• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Whisk It Real Gud

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact/Work with me
  • Privacy Policy
  • SHOP
  • Recipe Index
You are here: Home / Chicken / Easy Teriyaki Baked Chicken Legs

Easy Teriyaki Baked Chicken Legs

By April 30 Comments

Pin
Share
Tweet
Share
Yum
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

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 this oven baked chicken legs.!

 A plate of teriyaki chicken legs with rice and broccoli

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.

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.

 A plate of teriyaki chicken legs with rice and broccoli

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:
1 cup water

1/2 apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce1 tsp sesame oil cup water
3 tbs flour or cornstarch
4 minced garlic cloves
1/2 tsp crushed red peppers (optional)
salt for taste
pepper for taste
1 inch ginger sliced thin

Chicken legs: 
2 tbsp oil
7 chicken legs
1 tbs garlic powder
salt for taste
pepper for taste
one green onion 

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/jelly roll pan with foil then place a wire rack/cooling rack on top. Place the chicken on to the wire rack/cooling rack with the jelly roll pan on the bottom.  Place drumsticks oven.(pic 2)

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

Bake each sides for 20-25 (basting every 10 minutes with the teriyaki sauce) or until cooked through.  Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with broccoli and rice (pic 6)

Easy Teriyaki Baked Chicken Legs step by step pictures

Alternatively, you can add the 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. 

Easy Teriyaki Baked Crispy Chicken Legs

Teriyaki Baked Chicken Legs

April
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 9 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Asian American
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Teriyaki sauce:

  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red peppers optional
  • salt for taste 
  • pepper for taste

For the crispy chicken legs: 

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

Slurry

  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tbs cornstarch

Instructions
 

Teriyaki sauce

  • Add all of the 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. 

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/jelly roll pan with foil then place a wire rack/cooling rack on top. Place the chicken on to the wire rack/cooling rack with the jelly roll pan on the bottom and place into the oven. 
  • Bake each sides for 20-25 (basting every 10 minutes) or until cooked through. Serve with broccoli and rice. 
  • Alternatively, If you want, you can add the sauce to a cast iron skillet or any large pan you have, over medium heat until the sauce comes to a boil then simmer.
  • Add the chicken legs to cast iron skillet and toss until nicely coated with the teriyaki sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.
Keyword oven baked chicken, teriyaki baked chicken legs
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

If you think this oven baked chicken with teriyaki sauce looks good, save it to your Pinterest Board or share it on Facebook. Don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest too.

You may also like these other chicken recipes:

Bulgogi Chicken (An easy chicken marinade)

Asian Cucumber and Carrot Salad 

Sweet Chili Chicken Stir Fry 

Peruvian Fried Rice 

Sweet and Sour Chicken 

Filed Under: Asian, BBQ Recipes, Chicken, Comfort Recipes, COOKOUT RECIPES, Dinner, POPULAR, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes Tagged With: Asian, chicken, dinner, poultry, sauce

Join our Facebook Group!

Subscribe For Free Recipes!

Previous Post: « Baked Tomato Parmesan
Next Post: Easy Baked Italian Dressing Chicken »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kathy

    at

    Love all that teriyaki sauce baked right with the chicken. These look absolutely delicious and would be a hit in my household.

    Reply
  2. Anna

    at

    April, what a delicious recipe! Made it for lunch and loved it!

    Reply
    • April

      at

      Thank you so much Anna!

      Reply
  3. Olga

    at

    April, , this looks tasty! These are absolutely mouth watering! It will quickly disappear in our house, very tasty and flavorful!
    Olga My Profile

    Reply
    • April

      at

      Thank you so much Olga!

      Reply
  4. Marie

    at

    My family loves teriyaki anything! This looks so delicious! Love how easy it is to prepare too.

    Reply
  5. Luci's Morsels

    at

    This looks so delicious and I can only imagine how good it smells! The flavor sounds amazing!

    Reply
  6. Jillian

    at

    Oh! I am in LOVE with this recipe! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  7. Sara

    at

    Oh. My. Yum!! These look great! I have chicken legs so I must try your recipe!

    Reply
  8. Rebecca | Let's Eat Cake

    at

    These teriyaki chicken legs look so good for a cookout or game day! Saving them to my snack board!

    Reply
  9. Derek | Dad With A Pan

    at

    This looks amazing! My wife is a huge teriyaki fan, so I’m definitely going to have to give this a try!

    Reply
  10. Luci

    at

    This looks really delicious and easy to make. I am going to save this so I can make this later.

    Reply
  11. Rezel Kealoha

    at

    Wow. These look so sticky and yummy and love how you made the sauce from scratch!

    Reply
  12. Azlin Bloor

    at

    You’ve got me with the title. Love teriyaki, love all things crispy and I most definitely love chicken legs! This is a must try, loving the sticky sauce.

    Reply
  13. Leslie

    at

    Teriyaki anything is delicious in my book! What a great recipe!
    Leslie My Profile

    Reply
  14. Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze

    at

    That teriyaki sauce! All of the heart eye emojis!
    Jeni @ Biscuits & Booze My Profile

    Reply
  15. Jayashree

    at

    This looks delish, something like gobi manchurian to me.

    Reply
  16. Catherine Brown

    at

    Crispy + Sticky = Delicious! The sesame seeds and scallions really make this dish pop!

    Reply
Newer Comments »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Recipe Rating




Show more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
April Wright Whisk it Real Gud_Hey! I'm April and I hope you stay for a while. On this site you'll find all kinds of easy recipes. Comfort foods, southern recipes, restaurant favorites, salads and ethnic recipes and more! Featured in: Taste of Home,Walmart,Pioneer Woman, Foodie Crush, HuffPost, Parade, Essence,Barilla,Parade,Country Living, Stratford University, Shape, Delish Food52, Chowhound Read more .

Don’t miss any of my FREE recipes!

SUBSCRIBE NOW

A photo of the Best Meatloaf Recipe with a peppery ketchup and brown sugar glaze on a serving platter

Yasss The Best Meatloaf Recipe

A picture of sweet potato casserole in a white baking dish topped with pecans and marshmallows

Easy Sweet Potato Casserole

A bowl of thanksgiving yams

Southern Candied Yams Recipe (Stove-top)

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Best Southern Sweet Potato Pie (The Fast Way With Video) & Juneteenth Cookout Takeover

Photo of a pineapple carrot cake

Old Fashioned Carrot Cake Recipe With Pineapple

Roast chicken rubbed chicken in a skillet

Juicy Roast Chicken Rub Recipe

a plate of conbread

SOUTHERN SWEET CORNBREAD

Instant Pot glazed carrots in a bowl

Instant Pot Glazed Carrots

A picture of Tillamook old fashioned ice cream and a plate of cranberry apple pie topped with ice cream

Cranberry Apple Pie

Maple Syrup Cranberry Sauce w/Video

A slice of apple bundt cake

Apple Cider Donut Bundt Cake (One Bowl)

This Thanksgiving, give your sweet potato pie a new look by turning them into sweet potato mini galettes. Buttery, flaky homemade pie crust with a flavorful rich sweet potato filling and fall spices! Your guests will feel so special when you give them their own personal galette as they head home.

Mini Sweet Potato Pies/Galettes

A bowl of ice cream with buttery crisp topping peach cobbler

The Easiest Southern Peach Cobbler (With a Texture Similar to Pie Crust Cobbler)

a serving dish with smothered chicken and bok choy

Easy Smothered Chicken With Bok Choy and Mushrooms

A bowl of creamy mashed potatoes with melted butter and garnished with parsley

Fluffy Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream Recipe

Salisbury Steak

Salisbury Steak with Onion Gravy

A photo of the Best Meatloaf Recipe with a peppery ketchup and brown sugar glaze on a serving platter

Yasss The Best Meatloaf Recipe

A bowl of thanksgiving yams

Southern Candied Yams Recipe (Stove-top)

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Delicious and Easy Cajun Chicken Pasta

a plate of stacked french toast with butter

Best French Toast Recipe

Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Best Southern Sweet Potato Pie (The Fast Way With Video) & Juneteenth Cookout Takeover

Crispy tuna fishcakes withlemon, herb, and garlic with breadcrumbs

Crispy Lemon Parmesan, Garlic & Herb Tuna Patties (Tuna fish cake recipe)

a picture of crispy chicken stir fry

Chicken Green Bean Stir Fry (With Sweet Chili Sauce)

How to Make Ground Beef Taco Seasoning

A plate of juicy tender Brazilian Steak with garlic butter drizzled on top

4 Ingredient Garlic Butter Brazilian Steak (Just 15 Mins to Make)

A plate of shrimp lettuce wraps with sweet chili mayo

15 Minute Shrimp Lettuce Wraps w/ Sweet Chili Mayo

A plate of several pieces of fried whiting fish

Southern Pan Fried Fish (Whiting Fish Recipe)

A plate of lemon garlic parmesan shrimp pasta with zested lemon and parmesan cheese

Easy Lemon Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Pasta

a serving dish with smothered chicken and bok choy

Easy Smothered Chicken With Bok Choy and Mushrooms

A plate of steak pinwheels

6 Ingredient Flank Steak Stuffed with Parmesan, Spinach and Lemon Zest (Pinwheels)

April is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.”