Name: Sheet Pan Asian Chicken Thighs with Broccoli
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; juice of 1/2 lime; 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp peanut oil, or any other kind of oil; 2 tsp chili garlic sauce, optional (adds heat!); 2 heads of broccoli, cut into florets; scallions, for serving (optional); sesame seeds, for serving (optional)

Sheet pan Asian chicken thighs with broccoli is a quick and easy family dinner. Chicken thighs get marinated, then baked in the oven until crispy and finished with a delicious Asian sticky sauce!

A shallow white bowl with white rice, roasted broccoli and a piece of crispy chicken thighs that have an Asian sticky glaze on them. The chicken is browned and sprinkled with sesame seeds and scallions. There's a sheet pan of chicken in the background.

What’s better than an easy sheet pan dinner recipe?

Everything comes together on one pan, with minimum dishes to wash, and happily full tummies.

My kind of dinner!

These sheet pan Asian chicken thighs are my go-to easy dinner recipe that everyone loves.

The chicken gets marinated in a quick Asian marinade before it gets baked in the oven then glazed with a super flavorful sticky sauce.

It’s perfectly crispy, juicy, and sticky all in one easy dinner!

Oh yeah, and we can’t forget broccoli is thrown on the pan too for good measure.

Be sure to read through my secrets for getting that perfectly crispy chicken skin at the end of the post!

A black metal sheet pan topped with roasted broccoli, and Asian chicken thighs. They're browned and topped with sesame seeds and scallions.

Asian marinade ingredients for our chicken thighs:

soy sauce
rice wine vinegar
lime juice
brown sugar (or honey)
peanut oil (or any kind of oil)
garlic
fish sauce
garlic chili sauce (totally optional)

Simply mix the marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl, then add your chicken thighs and give them a good massage.

Cover the bowl and let rest at room temperature for up to 30 minutes.

Letting the chicken come to room temperature before cooking it, helps it to stay juicy and cook more evenly than if you were to place a cold chicken in the oven.

This trick goes for any meat, always let it come to room temperature before cooking!

Instructions for cooking sheet pan Asian chicken thighs:

While chicken is marinating, line a large sheet pan with aluminum foil and give it a quick spray with non stick cooking spray.
Place the sheet pan in the oven, then preheat to 425 degrees.
Once the chicken has marinated for at least 20 minutes, remove sheet pan from oven and place chicken skin side DOWN on the pan. Be sure to reserve the marinade liquid. Cook chicken for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, add marinade liquid to a small saucepan and bring to a low boil. Continue to simmer for 5 minutes until it has thickened slightly into a basting sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.
Remove pan from the oven and flip chicken over. Add broccoli florets and spread out evenly around the chicken.
Brush chicken with the glaze and return to oven for 20 more minutes or until broccoli is tender and chicken is nicely browned.
If skin is not crispy, turn broiler setting on and cook another 2-3 minutes until crispy.
Brush again with extra glaze if desired. Top with scallions and sesame seeds (optional).

Tips for perfect sheet pan chicken:

I prefer bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs. You could use boneless chicken thighs, but you won’t get that crispy skin and I always find the bone-in are more juicy.
Be sure to place the sheet pan in the oven as you preheat it. That way when you add the chicken to the hot pan, it already starts to sizzle and brown the skin!
If you do decide to broil the chicken to get that extra crispy skin, keep a VERY careful watch because it can go from 0 to burnt in a second!
If you’re in a pinch and don’t have time to marinade the chicken, no worries. You can skip that step and simply boil it to make the glaze. I find the marinade gives an extra measure of moistness and flavor :).

What to serve with Asian chicken thighs & broccoli?

white or brown rice
baked sweet potato
stir fried vegetables
cauliflower fried rice (my favorite!)

For more easy family dinners try: