockpot teriyaki chicken wings faster but with a similar end result I would use breasts and make Instant Pot teriyaki chicken. It is so simple this way and only needs 3 main ingredients to fall off the bone delish.
