5.0 from 63 votes
Baked Teriyaki Chicken
This is a simple recipe that my whole family loves! It’s not overly sweet and the sauce tastes great over rice!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 299 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian , American
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- 6 drumsticks
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- sesame seeds and thinly sliced green onion, optional for garnish
Sauce
- 1 cup thick teriyaki sauce or homemade sauce below
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix well.
- Place chicken skin-down in the baking dish and pour sauce mixture over top.
- Bake chicken 25 minutes, flip over and bake an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove pan from the oven and set chicken on a plate. Cover to keep warm. Preheat the broiler to high (500°F).
- Pour juices into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Mix cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Slowly add to the simmering mixture while whisking until thickened. Brush the sauce over the chicken.
- Place chicken on a pan and place in the oven. Broil until crisp and browned, about 3 minutes.
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Notes
- Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
- Whisk together the following:
- NOTES:
- The sauce will be thin and needs to be thickened before brushing on the chicken.
- When broiling, the sauce gets quite sticky. I like to line my pan with foil for easy clean up.
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon ginger freshly grated
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon chili flakes
Nutrition Information
Serving
2pieces of chicken
Calories
299
(15%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
177mg
(59%)
Sodium
537mg
(22%)
Potassium
484mg
(14%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
98IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 299
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2pieces of chicken | |
| Calories | 299 | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 177mg | 59% |
| Sodium | 537mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 484mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 98IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.