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Best Ever Baked Teriyaki Chicken
This baked teriyaki chicken recipe features pounded, boneless skinless chicken breasts coated in a homemade teriyaki sauce made from soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, ground ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes. The sauce is thickened with cornstarch and baked with the chicken to deliver tender poultry coated in a sticky, sweet-savory glaze. Sesame seeds and green onions garnish the finished dish, designed to be served over steamed rice.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
402 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast pounded to even thickness less than 1 inch, boneless skinless
- 1 ⅓ cup soy sauce divided, low sodium
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
- green onions chopped, for serving
- Steamed rice chopped, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a large baking dish or rimmed baking sheet. Arrange chicken in a single layer in the baking dish.
- In a medium sauce pan over high heat combine 1 cup soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, crushed red pepper flakes, and garlic and stir to combine. Bring to a boil.
- Once sauce is boiling, whisk together remaining 1/3 cup soy sauce and corn starch until dissolved and stir mixture into boiling sauce. Stir 1-2 minutes until sauce is thickened.
- Remove from heat, stir in sesame seeds, and pour half of the sauce over the chicken in the baking dish. Reserve the remaining sauce for later. Use a fork or tongs to turn chicken over a couple of times to coat in the sauce.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for about 20-25 minutes until chicken is completely cooked through. Drain excess liquid from the baking dish and pour remaining sauce over chicken. Garnish with chopped green onions and additional sesame seeds and serve over rice as desired.
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Notes
- Add 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce to the teriyaki glaze for a spicy variation.
- After baking, stir in steamed vegetables like broccoli or bell peppers to make a complete meal.
- Use low sodium soy sauce to balance the salt level in the sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
402kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
64g
(21%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
2970mg
(124%)
Potassium
571mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
51g
(102%)
Vitamin A
71IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 402kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 2970mg | 124% |
| Potassium | 571mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 51g | 102% |
| Vitamin A | 71IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.