These honey balsamic chicken thighs are truly unique. I coated tender chicken thighs in a sweet and tangy balsamic glaze to make them juicy and so flavorful. Served with spicy radishes and sweet onions, you’ve never had balsamic glazed chicken quite like this!
These heavenly honey balsamic chicken thighs are one of my go-to favorite dinners. The honey balsamic glaze is filled with ingredients like blood oranges, ginger, honey, soy sauce, and more. The chicken bakes directly in this mixture and soaks up all that flavor. Made in 30 minutes, this quick and easy balsamic glazed chicken is so simple.
What’s in This Honey Balsamic Chicken Thighs Recipe?
- Blood Oranges: Create a sweet and citrusy base for the glaze.
- Balsamic Vinegar: Adds rich tanginess.
- Soy Sauce: Low-sodium soy sauce adds saltiness and umami flavor.
- Molasses: Unsulphured molasses adds a rich sweetness to the glaze.
- Honey: Adds a floral sweetness to the glaze and helps to caramelize it.
- Garlic + Onions: Create a savory base of flavor.
- Spices: Ground ginger, sweet paprika, salt, and pepper enhance the flavor of the chicken and the glaze.
- Chicken: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are my preferred choice for this recipe to keep things nice and moist.
- Radishes: Add a mild spicy flavor.
- Thyme: Adds a balancing herbal note to the dish.
Note: This recipe is one of those few exceptions on our site that has more than 10 ingredients. We try to keep things VERY easy around here, and limiting ingredients and time spent is one of our favorite ways. That being said, this recipe is too delicious to leave out of our recipe box! It’s an exception that is so flavorful and worth the extra ingredients if you have the time and resources to make it.
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How to Store and Reheat
Store leftover honey balsamic chicken thighs in an airtight container, or wrapped tightly in aluminum foil in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in a 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes, or until warmed through.
Notes and Tips
- Line the baking dish with parchment paper to prevent sticking (and make clean up easier).
- Make sure you rub the balsamic glaze on every part of the chicken.
- Turn the chicken over halfway through baking time to make sure it cooks evenly. Do this only once–flipping it over back and forth gets fussy and will dry it out.
Top Reader Review
“Okay, this was absolutely delicious. The chicken thighs were so tender and juicy, KEEPER!” -Valentina
Honey Balsamic Chicken Thighs Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 blood oranges or regular oranges, divided
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup unsulphured molasses
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 small onions chopped in half
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 6 radishes
- 4 sprigs thyme
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, squeeze the juice of 1 blood orange.2 blood oranges
- Add the balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, molasses, honey, garlic cloves, onions, ginger, sweet paprika, salt and coconut oil. Mix well.½ cup balsamic vinegar, 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, ¼ cup unsulphured molasses, ¼ cup honey, 3 cloves garlic, 2 small onions, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon ground sweet paprika, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- Add the chicken thighs into the bowl with the glaze, and rub the mixture all over.1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Line an oven tray or baking dish with baking paper.
- Add the chicken to the baking dish and pour the rest of the glaze over it.
- Slice the other blood orange and add it to the dish.2 blood oranges
- Add the radish and thyme stems.6 radishes, 4 sprigs thyme
- Bake for 30 minutes. Halfway through, turn the chicken over.
- Remove from oven. Season with pepper and enjoy!Freshly ground black pepper
Notes
How to Make Honey Balsamic Chicken Thighs Step by Step
Marinate the Chicken: Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, squeeze the juice of 1 blood orange. Add ½ cup of balsamic vinegar, 3 tablespoons of low-sodium soy sauce, ¼ cup of unsulphured molasses, ¼ cup of honey, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 small halved onions, 1 teaspoon of ground ginger, ½ teaspoon of ground sweet paprika, ½ teaspoon of kosher salt, and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. Mix well. Add 1½ pounds of boneless, skinless chicken thighs into the bowl with the glaze, and rub the mixture all over.
Prep the Baking Dish: Line an oven tray or baking dish with baking paper. Add the chicken to the baking dish and pour the rest of the glaze over it. Slice the other blood orange and add it to the dish. Add 6 radishes and 4 sprigs of thyme.
Bake the Chicken: Bake for 30 minutes. Halfway through, turn the chicken over. Remove from oven. Season with pepper and enjoy!
Love these recipes.very tasty
Thanks Patti!
This is one of my favorite flavor combinations! Sweet and tangy and so delicious!
ME TOO!
I love a great recipe for chicken thighs! This will make a great dinner for my family this week!
Let me know how they love it!!
This looks so gorgeous and I bet it’s just as delicious my question though I haven’t made it yet. I was just wondering what kind of onions you used it looks like red onion or some people call them purple but is that correct? Just wondering what kind to get
I used yellow onions, but red will also work well!
Wow these are so juicy and delicious!
So thrilled to hear that!
Had this last weekend, so good. Making again this week!
That makes me so happy 🙂
Okay, this was absolutely delicious. The chicken thighs were so tender and juicy, KEEPER!
yay!!!!