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Roasted Honey Balsamic Chicken

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (or a little more)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 pieces chicken thighs
  • 2 cup dry red wine (or white wine or chicken broth)
  • 1 tbsp dried thyme

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the first 6 ingredients with a wisk. Place your chicken thighs in a zip lock or other container and pour the marinade on top. Place in the refrigerator for at least an hour and up to 24 hours. *I like to shake the bag several times through the day.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Place your chicken in a cast iron skillet (or oven/stove safe pan). Be sure to get as much of the marinade as you can in the pan as well. Place in oven and set time for approx 30 minutes.
  • Check on your chicken at 30 minutes or so and if they are a beautiful brown, cover with foil. Cook another 15-30 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165 or close.
  • Remove from oven. Place the chicken in a serving platter and your skillet on the stove with the remaining marinade.
  • Turn the stove to medium/high heat. Scrape the bits off the bottom of the pan and deglaze with a dry red wine. I needed approx 2 cups to get the sauce amount and consistency needed, but start with about 1 cup. Simmer for about 10 minutes until you have a thicker sauce consistency.
  • Pour your sauce on top of the chicken in the serving platter, coating each thigh. Sprinkle with dried thyme. Enjoy!