This fabulous chicken comes together quickly with the best homemade teriyaki sauce made with kitchen staples. Dinner is ready from start to finish in about an hour. Serve chicken over rice with your favorite vegetables for a fantastic dinner. The sauce is excellent for grilling chicken!
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9×9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray then place chicken thighs evenly in dish, season with pepper.
In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add all the sauce ingredients and whisk together. Allow to come to a simmer/bubbling, whisking often until sauce thickens.
When sauce is ready, pour evenly over chicken, coating well (lift chicken so sauce gets underneath). Bake on the middle rack of the oven for approximately 45–50 minutes. Chicken should reach a safe 165°F before serving.
Serve chicken over rice with your favorite veggies – broccoli, green beans, carrots and more.
Notes
Notes/Tips
The original recipe calls for brushing the sauce on the chicken and then basting halfway through baking. Over the years, I found it easier and just as tasty to pour all the sauce over the chicken and just let it bake.
The original recipe also calls for double the amount of thighs (12) with the same amount of sauce above. I serve the chicken over rice with vegetables – my family loves to spoon the sauce over the chicken and vegetables. When I make a big batch (approximately 12 thighs), I always double the sauce. If you plan to make the chicken alone, not served over rice, you can use 12 thighs with the sauce above.