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Home » Recipes » Easy Dinner Recipes » Easy Baked Hoisin Chicken Quarters – Weight Watchers Friendly

Easy Baked Hoisin Chicken Quarters – Weight Watchers Friendly

Published: Nov 5, 2018 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Sep 14, 2019 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · 18 Comments

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When life gives you chicken coupons, make chicken!

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I won $500.00 worth of $5.00 chicken coupons as a runner-up prize in a contest the summer of 2016. So, I made a lot of chicken recipes, including this Baked Hoisin Chicken Quarter recipe! It’s so simple and easy to make and only 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle Smart Points per serving.

That was 100 coupons, to be used ONE PER PERSON, ONE AT A TIME, by June of that year (see post: “Winner Winner chicken dinner”  to read more about it). What I was really going for was that $10,000.00 kitchen make-over grand prize. Sigh….my time will come….

So until then,  I make chicken.

Baked Leg Quarters in Oven

I found this little gem of a recipe for Baked Chicken legs and thighs in a Chatelaine magazine back in 2007 and it’s been one of my easy recipe staples ever since. I like that it’s simple, fast and I just have to stir a few things together then pop it in the oven.

Chicken quarters (legs and thighs) are easy

Chicken can be high maintenance and I’m usually not in the mood for that level of commitment, especially after working all day and dealing with my own share of high maintenance-type stuff.

And that includes just trying to meet my own daily needs. I am not a low maintenance gal! Just listen to me order coffee sometime and you’ll see what I mean. Something has to be simple, so let it be the chicken.

Easy Hoisin chicken legs with thighs attached | #chicken #asian

As June drew to a close and the kids finished up school,  I am happy to report that I got down to my last few chicken coupons! I was also quite impressed that we managed to use up that many coupons, saving ourselves some serious cash on groceries that year.

So, with my freezer stocked full of chicken for the last time, I  welcomed summer and surprisingly somewhat sadly, bid adieu to our weekend chicken runs.

*TERRI’S TIP* – keep fresh ginger in a freezer bag in your freezer – it lasts a very long time. Take out what you need, peel it with a vegetable peeler and grate it frozen right into your dish

Ginger food hack


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Easy Baked Hoisin Chicken Recipe

An easy, economical and delicious baked Hoisin chicken dinner using chicken leg quarters (chicken legs with thighs attached), that can whipped up quickly using staples from your pantry. This chicken is 5 Weight Watchers Freestyle Smart points!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Keyword baked chicken legs and thighs, chicken quarters, hoisin chicken
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 214kcal
Author Adapted from Chatelaine Magazine,  October 2007 pg. 222

Ingredients

  • 6 bone- in, chicken leg quarters (chicken legs with thighs attached) *you can substitute boneless breasts
  • 1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
  • 1/4 cup Barbecue sauce I use President's choice Gourmet BBQ sauce
  • 2 tbsp soya sauce
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger *See Terri's Tip in text above
  • 1 tsp minced garlic

Garnish

  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds to garnish
  • 1 green onion chopped to garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425  degrees F. Generously spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, mix hoisin sauce, BBQ sauce, soya sauce, garlic and ginger together.
  • ** If you have skin on your chicken, you need to remove it by pulling it off. This is easy to do, even if you've never done it. You simply pull back on it and tear it off. 
  • Then pull it right off over the leg (you may have to trim it to get it all off) 
  • Trim any excess skin with a knife
  • Place in roaster/pan, the pour sauce over chicken.
  • Bake uncovered in centre of oven for 20 minutes. Turn chicken over and spoon pan juices over chicken.
  • Continue baking, occasionally spooning sauce from baking dish over chicken until chicken feels springy when pressed and chicken is cooked through - about 20 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with green onion and sesame seeds and serve.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Easy Baked Hoisin Chicken Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 214 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 117mg39%
Sodium 766mg33%
Potassium 367mg10%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 26g52%
Vitamin A 90IU2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 35mg4%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 214kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 766mg | Potassium: 367mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1.6mg

If you like this recipe, try my Hoisin Orange Chicken recipe!

This recipe is part of The Country Cook’s Weekend Potluck!

Filed Under: Easy Dinner Recipes, Main dish, Potluck, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Weight Watchers Recipes Tagged With: Asian, baked chicken legs, baked leg quarters, barbecue sauce, BBQ sauce, Chicken, chicken breasts, chicken leg quarters, chicken legs, chicken legs and thighs, chicken thighs, Freezer friendly, ginger, hoisin sauce, kid friendly, One Pot Meals, sesame seeds, soya sauce, sticky hoisin chicken, weight watchers freestyle, weight watchers smart points

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  1. Sue Slaght

    June 23, 2016 at 2:56 pm

    Loving this easy recipe and great photos! I had stopped buy fresh ginger because it always went to waste. Thanks for the tip!

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      June 23, 2016 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks, Sue! Yes, working on the photography skills! Glad you found a useful nugget. I keep ginger around forever now and it’s so yummy and healthy!

      Reply
  2. mylifeasishan

    June 23, 2016 at 3:58 pm

    Looks great

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      June 23, 2016 at 4:23 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. chef mimi

    June 23, 2016 at 6:43 pm

    Looks really yummy ! I’ve mixed hoisin sauce with ketchup plus ginger and garlic and that’s spectacular. I’ll have to try your version!

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      June 23, 2016 at 6:45 pm

      thanks- hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  4. Dominique

    June 25, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    Looks delicious! Seems super simple but packed with flavor!

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      June 25, 2016 at 10:05 pm

      Yes, it’s very flavorful for so few ingredients!

      Reply
  5. Sheryl

    June 26, 2016 at 8:49 pm

    Wow, I like how you are finding some awesome chicken recipes as a result of getting the 100 coupons. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a rut when it comes to cooking chicken – and I tend to just use the same old recipes. Hoisin Chicken looks wonderful. I may need to give it a try.

    Reply
    • Food Meanderings

      June 26, 2016 at 9:09 pm

      I agree – a chicken rut is easy to get into! Always on the hunt for new (easy) chicken recipes. Hope you enjoy this one!

      Reply
  6. Mike Lafleur

    May 28, 2017 at 6:18 pm

    Well, this was great !!

    We tried the Hoisin chicken for an easy, but healthy choice for a hot lazy day. Cutting the chicken into smaller parts cut down on the cooking time, while giving more choices for serving sizes. This was a super easy dinner to put together, easy cooking and wonderful once it hits the taste buds!!

    Very highly recommend this !!!

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      May 28, 2017 at 7:32 pm

      Glad you guys enjoyed it, Mike!

      Reply
  7. Mindy

    November 9, 2018 at 11:04 am

    Do you think this would freeze well before baking? I want to prep some easy meals for my daughter who has gone back to work and has a 18 month old to pick up from daycare; dinner can be a daunting task weekdays.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      November 9, 2018 at 12:45 pm

      Hi Mindy, I have never done that but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work! I usually cook it, then freeze it and heat it in the microwave. That would be even less work for her so that’s what I’d recommend!

      Reply
      • Mindy

        November 11, 2018 at 8:34 am

        Made this last night and it was delicious, moist and so flavourful! Will definitely make again and will freeze it as you suggested. Thanks so much for a new recipe to put into my favourites.

        Reply
        • Terri Gilson

          November 11, 2018 at 9:53 am

          Glad you loved it, Mindy! And thanks for taking the time to let me know 🙂

          Reply
  8. Tamara @ Empowered Single Moms

    November 17, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    Thanks for the great tip about keeping ginger in the freezer. I can’t believe I have never thought of that. My ginger often goes bad. No more now that I am going to start keeping it in the freezer.

    Reply
    • Terri Gilson

      November 18, 2018 at 6:32 am

      That’s great, Tamara! Yes, it was a game changer when I discovered this 🙂

      Reply

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