Baked chicken thighs with honey and garlic is a simple yet delicious recipe which will be ready in just half an hour. These oven-baked chicken thighs are suitable for everyone whether you are on a low carb diet or not; I am sure everyone will love it. Although I have made a lot of chicken recipes like chicken breasts, drumsticks and chicken livers; chicken thighs are the part I prefer as they are easy to cook. If you are looking for the best-baked chicken thigh recipe here it is, you will be surprised by how soft, tender and delicious it is.
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The Best Marinated Chicken Thighs
Although I do not always have time for marinating chicken before baking them, honestly, marinated chicken thighs have a better taste even if I marinate them for only half an hour.
What’s In The Marinade?
Today’s marinade is remarkable; it has so many flavours from olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce along with the sweetness of honey and the wonderful taste and smell of ginger. It is truly amazing and makes the chicken thighs soft and tender.
Baked Chicken Thighs Ingredients
To make this chicken thigh recipe, you need to have the following ingredients.
- Boneless chicken thighs
- Apple cider vinegar; I like to use raw organic apple cider vinegar
- Sesame oil
- Fresh ginger, chopped
- Spring onion, chopped
- Garlic, minced
- Olive oil, Preferable extra virgin olive oil
- Soy sauce
- Honey
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
This chicken thigh recipe serves seven chicken thighs.
How To Make Baked Chicken Thighs With Honey And Garlic
Preparing the chicken: Wash the chicken thighs then use a chicken towel to get rid of any excess water.
Preparing the marinade: In a big bowl, add apple cider vinegar, chopped fresh ginger, olive oil, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, minced sesame oil, chopped spring onion, salt and black pepper. Stir well until incorporated.
Marinate the chicken thighs: Transfer the chicken thighs into the marinade bowl then combine well.
Leave the chicken to marinate for an hour(if you have time for marinating the chicken).
Baking the marinated chicken thighs: Arrange the marinated chicken thighs in a baking dish.
Bake at 210C for 30 minutes or until fully cooked.
Serving: Garnish with some chopped spring onion or parsley (I used both) then serve.
Tips For Better Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
After 15 minutes of baking the chicken thighs, you have to flip it on the other side for cooking well.
Make sure not to overbake the chicken thighs for not turning out dry.
Is this a keto chicken thigh recipe?
No, it is not a keto chicken thigh recipe, but to make it suitable for keto diet replace the honey with any sugar substitute and use a low sodium soy sauce.
More Chicken Recipes
- Easy Chicken Drumstick Recipe
- Chicken Casserole with Mozzarella and Tomato
- Creamy Lemon Chicken Recipe
Baked Chicken Thighs With Honey And Garlic
Ingredients
- 600 g boneless chicken thighs
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp fresh ginger chopped
- 1 spring onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Ground black pepper
Instructions
- Wash the chicken thighs then use a chicken towel to get rid of any excess water.
- In a big bowl, add apple cider vinegar, chopped fresh ginger, olive oil, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, minced sesame oil, chopped spring onion, salt and black pepper. Stir well until incorporated.
- Transfer the chicken thighs into the marinade bowl then combine well.
- Leave the chicken to marinate for an hour(if you have time for marinating the chicken).
- Arrange the marinated chicken thighs in a baking dish.
- Bake at 210C for 30 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Garnish with some chopped spring onion or parsley (I used both) then serve.
