Chicken (Oven Baked Saucy Chicken)
Created by Gerry on February 22, 2019
- Servings: 4-6
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 25-30m
- Recipe #31506
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 pound chicken thighs
- 1 pound chicken legs (your choice of 2 pounds chicken pieces, about 8 pieces)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)
- I/2 cup flour (for dusting)
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup onion (half and slice)
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- 1 cup green pepper (cut in strips)
- 1/3 cup sugar (white sugar)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup water
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350
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Step 2: In a large skillet over medium heat oil lightly saute onions, celery and peppers, remove set aside
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Step 3: Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper
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Step 4: Combine flour and paprika, lightly dust chicken and brown, if needed add extra oil
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Step 5: Remove pan from heat, place browned chicken into a 9x 13 baking dish or medium sized roaster, spread sauteed onions, celery and pepper over chicken
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Step 6: In bowl combine white sugar, brown sugar, soy sauce, worcestershire, ketchup and water
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Step 7: Place pan back on medium heat, pour sauce into skillet stirring to deglaze, whisking until nice and smooth, if sauce not to desired thickness you may thicken with a slurry of 1 tablespoon each of cornstarch and water
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Step 8: Pour sauce over chicken, bake covered at 350 for 25 minutes or until chicken is done,
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (403.8 g)
- Calories 544.4
- Total Fat - 28.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.7 g
- Cholesterol - 383.3 mg
- Sodium - 981.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 31.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 26.5 g
- Protein - 40.2 g
- Calcium - 54.6 mg
- Iron - 4.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 39.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg