Chicken Recipe ⋮ Oven-Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs

Dinner will be done quick with this lovely recipe which uses a homemade teriyaki sauce.

Ingredients

• ½ cup pineapple juice
• ½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Place a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pineapple juice, soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, cornstarch, ginger, and garlic; stir to combine. Bring to a boil and stir well. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until sauce is reduced, about 5 minutes.
3. Place chicken thighs in an oven-safe casserole dish. Pour 1/2 of the teriyaki sauce over the chicken thighs.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, basting thighs every 10 minutes with the remaining sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts

• calories184
• carbohydrateContent5.6 g
• cholesterolContent70 mg
• fatContent8.3 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent20.4 g
• saturatedFatContent2.2 g
• sodiumContent773.9 mg
• sugarContent2.5 g