Easy Teriyaki Seitan “Chicken”
This Teriyaki Seitan “Chicken” is incredibly simple, savoury, and packed with 39 grams of plant-based protein per serving! Made in just 25 minutes, this recipe will easily become one of your favourites.
Ingredients
Below is everything you’ll need to make the best chicken-less teriyaki seitan:
How to Make
Once you have your seitan ready and ingredients prepped, you’ll have delicious vegan teriyaki chicken within minutes!
Start by combining all ingredients except for the setian together in a small bowl or jar. Then, heat the sauce over medium in a large frying pan, and add in the Crispy Seitan Bites.
The sauce will thicken into a nice and sticky consistency, which will evenly coat the seitan bites. Let it simmer for 5 minutes, and you’re ready to serve!
Customizations
This recipe is extremely versatile and can be easily adapted to suit your preferences! If you don’t like the texture of seitan, you can use the same sauce recipe for tofu or soy curls as well.
To make this a complete meal, you can also add any vegetables you’d like to the frying pan such as broccoli, peppers, carrots, or mushrooms. I’d recommend preparing these first to ensure they are cooked to your liking.
Storage
Teriyaki Seitan lasts up to 5 days in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer. Perfect for meal prep!
Frequently Asked Questions
Seitan is naturally not something that can be made gluten-free, since the main component of it is literally gluten. However, you can absolutely make this sauce gluten-free by using tamari instead of soy sauce. The sauce can be used with tofu or soy curls for gluten-friendly options!
Definitely! I would recommend just storing the sauce separate from the seitan. Heat the two together in a pan for 5 minutes just before serving.
Yes, the flavours are there for sure. Seitan and chicken will always differ slightly in terms of taste and texture, but the two are certainly comparable.
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Easy Teriyaki Seitan “Chicken”
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Crispy Seitan Bites or buy pre-made seitan from the store!
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or tamari for gluten-free
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp no sugar added maple syrup I used the Mrs. Butterworth’s brand, but any will work. You can also use regular maple syrup, but the calorie content will differ.
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ginger, finely grated
- 1 tbsp green onion, chopped optional
- sesame seeds optional
- white rice optional, for serving
Instructions
- In a small bowl or jar, combine soy sauce, water, cornstarch, syrup, garlic, and ginger.
- Heat sauce in a large frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, add in the Crispy Seitan Bites, and let simmer for 5 minutes, stirring as needed.
- Ready to serve! Optionally, serve over rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
