easy honey garlic chicken thighs

the marinade for these chicken thighs is super simple and quick to prep, and you’ll end up with the most delicious, sticky honey-garlic thighs.

It’s been awhile since I shared recipes on the savoury side of life, but recently I’ve cooked up a few for the various different meat rotations we tend to keep in our kitchen. One of them, of course, is the chicken thigh. I love chicken thighs, whether they’re skinless and boneless or skin-on and bone-in, they’re just so easy to roast, they’re always delicious, and they are also the perfect salad accompaniment, and I go through my salad phases (currently in a salad phase, if it wasn’t already clear).

However, even if you are NOT in the salad phase of your life, trust me, you will still find many a side that will pair well with these sticky, sweet, and so delicious chicken thighs. I can suggest a few: try pan-fried or boiled broccoli with salt and pepper (simply), or sheet roasted cauliflower sprinkled with extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano. I’ve also been dreaming (ha) about a green bean and bacon dish, that would be so good with these. Or, you can always stick with the basics: cauliflower rice.

Back to the chicken though: these thighs come together quickly, and the longer you marinade, the better the flavour will be– but I, too, live a real life where you don’t always have the time to let something sit in the fridge for 24 hours before you eat it– so if you don’t have time for the marinade, just go ‘head and make these without it. 

Either way, you’ll end up with perfectly cooked and sweetly delicious chicken thighs that adults and children alike will be devouring. It’s simply a recipe that’s hard not too like. And I can imagine using this marinade on other types of chicken as well, it would be delicious on chicken breasts too.

If you try making this recipe, let me know how it goes– drop me a comment a below or send me a message on IG @grainfreee!

easy honey garlic chicken thighs: ingredients

• 6 chicken thighs (I used bone-in and skin-on)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup of honey
• 3 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
• 3 cloves of garlic, chopped or minced

chicken dry rub

• 1 tsp of salt
• 2 tsp of paprika
• 1/2 tsp of pepper

easy honey garlic chicken thighs: how to

• Mix all the spices for the dry rub together in a small bowl. 
• Prepare your marinade as well, combining the extra virgin olive oil with the honey, apple cider vinegar, garlic. Set aside.
• Clean and pat dry your chicken thighs with a paper towel, placing them in a large dish that is able to be stored in your fridge overnight, or, directly on a baking tray if you plan to cook them immediately.
• Rub the spice mix across the skin and underneath the chicken thighs.
• Once the chicken thighs are spiced, pour the honey-garlic-green-onion marinade across the chicken, covering them well. Cover the dish in aluminum foil or place a lid on top, and allow to marinade for up to 24 hours.
• Remove from the fridge and roast in a preheated oven at 375 for 50 minutes, until cooked fully. Remove from oven, and serve with excess juices drizzled across the chicken thighs.
• These chicken thighs go well with literally any meal: you can eat them during the weekdays with a salad for lunch, you can serve them for dinner with any vegetable pairing too.

Print Recipe

easy honey garlic chicken thighs (grain free, scd diet)

the marinade for these chicken thighs is super simple and quick to prep, and you'll end up with the most delicious, sticky honey-garlic thighs.

Servings: 6 chicken thighs

Author: rose of grainfreee.com

Ingredients

• 6 chicken thighs (bone-in and skin-on)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 3 cloves of garlic, chopped or minced
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

• Mix all the spices for the dry rub together in a small bowl. 
• Prepare your marinade as well, combining the extra virgin olive oil with the honey, apple cider vinegar, garlic. Set aside.
• Clean and pat dry your chicken thighs with a paper towel, placing them in a large dish that is able to be stored in your fridge overnight, or, directly on a baking tray if you plan to cook them immediately.
• Rub the spice mix across the skin and underneath the chicken thighs.
• Once the chicken thighs are spiced, pour the honey-garlic-green-onion marinade across the chicken, coating them well.
• Remove from the fridge and roast in a preheated oven at 375 for 50 minutes, until fully cooked. Remove from oven, and serve with excess juices drizzled across the chicken thighs. These chicken thighs go well with literally any meal: you can eat them during the weekdays with a salad for lunch, you can serve them for dinner with any vegetable pairing too.