Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs Recipe
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Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs recipe will become a regular on you weeknight menu. Make it once and see for yourself.
Around here chicken makes a regular appearance on the dinner table. To tell you the truth, it gets a little boring after awhile – grilled chicken, baked chicken, sautéed chicken, chicken soup, chicken and pasta … the list goes on.
You would think with all of that chicken, my family would get sick of seeing chicken one more time. But no. They never get tired of chicken thighs. We like the dark meat around here y’all. It’s good stuff and relatively inexpensive, too, but use whatever kinda chicken you like.
This Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs recipe is simple to whip up right before cooking or to use ahead of time as a marinade. Although a marinade typically includes an acid, such as a vinegar or citrus juice, you could certainly add either to this recipe. For this recipe you’ll need olive oil, soy sauce, garlic cloves (or garlic powder), ground ginger, honey, salt and pepper. You can easily switch up the ingredients to your liking and taste. A splash of sesame oil would be a nice addition.
Basically, mix all ingredients together in a large plastic zip-top storage bag, add the chicken making sure to coat each piece. Place chicken and sauce/marinade in baking dish or leave in large plastic bag to marinate in the refrigerator until ready to cook.
When ready to cook, bake in a 425-degrees F oven for 25 minutes with the skin side up. Flip the chicken and cook skin side down another 10 minutes. Then turn the chicken again to skin side up and finish cooking for another 10 minutes to crisp up the skin for a total of 45 minutes, or until done. Cook until internal temperature of chicken reads 165-degrees F.
You can skip all the turning and flipping of the chicken if you’d like, but I think it cooks more evenly helping to avoid one side being too dry. These Honey & Soy Baked Chicken Thighs would be mighty tasty grilled as well. Check out the Honey Jalapeno Grilled Chicken Recipe for instructions on how to grill chicken thighs.
Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs Recipe
Honey Soy Baked Chicken Thighs
This super easy and delicious baked chicken thighs recipe with honey and soy will become a regular favorite in no time.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 5 tablespoons honey
- 4 cloves of garlic; minced (or substitute 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 3 pounds (approximately) chicken thighs (or preferred chicken meat)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425-degrees F.
- Mix first 6 ingredients together in a large plastic zip-top storage bag. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the chicken to the plastic bag, seal bag and turn chicken to coat each piece, then place in refrigerator to marinate until ready to cook, up to a day ahead.
- When ready to cook, add chicken and marinade to a baking dish in a single layer. Bake chicken in a 425-degrees oven for 25 minutes with the skin side up. Flip the chicken and cook skin side down for another 10 minutes. Then turn the chicken again to skin side up and finish cooking for another 10 minutes to crisp up the skin, for a total of 45 minutes. Cook until internal temperature of chicken reads 165-degrees F.
Originally published April 24, 2010.
Oh Amy, I want to come and eat with you! This looks delicious.
I know what you mean about chicken getting boring, but this looks anything but! I can’t wait to try it this week.
I made this and it taste wonderful! Added some rosemary and thyme though 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
How much rosemary and thyme you used?
Hello everyone
I know I’m a little behind but I just tried this recipe and it’s amazing!! Right on!! Thank You Sooo much!!!
We are trying it tonight;) any suggestions for side dishes?
I served them with rice cooked in chicken stock with salt, pepper, ground ginger, garlic (minced and strained), and a touch of butter.
Rice pilaf, brown rice or quinoa & a veg as sides.
I’m making this with bone-in, skin on chicken legs. As it’s still dark meat, they’ll cook pretty much the same as thighs, which I’ve used in the past. The chicken thighs were enjoyed. Delish recipe!
Can you pan fry with this recipe?i guess ill find out
Did you try it? How was it fried?
I have in the past and it turned out great! Making it again in the oven this time. =) a really easy and quick recipe for weeknight meals!
Love the honey and soy, two main staples in my house 🙂 but I am a freak about bones and chicken so I will use breast. Can’t wait to try it though.
PS: Your photos look great!!
I use the boneless chicken thighs and they are soooooo yummy, no bones
Do you bake covered or uncovered? Also any change on bakng time?
Bake them uncovered, Pauline.
Amy, can these b made with boneless, skinless chicken thighs?
Yes, but you will need to adjust (reduce) the cook time accordingly.
I’m going to try this but with boneles, skinlessthighs! Any recommendations for side dishes??
I have skinless chicken thighs marinated in BBQ sauce. What temperature do I use and for how long
i cook mine for an hour or so. until well done. lol. on 375 to 400 degrees!
I made this with boneless skinless chicken thighs and it was amazing.
Freak about bones and chicken? The bones tend to come built in with Chickens.
Lol
Cows and pig
come built with them too
Ever hear of a boneless chicken ranch! Lol hahahahaha
Using ‘bone in’ makes the chicken more tasty and tender – you. could debone b4 serving . . . just saying
Your photos are always so vibrant. Love them! Great dinner dish!
Thanks. Our chicken gets boring, too. We also like dark meat – this will be on my table next week. All help appreciated.
Always up for a new chicken recipe. My youngest is always whining, “Chicken again??” Yeah, buddy.
We eat a LOT of chicken. I just bought a ton of chicken today, I think I’ll marinate some of it this way for tomorrow night, thanks!
I just bought some chicken thighs tonight. Can’t wait to try this recipe. Kind of reminds me of my favorite salmon recipe.
How in the heck did you make chicken thighs look sexy? That’s really hard to do 😉
Lori I have made these many times absolutely delicious. I have 16 of them in the oven right now
I’m baking mine in oven right now I love the ingredients honey ,soy,orange s
Juice of one orange,ginger Chinese 5 spice ok not quite same recipe but me is the same lol honey soy and of course sesame oil yum
I have never made chicken thighs, but how much we do want to bet that my husband would LOVE them?!
You just made a “non dark meat lady” think twice…and perhaps cross over to the DARK SIDE! 🙂
I made these with boneless skinless chicken thighs. The marinade became so water when they were done so I threw them in the frying pan to reduce the liquid and then added brown sugar to thicken. Once it was reduce md and think I put them back in the baking dish and poured the sauce on top and broiled them for 6-7 min. Any one else’s chicken marinade come out watery what am I doing wrong ?
Happy Birthday , Amy!!!! Just thought I’d spread the word. Love you and hope you are having a wonderful day. Mom
That is so sweet! Nothing like a wonderful mother-daughter relationship! I didn’t have it with my mother, probably too many of us!, but my daughter and I love each other unconditionally, just as God loves us!
Now that looks absolutely delicious! Great photography too. I grew up in a white-meat-only family, but only after venturing out into the world of dark did I truly find my nirvana. So much more flavor! 🙂
and ex-squeeze me? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! mine is Saturday, we’re practically TWINS! 🙂
Amy, Happy Birthday! I hope it was a great one!
if i haven’t tired of chicken by now, i doubt i ever will. there are so many ways to prepare it, and this one appeals very much!
ah, your mom came through for us–happy birthday! 🙂
Sounds like an excellent marinade…and that picture makes me think twice about always eating white meat. 🙂
I love a similar marinade a friend taught me — just made a big batch last week! I like to add a little mirin to it as well, but then I use a little less soy sauce and honey to offset what the mirin adds.
The photos are fabulous, Amy!
This is the top searched recipe on my blog! 🙂 LOL.
I love love love this recipe it’s one of our favorites, for sure!
your pictures are gorgeous, as always! xo 😉
Made similar recipe and marinade last night. Had the same ingredients but not the measurements. Thanks now I can make your recipe when I use more chicken.
these look AMAZING! thanks so much for sharing — will make them soon!