Weeknight Meals and More: Recipe 5, Week 32: Sesame Teriyaki Chicken & Rice

January 27, 2011

Recipe 5, Week 32: Sesame Teriyaki Chicken & Rice

Photo from Rachael Ray website

NOTES

• Modified from Rachael Ray

• I actually used bone-in breast instead of legs because that's what I had (see my pic below). You could also use bone-in chicken thighs as well. The cooking time list is for legs. Up it to around 1 hour for bone-in breasts and make sure the thickest part reaches 165 degrees.

• Make the marinade the night or morning before you want to eat and keep in fridge. I also made the rice and cut up the veggies (including the garlic and ginger for the stir-fry) the night before.

INGREDIENTS

Chicken marinade:

• 6-8 chicken legs or 2 large bone-in breasts or 3-4 bone-in thighs

• 1 c. soy sauce

• 2 tbsp honey

• 2 tbsp cider vinegar

• 2 tbsp sesame oil (or 1 tbsp sesame, 1 tbsp canola)

• 4 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger

Stir-fry:

• Jasmine rice (1 1/2 c. dry, cooked according to directions)

• Stir-fry veggies (frozen pkg x2 or a mix of chopped fresh broccoli, carrots, peppers, green onions, mushrooms, etc.)

• 2 large cloves garlic, minced

• 1 inch ginger, peeled and grated

Other:

• Freshly ground black pepper

• Sesame seeds (about 3 tbsp)

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix marinade and place in ziplock bag with chicken. Marinate at least four hours or overnight (see NOTES for make-ahead tips).

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place a cooling rack over a baking sheet covered in foil. Arrange chicken legs/breasts/thighs on cooling rack. Season chicken with coarse black pepper.

3. Cover legs with foil (spray inside of foil with oil) and roast for 20 (legs) to 60 (breasts) minutes. Uncover and roast an additional 10 or so minutes more the darken and crisp. Be sure that thickest part of chicken registers 165 degrees. Remove and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

4. While chicken cooks, make rice according to package directions (or make ahead of time - see NOTES above).

5. During the last 10 minutes that chicken is cooking, heat a large skillet or wok with 1 tbsp oil. Stir-fry veggies until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry a minute longer.

6. Serve chicken with rice and veggies alongside.

Here's my pic of the roasted chicken breast:

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