Sticky Pantry Chicken Thighs recipe

It is a very particular recipe as a result of it’s the primary one I revealed on my web site once I began it in 2014! It displays the center and soul of the kind of recipes I share: dinners for busy individuals who nonetheless need to eat tasty meals. This one is further nice as a result of it makes use of substances you most likely have already got. Therefore the title – Sticky Pantry Chicken!

It’s a chicken thighs recipe slathered in a country-style glaze that’s candy, sticky and optionally spicy with unbelievable flavour for such a fast recipe. I hope you like it! – Johnsat x

The sauce for this fast chicken thigh recipe tastes like a rustic model sauce, with a kick of warmth when you so need. The fantastic thing about this recipe is that it’s made with substances you most likely have already got in your pantry. Therefore why I name it a Sticky PANTRY chicken thigh recipe.

Easy it might be, however the mixture of substances creates a sauce that’s received terrific depth of flavour, and although I often make this dish as a fast “OMG what am I going to make with this chicken tonight??!”, I’d proudly serve this up for firm as properly.

This recipe is suited to thighs, breast or tenders (aka chicken tenderloins). I often have a tendency to decide on chicken thighs over breast just because they’ve extra flavour and are much more juicy than breast, and usually higher worth on the grocery retailer!

However this can work simply positive with breast too – simply halve them horizontally to make skinny steaks, then prepare dinner per the recipe.

Make dinner further fabulous by serving these chicken thighs with this addictive Mushroom Rice! Add this On a regular basis Cabbage Salad for crunch (an amazing standby salad) or make a fast backyard salad.

In any other case, attempt a stunning crisp salad with French Dressing, Italian Dressing or Balsamic Dressing.

Hope you take pleasure in!

Sticky Pantry Chicken Thighs recipe

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes 10 minutes

Nutrition facts: 491 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil (for frying)
• 6 (1.5-2lb / 750g-1kg) chicken thigh fillets , boneless skinless
• 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup ketchup or tomato sauce (Australian)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dijon or American mustard
• 2 tbsp hot sauce (optional)
• 2 tbsp vinegar (any)
• 2 1/2 tbsp honey
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed

Instructions

1. Sauce – Whisk the ingredients in a medium bowl.
2. Sprinkle each piece of chicken with the salt and pepper.
3. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan over medium high heat.
4. Coat chicken – Quickly dip a piece of chicken in the Sauce, shake off excess, then place in the pan. Repeat with as many pieces of chicken as you can fit in the pan.
5. Cook the first side for 3 minutes, until it caramelises and is dark golden, then turn and cook the other side for 2 minutes until the chicken is almost cooked through.
6. Sauce – Add the remaining Sauce and water. Bring to a rapid simmer, stirring occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pan to get all the brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. When the sauce has thickened (around 1 to 2 minutes), remove the pan from the stove. Turn chicken in Sauce to coat.
7. To serve, place chicken on plate and spoon over Sauce.

Notes

1. You can substitute the brown sugar for honey or maple syrup.
2. Any hot sauce will work, just be sure to adjust for spiciness to your taste.
3. You can make this using any cut of chicken, and is suitable for grilling, baking or cooking on the stove.
4. Always refer to the cooking instructions for the rice as the water to rice ratio differs between different brands. Generally the rule of thumb is 1 cup of uncooked rice with 1 1/2 cups water.
5. You can substitute the broccolini for other vegetables if you want, just be sure to cut them to a size such that they would cook in boiling water in 1 to 2 minutes – that is a suitable size to “steam” using the residual heat of the rice.
6. Marinading for a while (up to 24 hours) is optional but not necessary. This recipe makes such a great glaze it’s not critical to get the flavours infused into the chicken.
7. This marinade/sauce is fantastic for grilling on the BBQ as well. Omit the hot sauce, and the kids will love it!
8. The nutritional information is based on serving 6 people.