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Easy Soy Sauce Chicken with Garlic and Ginger

This soy sauce chicken recipe is easy to make, full of flavour and produces tender and scrumptious chicken. The leftovers are just as delicious and are perfect to add to a stir fry or just enjoy with your favourite veggies or on rice. You can make this recipe with drumsticks or chicken thighs! We love treating ourselves to this delicious but oh so easy soy sauce chicken recipe. 

soy sauce chicken

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While this recipe shows drumsticks with the skin on we've also made it with boneless, skinless chicken thighs and it was just as delicious. It's even easier to add any leftover chicken thighs to a stir fry. We've listed some of these options in our post so make sure to check them out!

soy sauce chicken drumsticks cooked on a cooking sheet with green onions

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This soy sauce chicken recipe is easy to make, full of flavour and produces tender and yummy chicken. It can be made with drumsticks or thighs.

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soy sauce chicken drumsticks on a plate with green onions

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What do you serve with Soy Sauce Chicken?

The possibilities are almost endless. We've served it with rice and snow peas but it can be served with almost any vegetables! Think bok choy, suey choy, gai lan, broccoli and more. You can also serve with brown rice but you don't have to have rice. My daughter loves her rice whether it's brown or white rice whereas I like to have a lot of veggies instead with my soy sauce chicken. 

soy sauce chicken drumsticks on a cookie sheet

Toppings for Soy Sauce Chicken

This soy sauce chicken doesn't really need any toppings but as you can see we added green onions which is usually popular. Sesame seeds are another option as well. I personally don't add any toppings as it has enough flavour and tastes so good with veggies. 

soy sauce chicken drumsticks, cut, on a plate

Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs?

As we've mentioned earlier this recipe works with either and yes we've tried it with both. When we did the thighs they were boneless and skinless but just as tasty. They're also easier for leftovers (if there are any) and you want to cut it up to add to a stir fry which is what we did. The recipe produces flavourful and juicy chicken that everyone can enjoy. You can even make it spicy if you like (which I do) and add some chili flakes to the marinade!

soy sauce chicken recipe ingredients

Let's get to our soy sauce chicken recipe now shall we?

raw chicken drumsticks

Yield: 6-8

Easy and Delicious Soy Sauce Chicken

soy sauce chicken drumsticks on a cookie sheet

This soy sauce chicken recipe is easy to make, full of flavour and produces tender and yummy chicken. It can be made with drumsticks or thighs.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of soy sauce (you can use a low sodium one instead if you prefer)
  • 1 -2 teaspoon grated ginger (to your taste)
  • 2 teaspoon grated garlic
  • 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce (optional)
  • 6-8 chicken drumsticks or 10 chicken thighs
  • Rice (optional)
  • Veggies to serve on side (I used peas)
  • Chili flakes (optional)

Instructions

  1. Mix soy sauce, grated ginger and grated garlic until ingredients are incorporated. Add in hoisin if you like and if using chili flakes add at this point too. I find that the hoisin helps to bind and give a nice sheen to the chicken.
  2. Preheat oven to 375
  3. Remove chicken and place in a bowl, pour half of the sauce on the chicken and let marinate for a minimum 15 minutes (if you want you can also do this overnight)
  4. Use a non-stick cooking sheet, or a parchment-lined tray for the chicken.
  5. Bake at 375°F for 30-40 minutes.
    Every 10-15 minutes spread some of the sauce on the chicken to coat. When done the chicken should have an internal temperature of 165°F (74°C)
  6. Remove and let set for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

Serve with veggies and or rice.

Optional top with green onions or sesame seeds

Keep in mind that all ovens have varying temperatures so keep checking your chicken which you should be doing when you go to coat it with the other half of the marinade every 10-15 minutes.

You can add more ginger and/or garlic if you like a stronger taste. I personally add 3 teaspoons of ginger but not everyone likes that strong of a ginger taste.

Soy chicken that is served in Chinese restaurants always has the skin on but as you see we've added a boneless, skinless option.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 580Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 324mgSodium: 1622mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 64g

Please note that we can not guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information. They are a best guess calculation.

soy sauce chicken

Now doesn't this soy sauce chicken look oh so easy to make?! It really is that easy and simple and you can do a few variations to your taste. I like to add more than 2 teaspoons of ginger as I like a stronger ginger taste but I've said 1-2 teaspoons for those who like it milder but you can adjust to your preferences. 

Now doesn't this soy sauce chicken look oh so easy to make?! It really is that easy and simple and you can do a few variations to your taste. I like to add more than 2 teaspoons of ginger as I like a stronger ginger taste but I've said 1-2 teaspoons for those who like it milder but you can adjust to your preferences. 

What would you serve with the soy sauce chicken? So far I've tried it with rice, peas, bok choy, gai lan and broccoli. They are all so yummy with it!

soy sauce chicken drumsticks

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soy sauce chicken

By on February 4th, 2021

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I’m Michelle aka Powered by Mom. I’m married with one daughter, my hubby was my high school sweetheart, our two dogs Nyx and Cleo and our cat Oliver. As you can see we’re a family of animal lovers. We love to travel when we can, try different food and activities all over the world and enjoy being together. My passions are writing, travelling, creating new recipes, encouraging people to adopt not shop and just to enjoy life while we can.

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11 thoughts on “Easy and Delicious Soy Sauce Chicken”

  1. Yum......this chicken recipe looks delicious. I love that it's easy to make and doesn't require too many ingredients. I will definitely be trying this recipe.

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  2. I love the flavor profile in this. I love the zip of soy sauce and am a huge fan of anything with ginger

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  3. I'd serve it with broccoli and fried rice. It looks delicious! I'm also happy to learn that Canadian chicken farmers are devoted the health and well-being of their citizens. Thanks for the recipe.

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