Honey & Soy-Glazed Baked Chicken Thighs Recipe (7 Ingredients) by Jan Mostrom

This easy honey and soy-glazed chicken thighs recipe is a simple and tasty protein for a weeknight dinner. The honey and soy become a yummy, sticky glaze as the chicken roasts in the oven. All you need to do is a short prep on the stove to make the glaze, spread it over the chicken thighs and pop it in the oven to create a wonderfully sweet and tender chicken dinner.

To make this glazed baked chicken recipe you only need seven simple ingredients. Here is your short shopping list: cooking oil, fresh garlic (check out the health benefits of garlic), fresh ginger (check out the health benefits of ginger), soy sauce or tamari (use tamari for a gluten-free dinner), honey, butter and chicken thighs (bone-in or boneless).

I made this Asian-inspired chicken recipe with bang bang broccoli and it was the perfect pairing for dinner. If you happen to have any leftovers, the high-protein chicken is great as a salad topping or added to a simple fried rice to spice it up.

Cuisine: Asian
Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cooking oil (canola, avocado or other high-heat oil)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce or tamari (tamari is gluten-free)
• 5 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 8 chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on) or boneless skinless thighs

Here's how to make it: 

1. Place a small saucepan on the stove on low heat with 1 tablespoon of oil, the garlic and ginger. Stir every now and then until the garlic and ginger are softened, about 3 minutes.
   
2. Add the soy sauce or tamari to the ginger and garlic and continue to stir for 10 minutes, or until it thickens a bit. (I like to use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.)
   
3. While the sauce thickens place the chicken on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
   
4. When the 10 minutes is finished turn off the heat and stir the butter into the sauce. Mix until the butter is completely incorporated and add a pinch of salt and pepper. (You could add some crushed red pepper flakes for a little spice.)
   
5. Pour half the glaze over the chicken thighs and brush to cover the thighs in the sauce. Bake in a preheated 425-degree F oven for 20 minutes.
   
6. Remove the chicken from the oven, brush with 2 more tablespoons of the glaze and return it to the oven for another 10 minutes, or until the chicken reaches and internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
   
7. Serve drizzled with remaining sauce and enjoy! Store any leftover chicken in an airtight container in the fridge and reheat in the microwave.
   

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