Grilled Chicken Thighs with Mango-Ancho Sauce

A sweet and smoky mango-ancho chile sauce does double duty in this grilled chicken recipe, serving as both a marinade and a brush-on glaze at the end of grilling.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons ancho chile powder
• 1 large mango, peeled and diced
• 4 (4 ounce) bone-in chicken thighs with skin
• 0.5 teaspoon salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Combine mango, lime juice, honey, ancho chile powder, and salt in the bowl of a small food processor; pulse until smooth. Remove 1/4 cup of the sauce to a small bowl and whisk in rice wine vinegar and olive oil to make a marinade. Place remaining sauce in the refrigerator.

Step 3

Place chicken thighs in a resealable plastic bag and drizzle with mango-ancho marinade. Seal the bag and marinate in the refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.

Step 4

Twenty minutes before grilling, remove chicken from the marinade, letting the excess drip off. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. Discard the remaining marinade.

Step 5

Place chicken on the hot grill, skin-side down, and grill for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip chicken over and grill on the other side for 3 to 4 minutes. Continue flipping every 3 to 4 minutes until an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 22 to 25 minutes total. Turn grill to low heat and brush both sides of the chicken with reserved mango-ancho sauce, grilling an additional 1 to 2 minutes.