Baked Sesame Chicken
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A quick and saucy Baked Sesame Chicken dish you can whip up in a hurry. The flavor is excellent and the sauce is simple, this sesame chicken can’t be beat!
Want more tasty sesame recipes? Enjoy Sticky Sesame Chicken, Baked Sesame Glazed Salmon and Asparagus, and Slow Cooker Sesame Beef next!
I love a good sesame chicken. I worked at a Chinese restaurant all through high school and had my fair share of all of the “traditional” Chinese dishes. Orange chicken, kung pao chicken, general tso’s chicken (try it in the crockpot with my Slow Cooker General Tso’s Chicken recipe!), and yes – sesame chicken. To be honest, I have some pretty high expectations for sesame chicken. I guess you could call me a sesame chicken snob. We’re friends, you can call me a snob.
The thing about a lot of sesame chicken recipes I’ve tasted, is that they just don’t have enough sauce. I’m a sauce person, I need a bucket of sauce with every meal, especially ones of the Asian variety. I eat rice the way most people eat pasta and I needs lots and lots of sauce on my Chinese dishes to seep down into the spaces between the rice. Weird? No way! I just know what I like, and I like a mother load of sauce on my sesame chicken.
This chicken is perfect for me, it has plenty of sauce, lots of flavor, and comes together so easily. It’s just lightly braised on the stove before being tossed into the over for a good 25 minutes. I think that letting it cook like that in the oven helps to get the chicken to absorb the flavors of the sauce, without getting soggy – I love it. If you don’t have a go-to sesame chicken recipe, this is the answer to your prayers. And if you do have one, try this one anyway, there’s a good chance it’ll steal your heart!
More Recipes to Try
- Honey Sriracha Chicken – sweet, spicy, and guaranteed to steal the show.
- Pineapple Chicken – fresh pineapple and tender chicken make the perfect pair.
- Easy Chinese Cashew Chicken – better than take out and so satisfying!
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Baked Sesame Chicken
Ingredients
- 3-4 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
- 1 cup corn starch
Sauce
- 6 tablespoons honey
- 4 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- sesame seeds, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk together all sauce ingredients, set aside.
- Add chicken and 1 cup corn starch to a large ziplock bag. Seal and shake to coat chicken. Transfer chicken to a large pan or skillet drizzled with oil. Saute chicken over medium high heat until browned (2-4 minutes).
- Toss chicken in the prepared sauce. Transfer to baking dish. Bake for 20-25 minutes until chicken is cooked through. Serve with sesame seeds and green onions for garnish if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’ve made this twice. First time it was great but tonight is was gloppy and defunitely not saucy. Followed the recipe to a T and used 3 chicken breast. Any ideas of what might have happened?
Hi! Hmmmmm, it’s hard to say but it’s definitely strange that it worked for the the first time but then not the second time! Did you use too much corn starch by chance?
This is absolutely delicious! Though slightly too sweet. But I loved it and will definitely make it again.
Brings the flavour of Asia in your home!
Made this for dinner tonight. SO GOOD. Definitely better than takeout. Will be putting in the regular rotation.
My husband absolutely loves this! He asks for it all the time!
Unbelievably good and more wholesome than the takeout version as this is baked instead of frying. I skipped 2 tablespoons sugar and added 2 of a little teriyaki sauce. Yummy!
Made this for my family and it was a hit and so easy!
I made this for my family of 6 last night and doubled the recipe and there were barely enough leftovers to save! Amazing recipe.
very good! Made it tonight….definitely a keeper!!
Hey I made this today and it was so incredible good, I’m so glad I gave it a shot! Unrelated to the recipe, but I love this site!
Aw Thank you so much!!! 🙂 🙂