A saucy glaze forms and flavors chicken breasts with both sweet and savory notes as our Glazed Ginger Chicken simmers in the oven.
This brown sugar chicken will quickly become a family favorite chicken recipe.
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Ginger Chicken
As you know, I’m all for creating quick, fabulously delicious and easy recipes and my roasted chicken recipe certainly fits the bill!
Just stir together a few ingredients, pour over the chicken and bake.
This is truly an ideal recipe for busy weeknights.
A saucy brown sugar sauce made with basic kitchen ingredients forms as the chicken breasts simmer in the oven.
Brown sugar, Dijon mustard and apple cider vinegar are the base of this sauce.
Fresh ginger and garlic add savory notes and cornstarch creates the glaze.
Sprinkle with the fresh flavor of cilantro a salad, white rice and sauteed broccoli, or your favorite sides, and a delicious weeknight meal that the entire family will love is served!
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How to make brown sugar chicken
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 2-quart baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Arrange chicken in the prepared baking dish.
- In bowl combine brown sugar, Dijon, vinegar, ginger, garlic and cornstarch, stirring until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is blended and smooth.
- Pour brown sugar mixture over the top of your chicken and bake 25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and reaches an internal temperature of 165F.
- Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with cilantro.
- Season with sea salt and black pepper, if desired.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- You can make the glaze ahead and refrigerate it until you are ready to cook the chicken
- This glaze will be delicious on shrimp or pork too!
- Add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes for a hint of heat
- You can cook this baked chicken in a cast iron skillet
Substitutions
- Make brown sugar chicken thighs and use boneless skinless chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts
- Use creamy Dijon mustard in place of whole grain Dijon
- Sprinkle with parsley in place of the cilantro
- You can use garlic powder in place of the fresh garlic
Storage
- Store leftover glazed chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Garlic brown sugar chicken will stay fresh for 2-3 days.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Equipment
- baking dish
- measuring spoons
- measuring cups
- chef knife
- cutting board
Easy Chicken Recipes
Ingredients for chicken with ginger
- chicken breasts
- dark brown sugar
- whole grain Dijon mustard
- apple cider vinegar
- fresh ginger
- garlic
- cornstarch
- cilantro
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Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts , about 1 1/4 lbs.
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup whole grain Dijon mustard
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 2-quart baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Arrange chicken in prepared baking dish.
- In bowl combine brown sugar, Dijon, vinegar, ginger, garlic and cornstarch, stirring until blended and smooth.
- Pour brown sugar mixture over chicken and bake 25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
- Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with cilantro.
Notes
- Make with boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Use creamy Dijon mustard
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley
i do not like to use sugar any ideas for a substitute
Thanks
Hi Eileen, You might be able to substitute honey for the brown sugar but I have not done a run through using honey in this recipe so I cannot guarantee the outcome. Happy cooking! Gwynn
WOW! This is one of the best chicken recipes I tried so far Yum!
i tried the recipe exactly and the results was perfect, My partner loves this too
Hi, a question as in the first part of the recipe it says to use chicken breast fillets and cilantro and then in the notes it says chicken thigh fillets and parsley - does it matter?
Thanks,
The recipe calls for chicken breasts and cilantro. The recipe tips are suggestions of other ways to make this recipe. For example, you can substitute chicken thighs for the chicken breasts, if you want to. You can also substitute parsley for the cilantro, if you want to. Those are just tips on other ways you can make the recipe that is in the recipe card.
Any substitute for the mustard? My family doesn't like it. Mayo perhaps?
Hi Julie, You could try mayo although I'm not sure how that would change the flavor but it will definitely help with the consistency of the sauce without the mustard. Another thought is to possibly use a sweet chili sauce, but again, not sure how this will effect the outcome of the flavor. Happy cooking, Gwynn