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    Easy Teriyaki Baked Chicken Legs

    By April Boller Wright 32 Comments

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    Teriyaki chicken legs is a perfect back to school recipe. The teriyaki sauce is cooked in minutes and the baked chicken legs are easy too. Just a couple of steps to prep the chicken and then pop it into the oven and let it bake until it's crispy, tender and juicy then slather on the sweet sticky savory teriyaki sauce!  Both kids and adults will love these oven baked chicken legs.!

    A plate of teriyaki chicken legs

    I love fried chicken but let's be real, frying chicken is messy and eating fried foods all the time is not too healthy. I fry chicken every now and then but I prefer baking my chicken in the oven. The baked chicken still comes out nice and crispy without all the greasy mess. Baked chicken is so much easier and faster cleanup.

    I use an easy method to get the skin of my chicken to crispy up and you can read about my method below in the recipe.
    A plate of teriyaki chicken legs

    Summer is coming to an end and school is either back in session or about to start.  If life is getting in your way right now you are probably looking for an easy and delicious weeknight meal so I'm sharing my go to baked chicken recipe with you. I am sure you have most of the ingredients ready to be used.  I absolutely love teriyaki sauce. It's so versatile that it can be used on meats and vegetables.

    My teen started school on Monday and he came home hungry as usual. I made extra teriyaki chicken the night before so he'd have something quick to eat after school. We had it for dinner too.  I still can't believe I like chicken legs now.

    My mom used to make baked chicken legs all the times. I truly disliked them. These days I love them because they're inexpensive there's so many ways to cook them.  I usually like to cook 2 packages of drumsticks which lasts about 2 days.  Things tend to get hectic on weekdays, so I'd rather not worry about dinner too much. For this recipe I only used 7 drumsticks because only because I used the other half for another recipe.

    Teriyaki sauce:
    6 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
    4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
    2 ½ tsp minced garlic cloves
    ½- 1 tsp crushed red peppers (optional)
    2 tsp fresh minced ginger

    Slurry:
    4 tsp  cornstarch
    4 tsp water

    Chicken legs: 
    1 ½ tbsp oil
    6 chicken legs
    1 tsp garlic powder
    salt for taste
    pepper for taste

    Garnish:
    one green onion sliced thin
    sesame seeds 

    Directions:

     Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Pat the drumsticks dry with paper towel. Season them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add chicken legs to a bowl and coat with oil. (pic 1)

    Line a baking sheet with foil then place a baking rack on top. Spray the rack with oil. Place the chicken on the rack.  Bake chicken for for 20-25 flipping halfway and basting with the teriyaki sauce until chicken is done. (pic 2)

    Add all of the teriyaki sauce ingredients (except cornstarch and water) to a small sauce pan over medium high heat.

    Add the cornstarch and water to a bowl and mix until the lumps are gone. Once the teriyaki sauce mixture starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture stir well often until the sauce has thickened.(pic 3-5)

     Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with broccoli and rice (pic 6)

    Easy Teriyaki Baked Chicken Legs step by step pictures

    Here's another way to coat the chicken in the sauce. Instead of basting, after the chicken if done,  add the teriyaki sauce to a cast iron skillet or any large pan you have over medium heat until it comes to a boil then simmer. Add the chicken legs to the cast iron skillet and toss until nicely coated with the teriyaki sauce. 

    A plate of teriyaki chicken legs

    A plate of teriyaki chicken legs

    Teriyaki Baked Chicken Legs

    April Boller Wright
    This Teriyaki chicken is a perfect plan B recipe. The easy teriyaki sauce cooks up in minutes and the chicken is simple too! Just a couple of steps to prep the chicken and then pop it into the oven and let it bake until it's tender and juicy then slather on the sweet sticky savory sauce!  
    5 from 10 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine Asian American
    Servings 4 people

    Ingredients
      

    Teriyaki sauce:

    • 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
    • 6 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
    • 6 tbsp brown sugar
    • 2 tsp minced ginger
    • 2 ½ tsp minced garlic
    • ½ tsp crushed red peppers optional
    • salt for taste 
    • pepper for taste

    For the crispy chicken legs: 

    • 1 ½ tbsp vegetable oil
    • 6 chicken legs
    • 2 tsp garlic powder
    • salt for taste
    • pepper for taste 
    • 1 tsp sesame seeds optional
    • 1 green onion sliced thinly. green parts only optional

    Slurry

    • 4 tsp water
    • 4 tsp cornstarch

    Instructions
     

    Teriyaki sauce

    • Add all of the teriyaki sauce ingredients (except cornstarch and water) to a small sauce pan over medium high heat. Add cornstarch and water to a small bowl and mix until the clumps are gone. Once the sauce mixture starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture. Cook until the sauce has thickened stirring often. Reserve about ¼ cup of the sauce for serving.

    Crispy chicken legs

    • Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Season the chicken legs with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add the chicken to a bowl with the oil. Coat with oil.  
    • Line a baking sheet pan with foil then place a baking rack on top. Place the chicken on to the rack. 
    • Bake each side of the chicken for 25-30 mins basting occasionally with the teriyaki sauce in the sauce pan.  Drizzle the remaining sauce over each chicken leg and serve immediately.
    • Here's another way to coat the chicken in the sauce. Instead of basting, after the chicken if done,  add the teriyaki sauce to a cast iron skillet or any large pan you have over medium heat until it comes to a boil then simmer. Add the chicken legs to the cast iron skillet and toss until nicely coated with the teriyaki sauce. 

    Notes

    Recipe and photos updated 4/11/2021
    Keyword oven baked chicken, teriyaki baked chicken legs
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    Comments

    1. Abdll

      March 25, 2022 at 1:49 pm

      Follow instructions to the letter, I messed up the teriyaki sauce the first time but it came out perfect!5 stars

      Reply
      • April Boller Wright

        March 29, 2022 at 12:58 pm

        Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

        Reply
    2. Unni

      April 21, 2020 at 2:07 am

      Hi, can we use the ready made teriyaki sauce available in the store?

      Reply
      • April

        April 21, 2020 at 8:08 pm

        Hi there. You can use whatever sauce you like but I've always made mine homemade.I don't see why store brand sauce wouldn't work. You should be fine.

        Reply
    3. April

      September 20, 2019 at 10:10 am

      So sorry about the error Arielle. I updated the recipe to show only one cup of water is needed for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Karen

        September 18, 2020 at 1:43 pm

        Actually the recipe still says 2 cups of water - it’s confusing so I’m glad I read the comments before making

        Reply
        • April

          September 28, 2020 at 3:20 pm

          The recipe mentions one cup not two. I'm not sure where you're seeing 2 cups.

          Reply
    4. Denay DeGuzman

      July 18, 2019 at 12:56 pm

      OMGosh! I'm salivating over here. These gorgeous images of your completed recipe look amazing! I can hardly wait to make these teriyaki chicken legs.5 stars

      Reply
      • April

        July 23, 2019 at 7:54 am

        Thank you Denay!

        Reply
    5. Jo

      July 18, 2019 at 9:31 am

      I am drooling over my laptop. Those chicken legs looks absolutely delicious, the sticky sauce is amazing. This is a perfect game day appetizer.5 stars

      Reply
    6. Danielle

      July 18, 2019 at 7:59 am

      Easy, delicious and nice-looking - this recipe is incredible. I think I have my new favorite now when it comes to chicken legs 🙂5 stars

      Reply
      • April

        July 23, 2019 at 7:55 am

        Thanks Danielle!

        Reply
    7. Mahy

      July 18, 2019 at 7:57 am

      Ah, aren' these chicken legs amazing?! They look exactly how I like to prepare chicken legs over the week. Yum!5 stars

      Reply
    8. Cheese Curd In Paradise

      July 18, 2019 at 7:48 am

      Oh my that beautiful sauce! I wish I could reach into my computer screen and grab one of these delicious chicken legs! This is a great weeknight meal!5 stars

      Reply
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