Honey Balsamic Glazed Chicken Thighs🌶️
Savor this Sticky Sweet & Savory Honey Balsamic Glazed Chicken, featuring crispy chicken thighs coated in a rich honey-balsamic glaze with garlic and herbs. Ready in 45 minutes, 390 kcal per serving!
Equipment
- Large oven-safe skillet (cast iron or stainless steel)
- Tongs (for flipping chicken)
- Paper towels (for patting chicken dry)
- Small bowl or whisk (for mixing glaze)
- Spoon or brush (for glazing chicken)
- Knife and cutting board (for garlic)
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Oven
- Plate (for resting chicken)
Ingredients
- 6 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp dried rosemary
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Pat 🍗 chicken thighs dry and season both sides with 🧂 salt and 🧂 black pepper.
- In a large oven-safe skillet, heat 🛢️ olive oil over medium-high heat. Sear the 🍗 chicken thighs, skin-side down, until golden and crispy (about 4–5 minutes). Flip and sear the other side for 2 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Add 🍯 honey, 🍷 balsamic vinegar, 🧄 garlic, 🌿 thyme, 🌿 rosemary, and 🌶️ red pepper flakes to the skillet. Stir and simmer until slightly thickened (about 2 minutes).
- Return the chicken to the skillet, skin-side up. Spoon glaze over each piece.
- Transfer skillet to the oven and roast for 20–25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and skin is caramelized.
- Spoon extra sauce from the pan over the chicken before serving.
