Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken is an easy weeknight dinner featuring chicken thighs, crispy onions, teriyaki sauce, and apricot jam for a curiously addicting meal your family will ask for again and again.
Sometimes the cheapest kitchen hacks pay off in dividends. For example, this highly suspicious Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken. Sounds like something right off the Subway menu, but it’s not. Instead it is a sweet and savory chicken dish with a sauce that you just want to mop up with mounds of fluffy rice.
When I’m in a hurry to get dinner on the table I look to easy, low ingredient dishes like this Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken or another go-to, my Baked Parmesan Chicken, to provide a wholesome meal without much hassle.
How do you make Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken?
You’re going to love how simple this dish is to make! Place skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs in a baking dish. In a small bowl, whisk together apricot jam, teriyaki sauce, and a packet of onion soup mix. Add a pinch of red pepper flakes for spicy kick. Then spread the mix over the chicken and pop it in the oven for about 45 minutes or until the internal temperature (taken with a kitchen thermometer) reaches 165 degrees when inserted in the center of the chicken thigh.
What do you serve with Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken?
I serve mine with piles of rice and either steamed broccoli, sautéed green beans or squash.
Let’s make Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken!
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Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken is an easy weeknight dinner featuring chicken thighs, crispy onions, teriyaki sauce, and apricot jam for a curiously addicting meal your family will ask for again and again.
Ingredients
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 packet onion soup mix
- 3 heaping tablespoons apricot jam
- 4 tablespoons Teriyaki sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place chicken thighs in an 8” x 8” baking dish and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together onion soup mix and apricot jam. Slowly pour in teriyaki sauce, stirring well to combine. Add enough Teriyaki sauce so that you have marinade-like consistency.
- Spoon the sauce over the chicken thighs, covering it completely then bake for 1 hour until the sauce has caramelized lightly and chicken is cooked thoroughly.
- Serve with rice or noodles.
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