Easy Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef

Updated Jan 31, 2026

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All you need are just three ingredients to make this Easy Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef recipe. Stew meat, diced onion, and teriyaki sauce marry together in your crockpot for a delicious meal everyone will love.

We love quick and easy Asian-inspired recipes for the slow cooker. It’s cheaper and healthier than take-out. My other favorites are Slow Cooker Pepper Steak, Black Pepper Chicken, Chicken Chow Mein, or Teriyaki Chicken.

scooping teriyaki beef out of a crockpot.

When it comes to recreating a restaurant-style recipe, it doesn’t have to be hard. And that’s what is so amazing about this classic Chinese dish. It uses just three ingredients. The prep time is quick and the cooking time is too, so you can put a delicious dinner on the table without any stress.

This is a meal your entire family will enjoy and I’m sure they’ll ask you to cook it again soon. The next time you’re looking for a quick and easy meal, put this one on your meal plan! You may also like my slow cooker Mongolian beef recipe!

Ingredient for Crockpot Teriyaki Beef

This recipe is so simple! Find the full recipe in the recipe card below the images.

ingredients for slow cooker teriyaki beef on a table.

Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki – This teriyaki has an authentic taste and isn’t sticky and gloppy like others. We use this SAME sauce in our popular Crock Pot Chicken Teriyaki Thighs.
Beef Stew Meat – You can find this already cut up at the store or you can cut a beef roast into cubes yourself
Diced white onion – This adds more flavor to the dish and makes the house smell great while cooking.

How to make Teriyaki Beef in a Crockpot

You can do it in three simple steps, see how I do it:

three images showing how to make slow cooker teriyaki beef.

Step One – Add everything to the slow cooker.

Step Two – Stir all the ingredients together until well combined.

Step Three – Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours. Serve and enjoy!

Best Ways to Serve

See how we make this an easy weeknight meal:

Crock pot teriyaki beef is delicious served over a bed of white rice. You can also swap for brown rice, Jasmine rice, or cauliflower rice.

Serve this tasty beef alongside a helping of edamame, snap peas, broccoli, or a veggie combo.

Top the teriyaki beef with sesame seeds, soy sauce, and sliced green onion.

serving of slow cooker teriyaki beef on a plate with rice and snap peas.

Slow Cooker Easy Teriyaki Beef Recipe

4.93 from 13 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 4

Total Time: 4 10

Servings:

By: Sarah Olson

Only a few ingredients to the easiest teriyaki beef ever, made with a jar of teriyaki sauce and stew meat, all done in the crockpot.

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How to Video

Equipment

Slow Cooker – 4 quart or larger (I own and use this one from Crock-Pot)

Ingredients

▢ 2 lbs. cubed beef stew meat
▢ 1 cup Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki sauce
▢ 1 cup diced white onion

Serving suggestions:

▢ toasted sesame seeds
▢ sliced green onion
▢ steamed white or brown rice
▢ broccoli or sugar snap peas

Instructions

Add everything to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 6 hours. Serve over rice

Sarah’s Notes

How do I make this a freezer meal?

Add everything to a gallon-sized freezer bag. Squeeze out excess air. Freeze for up to a month. Thaw in the fridge before cooking in the slow cooker with above instructions.

Nutrition

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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