Baked Chicken Recipes
This Honey Garlic Baked Chicken is one of the best baked chicken recipes you will ever make in an oven. I have made this recipe 3 times in the past week. It’s really that good!
Just look at the golden-skinned chicken thighs with the glistening honey garlic sauce, are you hungry?
How Do You Marinate the Chicken
You don’t really have to marinate the chicken with my recipe. Just mix the following ingredients with the chicken and you will have the most amazing chicken dinner.
What’s more, the ingredients are everyday ingredients that you already have in your pantry.
- Honey
- Garlic
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Cayenne Pepper
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How Long To Bake Chicken Thighs in the Oven
I used chicken thighs in this Honey Garlic Baked Chicken recipe. Because the chicken is coated with honey, I covered the chicken with aluminum foil before baking in the oven.
This is to avoid the chicken from burning on the skin but the inside remains raw.
I baked the chicken thighs for 30 minutes before removing the foil. By 30 minutes, the chicken would be completely cooked through.
Please take note that I used organic chicken thighs which are very small. If you have regular chicken thighs that are big, you have to bake them longer until they are cooked through.
The last 15 minutes is to brown the skin. Every oven is different so you want to check often to make sure the skin is not burned.
This recipe yields absolutely delicious, tender, juicy and moist baked chicken. The honey garlic sauce is epic; it tastes sweet, savory, garlicky and slightly heaty.
The sauce and the chicken are so good that you will want to sop up every bit of the sticky goodness, and the chicken are practically finger licking good.
What to Serve with this Recipe?
For a wholesome dinner, make the following dishes.
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 442 calories per serving.
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Baked Chicken with Honey Garlic
Sweet and savory baked chicken thighs with honey and garlic. This is one of the best baked chicken recipes you'll ever make, the chicken is juicy and moist!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. (0.4 kg-1 kg) chicken thighs
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Clean and rinse the chicken thighs. Pat dry with paper. Score the bottom of the chicken thighs. Cut 3 slits across the meat. This will ensure that the honey garlic marinade will get inside the chicken meat.
- Transfer the chicken thighs to a baking pan. Add the olive oil to the chicken, coat evenly. Rub the minced garlic to the chicken, make sure some of the garlic get inside the slits of the meat.
- Add the honey, salt and cayenne pepper. Stir and mix well with the chicken. Cover the chicken with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Uncover the foil and continue to bake for about 15 minutes - 20 minutes, or until the skin turns golden brown. Remove from heat and serve immediately.
Notes
I used very small organic chicken thighs. If your chicken thighs are big, bake longer until they become golden brown like the pictures. You may check doneness of the chicken thighs by cutting a slit in the center of the chicken.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
4Amount Per Serving Calories 442Total Fat 31gSaturated Fat 8gCholesterol 166mgSodium 568mgCarbohydrates 10gSugar 8gProtein 27g
Rita
My family will not eat dark meat, although I love it. I’d have to use chicken breasts. Any suggestions?
Rasa Malaysia
It’s fine.
sherri
Love the pan! Where did you find it?
Rasa Malaysia
I forgot.
Briana
Cooked for 30 mins covered in a preheated oven at 375° and uncovered now for 30 mins. Still pink and raw looking. ? Didn’t know how long this would take!
Rasa Malaysia
Bake uncovered until they turn brown. I had very small organic chicken thighs. You might need to bake longer.
Jalaena
I made this recipe last night and it was pretty good! However I opted for chicken breasts instead of thighs. The chicken is extremely delicious and juicy! However one thing I would recommend is marinating the chicken. I think it would be even more flavorful after being marinated because a lot of the garlic and seasoning did not stick to the chicken too well. I also added a little more garlic and cayenne pepper than required which made it more flavorful. But overall it is very easy, affordable, and delicious!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Jalaena, please take note that you used chicken breasts, which is more bland in flavors. Marinating is always good if you have time but for busy weeknights, use chicken thighs and follow my recipe method, the chicken will be packed full of flavors.
Yeyis23
Trying out this recipe today with a few tweaks… Doubling the garlic, made 4 slits instead of 3, cooking it over a foil covered rack with knife piercings for fluid drainage, and increasing the covered time to 45 min and uncovered time to 30 or until crispy. Cooking it in a covection mini oven on turbo setting.
Rasa Malaysia
Sounds yummy!
Suail
Do I have to cover every chicken separately with foil or do I cover the baking pan with foil?
Rasa Malaysia
Cover the baking pan with foil.