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Family friendly Oven Baked Coca Cola Chicken Thighs in the most delicious sticky coca cola glaze that makes the perfect comforting dinner. They are garnished with sesame seeds, sliced spring onions and served with rice. I hope you enjoy!
How To Make These Oven Baked Coca Cola Chicken Thighs?
I always start by gathering all of the ingredients needed in a recipe and weighing and measuring everything before I start to cook or bake. This part is really important and key in keeping everything organized.
To make these oven baked coca cola chicken thighs you start by combining the brown sugar, Coke Zero and soy sauce in a medium saucepan over high heat until boiling. Then you stir the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl, then stir it into the boiling sauce until combined and lump free.
Boil the sauce for 5-7 minutes or until it has reached your desired thickness.
Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and place in a baking pan. Scatter the minced garlic and sliced onion in the pan as well.
Pour the sauce over the chicken thighs and turn them until well coated in the sauce.
Bake with skin side up in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Brush the chicken thighs halfway through cooking with coca cola glaze from the pan.
Once cooked, take out of the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Serve with rice, sesame seeds and sliced spring onions.
How To Store These Oven Baked Coca Cola Chicken Thighs?
Store any leftovers of the chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. Just reheat in the oven or microwave until heated through.
Notes & Substitutions
Coke Zero – I used coke zero in this recipe mainly because that’s my coke of choice but you can use regular coke as well.
Chicken Thighs – I used skin on bone in chicken thighs for this recipe. I also tested it with skinless boneless chicken thighs and it turned out great. Skinless and boneless take slightly shorter to cook. About 20-25 minutes depending on ovens.
You can also use ANY piece of the chicken you wish. Wings, tenders, breasts. Just adjust cooking time according to whatever your using.
Vegetables – I like to add minced garlic and sliced onion to the baking pan with the chicken. That way the onion cooks in the coke glaze and becomes delicious. But you can add any vegetables you like to this recipe.
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I hope you enjoy these oven baked coca cola chicken thighs as much as I do. And if you make them be sure to leave a comment and/or give it a rating! I’d also love to hear from you on Instagram and see pictures of what you make. So if you do, don’t forget to tag @alaingablog
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PrintOven Baked Coca Cola Chicken Thighs
Family friendly Oven Baked Coca Cola Chicken Thighs in the most delicious sticky coca cola glaze that makes the perfect comforting dinner. They are garnished with sesame seeds, sliced spring onions and served with rice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 3-4
- Category: Main Course
Ingredients
200 gr / 1 cup packed brown sugar
330 ml / 12 oz can of Coke Zero
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons cornflour
2 tablespoons water
500 gr / 1 pound chicken thighs
Fine sea salt and black pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ onion, sliced
Garnish:
Sesame seeds
Spring onions, sliced
Instructions
Preheat oven to 190C / 375F
Combine the brown sugar, Coke Zero and soy sauce in a medium saucepan over high heat until boiling.
Stir the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl, then stir it into the boiling sauce until combined and lump free.
Boil the sauce for 5-7 minutes or until it has reached your desired thickness.
Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper and place in a baking pan. Scatter the minced garlic and sliced onion in the pan as well.
Pour the sauce over the chicken thighs and turn them until well coated in the sauce.
Bake with skin side up in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Brush the chicken thighs halfway through cooking with coca cola glaze from the pan. (If using boneless skinless chicken thighs baking time would be around 20-25 minutes.)
Once cooked, take out of the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Serve with rice, sesame seeds and sliced spring onions.
