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Crispy skin-on chicken thighs in a golden honey garlic glaze, garnished with green onions.
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Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

These honey garlic chicken thighs are juicy, crispy-skinned and smothered in a sticky sweet garlic sauce with just a touch of heat.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chicken, Meal prep
Servings: 4
Author: August DeWindt

Ingredients

  • 4 bone in skin on chicken thighs about 2lbs
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp Italian seasoning
  • Olive oil or avocado oil
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ c chicken broth
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • Chopped green onions or chives for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400.
  • Pat dry chicken. Cut off any excess skin off the chicken. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and Italian seasoning.
    Raw chicken thighs with seasoning on a blue cutting board.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, chicken broth and honey.
    Sauce in a glass bowl.
  • Heat a small amount of olive oil in an oven safe pan just enough to coat the pan, chicken thighs render fat so you don't need much. Use medium heat, adjust as needed. Place the chicken thighs, skin side down and sear until crispy. It takes about 5 minutes. I like to sear on medium high for 2 minutes and medium for 3 minutes, but every stove varies so check to make sure you aren’t burning the chicken.
    Chicken thighs being seared in a silver pan on the stove.
  • Remove chicken from pan and discard excess oil. Don’t worry the chicken skin won’t be super crispy when you take it out, it will get more golden when cooked in the oven.
  • In the same pan add sauce we whisked together earlier.
    Sauce in a silver pan on the stove.
  • Put chicken back in the pan skin side up.
    Chicken thighs in a pan on the stove.
  • Place in the oven and let cook for 30 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165 internally. I like to baste the chicken thighs with the sauce halfway through so the skin doesn’t burn.
    Chicken thighs being baked in the oven.
  • If you want a thicker sauce remove the chicken then stir in the cornstarch slurry. Then cook over medium heat for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.
  • Serve with sauce drizzled over & chopped green onions. Eat & enjoy!
    Crispy skin-on chicken thighs in a golden honey garlic glaze, garnished with green onions.

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Nutrition

Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 983mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 438IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg