simplylo's Oven-Baked Sesame Chicken

This makes a very flavorful chicken. This recipe was originally used for chicken wing drumettes, which are addictive, but has become quite popular with chicken legs, thighs, and breasts. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 498 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup wheat germ
• ¼ cup sesame seeds
• ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup dry sherry
• ½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• cooking spray
• ¼ cup dried parsley
• 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together the soy sauce, sherry, garlic, brown sugar, and ginger in a bowl; pour into a large resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken pieces, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Step 2

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking rack with cooking spray, and place on a baking sheet.

Step 3

Remove the chicken from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.

Step 4

Mix the wheat germ, bread crumbs, sesame seeds, parsley, black pepper, and paprika together in a separate large resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken to the bag and shake to coat the pieces with the bread crumb mixture; transfer the coated chicken pieces to the prepared baking rack.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of of a thigh, not touching bone, should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).