Ancho-Honey-Chicken

Ancho-Honey-Chicken

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

After years and years of blindly grabbing chicken breasts while grocery shopping, I have started reaching for chicken thighs instead.  They’re fun!  (As fun as raw chicken can be) They bring a little more flavor than a chicken breast does and they don’t tend to dry our easily.  And, they are usually cheaper.  I always thought I didn’t like them because I don’t like dark meat.  Turns out that’s not true.  I like them and apparently I don’t hate dark meat.  There something somewhat scary and ominous sounding about dark meat, I think that’s why people think they don’t like it.  Its totally worth a shot.  And if you are wanting to try out chicken thighs, this would be a recipe to start with.  These Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs are a little sweet and a little spicy, a really nice combination.

Ingredients

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

  • 8  chicken thighs (I used boneless skinless)
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1/2½ Tbsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 tsp ground ancho chile pepper
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, combine everything except the chicken thighs. Stir until combined.
  2. Place the chicken thighs baking sheet covered with foil. Brush the honey spice mixture over the surface of the chicken thighs, using about half of the total honey mixture.
  3. Roast for about 20 minutes. Remove the chicken thighs from the oven and use the remaining honey spice mixture to brush on a second coat. Return the chicken to the oven and roast for another 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Recipe source – budgetbytes.com

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

Spiced Honey Chicken Thighs

 

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