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Becky Hardin
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Honey balsamic glazed chicken is an easy and flavorful dish that’s sure to please the entire family. Just make the glaze, bake for 30 minutes and you’re done! This sweet and tangy balsamic chicken thighs recipe is so juicy, tender, and unique.
Honey Balsamic Glazed Chicken
These heavenly honey balsamic glazed chicken thighs will definitely become one of your favorite go-to dinner recipes. 35 minutes are all you need to make and enjoy this delicious dish!
The honey balsamic glaze is filled with ingredients like blood oranges, ginger, honey, soy sauce, and more. The chicken bakes directly in this mixture and soaks up all that flavor.
This baked chicken thigh recipe is SO easy to make and can be paired with your favorite spring salad, sweet potatoes, or carrots.
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Honey Balsamic Glaze
This sweet and tangy balsamic glaze is perfect for marinating, glazing, and adding flavor to baked chicken! Here’s what’s in it:
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Blood Oranges (Juice)
- Honey
- Soy Sauce
- Molasses
- Ginger
- Sweet Paprika
- Salt
- Coconut Oil
Secret Ingredient: Honey!
The secret to this dish is adding the molasses and honey into the balsamic glaze to help to caramelize it. This combo makes the chicken super tender and sweet!
How to Make Baked Balsamic Glazed Chicken Thighs
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Preheat oven, then combine ingredients to make the balsamic glaze.
- Place chicken thighs in a lined baking dish, and pour the glaze into the dish. The chicken should be partially submerged.
- Add in sliced blood oranges, radishes, and thyme.
- Bake for 30 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through.
- Serve and enjoy!
What kind of chicken should I use?
This balsamic glazed chicken recipe calls for thighs. You can use skinless or skin-on. Skin will create a crispier texture, but skinless will make it a little healthier.
What are blood oranges?
Blood oranges are red inside, and they are sweeter and less acidic than regular oranges. They add the perfect flavor for this dish, but you can use regular oranges if needed.
How long do you bake balsamic chicken in the oven?
Baking at 350F, this recipe will take 30 minutes to cook.
Sides for Balsamic Chicken
Although this baked honey balsamic chicken thighs recipe is cooked along with radishes, onions, oranges, and garlic cloves, we still love to pair it with some flavorful veggies as a side dish. It goes great with Honey Glazed Carrots or Smashed Potatoes.
Or you can simply serve up the chicken on a bed of fresh greens, and drizzle lots of that glaze on top! And like all good chicken dinners, feel free to pair it with a glass of red wine.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Line the baking dish with parchment paper to prevent sticking (and make clean up easier).
- Make sure you rub the balsamic glaze on every part of the chicken.
- Turn the chicken over halfway through baking time to make sure it cooks evenly. Do this only once–flipping it over back and forth gets fussy and will dry it out.
- Store leftover balsamic glazed chicken thighs in an airtight container, or wrapped tightly in aluminum foil. It will keep in the fridge for 3 days.
- Reheat in the oven until it reaches 165F.
How do you make baked chicken thighs crispy?
Roasting is always a great way to get a crispy texture on your chicken! But to takes things up a notch, that coconut oil we mixed into the balsamic glaze helps a lot. It adds an extra crispness to the skin of the thighs.
Can I use chicken breast or legs instead?
I love this recipe with chicken thighs because it leads to super juicy, tender meat. But you can substitute leg quarters or breast instead. It will affect the total cooking time, so just be sure not to overcook.
What veggies can I add to make a one pan meal?
With all of the radishes, onions, oranges, and garlic mixed into this baked balsamic chicken, it’s already a one pan meal as it is! But, you can add more veggies or potatoes if you like.
Add sliced carrots and/or quartered potatoes directly into the dish to bake with the chicken thighs. They’ll get all the flavor from that glaze! Be sure to chop everything up into small pieces so that they’ll cook through in 30 minutes.
That’s it! It’s simple, quick, healthy, and oh so juicy! Go ahead and make this honey balsamic glazed chicken thighs for dinner tonight. It’ll leave everyone satisfied and craving for more!
4.67 from 18 votes
Honey Balsamic Glazed Chicken Thighs
Honey balsamic glazed chicken is an easy and flavorful dish that's sure to please the entire family. Just make the glaze, bake for 30 minutes and you're done! This sweet and tangy balsamic chicken thighs recipe is so juicy, tender, and unique.
Prep: 10 minutes minutes
Cook: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds chicken thighs
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 small onions chopped in half
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 6 radish
- 4 thyme stems
- 2 blood oranges (or regular oranges)
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven at 180°C/350°F.
In a large bowl, squeeze the juice of 1 blood orange.
2 blood oranges (or regular oranges)
Add the balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, molasses, honey, garlic cloves, onions, ginger, sweet paprika, salt and coconut oil. Mix well.
½ cup balsamic vinegar, 3 tablespoon soy sauce, ¼ cup molasses, ¼ cup honey, 3 garlic cloves, 2 small onions, 1 teaspoon ginger, ½ teaspoon sweet paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Add the chicken thighs into the bowl with the glaze, and rub the mixture all over.
1.5 pounds chicken thighs
Line an oven tray or baking dish with baking paper.
Add the chicken to the baking dish and pour the rest of the glaze over it.
Slice the other blood orange and add it to the dish.
2 blood oranges (or regular oranges)
Add the radish and thyme stems.
6 radish, 4 thyme stems
Bake for 30 minutes. Halfway through, turn the chicken over.
Remove from oven. Season with pepper and enjoy!
black pepper to taste
Notes
- Line the baking dish with parchment paper to prevent sticking (and make clean up easier)
- Make sure you rub the balsamic glaze on every part of the chicken.
- Turn the chicken over halfway through cooking time to make sure it cooks evenly. Do this only once–flipping it over back and forth gets fussy and will dry it out.
- Turn this into a one dish dinner by adding sliced carrots and potatoes to roast in the dish along with the chicken.
Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container, or wrapped tightly in aluminum foil. It will keep in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat in the oven until it reaches 165°F.
Nutrition Facts
Honey Balsamic Glazed Chicken Thighs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 568Calories from Fat 279
% Daily Value*
Fat 31g48%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 166mg55%
Sodium 1194mg52%
Potassium 755mg22%
Carbohydrates 40g13%
Sugar 38g42%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 255IU5%
Vitamin C 1.6mg2%
Calcium 72mg7%
Iron 2.8mg16%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Author: Becky Hardin
Course:Main Course
Cuisine:American
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Patti Burton says
Love these recipes.very tastyReply
- Becky Hardin says
Thanks Patti!
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- Ashley F says
This is one of my favorite flavor combinations! Sweet and tangy and so delicious!Reply
- Becky Hardin says
ME TOO!
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- Sara Welch says
I love a great recipe for chicken thighs! This will make a great dinner for my family this week!Reply
- Becky Hardin says
Let me know how they love it!!
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- Carrie McKinney says
This looks so gorgeous and I bet it’s just as delicious my question though I haven’t made it yet. I was just wondering what kind of onions you used it looks like red onion or some people call them purple but is that correct? Just wondering what kind to get
- Becky Hardin says
I used yellow onions, but red will also work well!
- Allyson Zea says
Wow these are so juicy and delicious!Reply
- Becky Hardin says
So thrilled to hear that!
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- Aimee Shugarman says
Had this last weekend, so good. Making again this week!Reply
- Becky Hardin says
That makes me so happy 🙂
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- Valentina says
Okay, this was absolutely delicious. The chicken thighs were so tender and juicy, KEEPER!Reply
- Becky Hardin says
yay!!!!
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