Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

Name: Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 8 (5 ounce) boneless chicken thighs; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed; 0.5 medium onion, finely chopped; 7 cloves garlic, chopped, or to taste; 1 cup honey; 0.5 cup soy sauce; 1 pinch onion powder, or to taste; 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste; 0.25 cup chopped fresh cilantro

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This recipe for honey-garlic chicken thighs is one of my family's favorites. It's garlic-sweet and the cilantro tops it off.

Recipe by Eric VanLandingham

Updated on March 29, 2023

Ingredients

8 (5 ounce) boneless chicken thighs
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
½ medium onion, finely chopped
7 cloves garlic, chopped, or to taste
1 cup honey
½ cup soy sauce
1 pinch onion powder, or to taste
1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
Cover the bottom of a cast iron skillet with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip chicken and add onion and garlic; continue to cook until chicken is mostly (but not fully) cooked and onion and garlic are soft, 5 to 7 minutes more. Remove chicken to a plate.
Add honey, soy sauce, onion powder, and garlic powder to the skillet. Stir and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to get garlic and onion to mix with the liquid.
Put chicken back into the pan, cover, and reduce heat to medium. Cook until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 10 more minutes, turning once halfway through. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a thigh should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Place on a serving tray and drizzle liquid from the pan on top. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro before serving.

Tips

You can use skin-on or skinless chicken thighs. You can use 1 entire medium head of garlic, chopped, instead of cloves, and parsley instead of cilantro.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

368	Calories
13g	Fat
38g	Carbs
25g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 368
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 13g	17%
Saturated Fat 3g	17%
Cholesterol 88mg	29%
Sodium 986mg	43%
Total Carbohydrate 38g	14%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 36g
Protein 25g
Vitamin C 2mg	10%
Calcium 25mg	2%
Iron 2mg	10%
Potassium 307mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.