Description
Enjoy tender, juicy bone-in chicken thighs baked to perfection with a deliciously tangy and sweet honey mustard sauce enhanced by fresh herbs and garlic. This easy-to-make dish is perfect for quick weeknight dinners and sure to please the entire family with its crispy, flavorful skin and moist meat.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs
Honey Mustard Sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup Dijon mustard
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C). Place the chicken thighs in a baking dish and pat them dry with a paper towel to ensure the skin crisps up nicely.
- Prepare Sauce: In a small bowl, mix together the honey, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, olive oil, chopped rosemary, thyme, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper until well combined.
- Apply Sauce: Brush or spoon the prepared honey mustard mixture liberally over the top of each chicken thigh, ensuring good coverage to impart rich flavor during baking.
- Bake Chicken: Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and reaches an internal temperature of 175°F (80°C).
- Crisp Skin: In the last 2 to 3 minutes of baking, turn on the oven broiler to crisp up the chicken skin, giving it a beautiful golden color and delightful texture.
- Serve: Remove from oven and let the chicken rest for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy your honey mustard chicken thighs hot with your favorite sides.
Notes
- These baked honey mustard chicken thighs are an ideal way to elevate simple weeknight dinners with minimal effort.
- Patting the chicken dry before applying the sauce helps achieve a crispier skin.
- Use a meat thermometer to ensure chicken is thoroughly cooked to a safe temperature.
- Fresh herbs add a bright, aromatic flavor but dried herbs can substitute in a pinch.
- Baking with the broiler on at the end enhances texture without drying out the meat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh
- Calories: 371 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 343 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 142 mg
