simplylo's oven-baked sesame chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup dry
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
• cooking spray
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup dried parsley
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 3 hrs 15 mins


• whisk together the soy sauce, , 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.
• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spray a baking rack with cooking spray, and place on a baking sheet.
• remove the chicken from the marinade, and shake off excess. discard the remaining marinade.
• 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.
• 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).