Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs

These garlic chicken thighs are cooked with honey and soy sauce in a cast iron skillet for a family-friendly dish full of sweet and savory flavors.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 368 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over 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.

Step 4

Return chicken to the skillet, 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).

Step 5

Arrange chicken on a serving plate and drizzle liquid from the pan on top. Sprinkle with cilantro to serve.