On any night of the week, delicious chicken thighs that fall off the bone are the best with a garlicky sesame seed dressing. Serve alongside rice. behind rice, whatever sauce that is left behind is also great!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 50 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a deep, oven-safe dish with aluminum foil.
- Mix chicken broth, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sesame oil, and garlic together in a small bowl.
- Place chicken in the prepared dish. Pour sauce over chicken and turn until fully coated.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sesame seeds over chicken, and continue to bake until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 10 minutes longer. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Sprinkle remaining sesame seeds over chicken before serving.
- You can use skinless chicken thighs if preferred.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of sauce. The actual amount of sauce consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 268 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 72 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 886 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
It was a horrible recipe. The chicken didn’t have any flavor. I will not make this again.
This recipe is horrible. I followed the recipe closely. The sauce is too thin and was almost tasteless.
I made the recipe as written. It was really GOOD!! BUT, the reason I am rating three stars is because you couldn’t taste a strong sesame flavor…making a ‘Sesame’ recipe, I anticipated a strong sesame flavor. A good ‘chicken recipe’ but not a good ‘sesame’ recipe.
My husband loved it! Notice a piece is missing and it’s not dinnertime yet!
I wanted extra sauce so I doubled the sauce recipe for 6 chicken thighs and added about 2 tbsp of honey. The amount of soy sauce made the recipe very salty, so I would either use less and perhaps add some broth, or use low sodium. The honey added a bit of a contrast to the salty without being over-sweet like a honey garlic sauce. The “sauce” was just liquid, so once the chicken was cooked I drained off the sauce into a small saucepan, heated it to boiling and added some cornstarch water to thicken it to gravy consistency. Delish. Have used the leftovers on a quick lunch stirfry and it was scrumptious.
The recipe was very easy to make. I too ran into the issue that my sauce was too thin, but like many others, I drained the sauce off once my chicken was done to add some cornstarch to it. Then, I added the sauce back to my chicken. That easily fixed the issue! My entire family loved this recipe, and I am therefore adding it to my easy weekday dinner fix recipes!
It tasted like chicken, just chicken and no additional flavor. It was as easy to make and it didn’t come out dry. I doubt I’ll make it again.
The sauce was thin. Cornstarch might be helpful. I liked the chicken, have cooked it twice within 2 weeks. Goes good with rice. It’s quick and easy to put together. Didn’t use the sesame seeds, as my husband doesn’t like them.
It was ok. I followed the directions and doubled the recipe. Served it with herbed rice and sauteed Brussels sprouts. The sprouts were kind of strong. The chicken didn’t have a lot of flavor, and the sauce didn’t cook down very much. I thought it was strange that there was no sweetness added to the sauce, and I was right. Add a little agave syrup and some cornstarch and it might improve. I used skinless, boneless chicken.
I made this per the recipe. It had a good flavor, but the sauce was too runny.
Good but too much oil in the bottom of the pan. Also, much of the liquid cooked down so there wasn’t much sauce. Next time I make it, I’m going to leave out the veg oil, double the chicken broth, and add lemon juice or zest to cut the saltiness from the soy sauce.
I was skeptical at first but decided to try this recipe and I was amazed just how good it turned out. Packed with flavor and very tender.
This was ok, but I think maybe I used too big of a dish to cook my chicken. They didn’t really have much sauce to cook in, and that might have effected the flavour. Overall I just thought this was a bit lacking. I will play around with this a little including cooking it in a smaller dish so there is more sauce up the side of the chicken as it cooks.
Nice and easy weeknight recipe. Added dash of paprika and red pepper flakes to sauce.
My family loved it, made mine with boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Doubled the recipe for 5 thighs so we would have juice for white rice I cooked as a side with french style green beans.
Good recipe but definitely thicken the sauce up as other users suggested. I also doubled the sauce. Used almost 3 lbs of boneless chicken thighs and cooked at 400 for about 20-25 minutes. Great over Jasmine rice.
We loved this recipe and it was super easy, mix, put in a pan and bake! I used boneless, skinless thighs with the excess fat removed.
Used a boneless skinless thigh cut in bite-sized pieces. Let the meat marinade and then sauteed. It was wonderful.
Amazing – here’s a hint for the sauce. Like others, it was VERY thin, not at all like the author’s photo. Easy fix – after you are all done baking, drain the liquid, set aside 1/2 cup and put the rest into a small pot. Whisk the 1/2c liquid with 2 TBL cornstarch until thoroughly combined then whisk it slowly into the rest in the simmer pot. Simmer for a few minutes and you’ll have a nice thick sauce! I doubled the sauce recipe and used a 12-thigh pack. Cooked up some Jasmine rice, added fried egg and broccoli and mixed in some of the sauce! Perfecto!
Loved this. So easy. I used boneless thighs (2) and a large boneless breast split in two. Flavor is delicious! Will make again.
This turned out fantastic! My sauce wasn’t as thick as the photo would have led me to believe but none-the-less it was great! Quick and easy. Will definitely use this as a go-to!