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So simple and tasty – the whole family will love this baked teriyaki chicken.
I love how easy this chicken teriyaki is. Just heat a few sauce ingredients in a pan, pour over the chicken, and bake in the oven. What could be easier!
I like to use chicken breasts in this recipe. A lot of people use chicken thighs – which are delicious too, and great for ensuring the meat is moist – however, I find them fiddly and time-consuming to trim. That’s fine on the weekend, but not mid-week when I’m in a hurry to get dinner on the table.
The chicken isn’t in the oven long enough to render the fat off the meat in this recipe, so you really need to ensure all of the fat is removed beforehand. Using chicken breasts makes that a quick and simple job, and I find it’s still deliciously moist and flavorful. You don’t even need to marinate the meat beforehand.
Serve with boiled rice or noodles and lots of green vegetables. I like to serve mine with steamed broccoli and kale. The kids eat every bite – even the vegetables – with the yummy sauce poured over everything!
Baked Chicken Teriyaki
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp cold water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup soy sauce plus 1 tbsp
- 3 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 piece of ginger thumb-sized, peeled and minced.
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 4 chicken breasts cut into chunky strips
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- small bunch of scallions chopped
- cooked rice for serving
- green vegetable such as broccoli and kale, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place the cornstarch and cold water in a small saucepan and stir together to combine.
- Add in the sugar, soy sauce, cider vinegar, minced garlic, ginger, honey and pepper.
- Stir together and heat, stirring slowly until the sauce comes to a boil. Turn off the heat.
- Place the chunks of chicken in an oven-proof dish. Pour over the sauce and stir if needed to make sure all of the chicken is coated in the sauce.
- Place in the oven (no lid needed) to cook for 30-35 minutes, stirring once or twice during cooking to ensure the top of the chicken doesn't get too dark. Check the chicken is cooked by cutting open a large piece and ensuring it's no longer pink in the middle (place back in the oven for another few minutes if it is).
- Serve the chicken with boiled rice and green vegetables, topped with sesame seeds and chopped scallions.