Baked Honey Sesame Chicken Thighs

 Author: Laura Doerr with Ways to my Heart

Serving size: 4

Total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

1 ½ - 2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs

½ tsp onion powder

½ tsp garlic powder

Salt and pepper

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

2 scallions, sliced, for garnish

For the sauce:

1/3 cup honey

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp soy sauce

½ tbsp ketchup

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp corn starch

½ cup water

½ tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sauce ingredients. Pour 1/3 of the sauce onto the

bottom of a baking dish. Arrange chicken thighs over the sauce. Pour the remaining

sauce over the chicken thighs.

4. Bake for about 25 minutes, flipping chicken over half way through. Sauce will thicken as

it bakes.

5. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Serve with rice and garnish with scallions.