Apricot Glazed Chicken Thighs are delicious and very easy to make! They're coated in a sweet apricot sauce and baked until done.
- ½ cup apricot jam
- ⅛ cup yellow onions (finely diced)
- 1 Tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- ½ Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ Tablespoon honey
- ½ Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ¾ teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tiny pinch red pepper flakes optional, but good
- 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs* *approx. 4 ounces per thigh
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper (or enough to lightly season chicken)
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Preheat your oven to 375℉. and lightly grease a baking dish (big enough to hold chicken in a single layer).
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Combine glaze ingredients in a medium saucepan. Cook and stir on medium heat until jam melts and sauce is heated through. Remove from heat. Set aside.
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Trim off skin and/or excess fat from chicken thighs. Lay boneless/skinless chicken thighs in prepared baking dish IN A SINGLE LAYER (helps them cook evenly). Pour apricot sauce evenly over chicken thighs. Lightly sprinkle chicken with pepper.
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Place chicken (uncovered) in preheated oven. Bake at 375°F. for 20 minutes, then remove dish from the oven. Baste chicken with the sauce in the dish, using a spoon to drizzle sauce over the chicken. Put chicken back in the oven. Continue baking an additional 20-25 minutes until chicken is cooked through (to 165℉.) and barely starting to turn light brown.
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Chicken thighs will continue to cook as they rest after being removed from the oven, so try to get them out of the oven once they hit an internal temp. of 165°F. Let chicken rest in the pan for 5 minutes before serving, to allow internal juices in the meat time to redistribute. Serve and enjoy!