Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs
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2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt (too much, IMO)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
Cooking spray
6 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
Preheat broiler.
Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Add chicken to bowl; toss to coat. Place chicken on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil chicken 5 minutes on each side.
Make sure chicken is cooked completely before brushing with the honey mixture!
Combine honey and vinegar in a small bowl, stirring well. Remove chicken from oven; brush 1/4 cup honey mixture on chicken. Broil 1 minute. Remove chicken from oven and turn over. Brush chicken with remaining honey mixture. Broil 1 additional minute or until chicken is done.
Yield:4 servings (serving size: 2 chicken thighs)
Nutritional Information Calories:321 (31% from fat) Fat:11g (sat 3g,mono 4.1g,poly 2.5g) Protein:28g Carbohydrate:27.9g Fiber:0.6g Cholesterol:99mg Iron:2.1mg Sodium:676mg Calcium:21mg
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I'll be honest, I initially wasn't that excited about this recipe. Why did I even select it? Well, it required no extra ingredients. Also, since discovering the joys of Costco's boneless, skinless chicken thighs, I'm always on the lookout for recipes that call for them.
Several times I had these on the menu but they got pushed aside but the time had come to actually make them. Even though I couldn't work up any enthusiasm for this recipe, I remembered a similar one that surprised me - Honey-Glazed Spiced Pork Tenderloin - and I held hope that this would also pleasantly surprise me.
And it did! If fact, I enjoyed the chicken recipe even more than the pork recipe. I loved the mixture of honey and spices which is odd since chili powder and especially cumin can both sometimes be a turn off for me. Except for it being a bit too salty, I thought this recipe was awesome and I thrilled with how quickly and evenly the chicken thighs cooked using the broil method. I've always been a bit broiler-shy for cooking meats that need to be thoroughly cooked.
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12 comments:
Hi Paula, I have tons of 1.50 coupons for I can't believe its not butter baking sticks. If you could use these, I'd gladly send you some.
I love both cumin and chili powder so I think it sound delish. Unfortunaly my DH doesn't like thighs. He only eats breast meat. :(
It surely does, and it looks even better!
Jan
I've been making this for a while now, and it's one of our favorite ways to use boneless thighs. I haven't visited your blog in over a year so I'm catching up! I started using google reader back then, and forgot to add yours. Now it's there, so I'll be seeing your new posts after you do them.
I just found your blog today, and I've been browsing for hours. I can't even remember what I was searching for when it popped up, but I'm glad I found it.
I made this tonight and we both really liked it. Next time I'll up the chili and red pepper as we like spicier food. As is, a quick, easy and flavorful dish. Thanks for sharing it.
This was a wonderful recipe! Thanks for sharing. I'm always cautious about broiling because my oven has a LO & HI setting for Broil. I never know which to choose, so I just set it on high to begin, low in the middle, and turned back to high at the end. Quick & tasty!
Just tried this, omitting the ground red pepper and used the full amount of chili pepper, using Indian Red Chili Pepper, which was WAY spicy! But it was awesome with the other spices and especially well balanced with the honey/vinegar. I broiled for six or seven minutes on each side, then did 1.5 minutes after brushing, because I am paranoid about undercooked chicken. It came out juicy, tender, and delicious. I will do this again, but using only half the pepper.
Thanks for the recipe! I made this almost as written- only 5 thighs, used 3/4 tsp salt and added 1/2 tsp of coarsely ground black pepper. Had to trim up the chicken thighs quite a bit (not from Costco!) but it was still fast and delicious. My husband was making "yum yum" noises as he was eating. Very juicy. First time on this blog, now I'm excited to see what other finds are here!
Wow! This is a great and easy receipe. There is no need to marinate. The chicken is tasty and so good! I served it with pesto pasta and green salad. There were no leftovers! Thank you.
I cooked it tonight and my boyfriend loved it!! Juciy and delicious, i will def make it again! Thank you!
I just made this - home run!
Hi...I tried thisvrecipe but chicken was undercooked. The recipe calls for five minutes each side but it can't be. Please help!
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