Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs – This is an Asian recipe that combines succulent bone-in chicken thigh deeply soaked in garlic, honey, and soy sauce and seared to perfection. It requires few ingredients, a short prep time, and an easy cooking process. Serve on busy weeknights with salads, rice, stir fry, or pasta.
Servings 3 people
Calories 635.2kcal
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs skin on, bone-in
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ⅛ - ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar will work as well
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- ¼ cup water or chicken broth
- 6 cloves garlic crushed
Instructions
- Season the chicken thighs with garlic powder, oregano, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper; set aside.
- Sear the chicken: Heat a pan or skillet over medium-high heat; sear chicken on both sides. The skin side first. Based on the thickness of the chicken thighs, the skin side should take approximately 5-7 minutes, and the flip side should take another 5 to 7 minutes.
- Continue to cook, flipping the chicken as desired until the chicken is fully cooked or until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F.
- Add condiments: Lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, garlic, and water. Mix well.
- Turn the heat to medium-high and continue to cook until the sauce thickens and reduces - about 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat, spoon sauce over chicken. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 635.2kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 38.4g | Fat: 37.8g | Saturated Fat: 10.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15.6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 221.5mg | Sodium: 514.7mg | Potassium: 582.5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31.5g | Vitamin A: 621.1IU | Vitamin C: 6.2mg | Calcium: 47.7mg | Iron: 2.4mg