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This delicious, honey spiced glazed chicken is made with chicken thighs coated in flavorful spices and basted with a honey glaze. The sweet and spicy dish is easily cooked in less than 30 minutes under the broiler, on the grill, or in the
The Easiest Honey Baked Chicken Thighs
This recipe just sort of happened one night when I was looking for something to do with a package of chicken thighs. I threw together some spices, made a glaze, and hoped for the best.
I was hoping for good, and I got delicious. This dish totally blew my mind!
Honey spiced chicken is so easy and so packed with flavor. If you love honey paprika chicken, you’ll go crazy for this entree. The addition of smoked paprika is key.
Have you gotten on the smoked paprika train yet? It packs a ton of flavor in such a small package.
The other great thing about this spicy, honey glazed chicken is the use of boneless, skinless chicken thighs. They stay so moist and delicious and are perfect for broiling.
Say hello to your new favorite meal!
Looking for more chicken recipes? Try my crispy pan roasted chicken thighs or my creamy chicken bacon and mushrooms.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Tips for Cooking Honey Spiced Chicken Thighs
During the winter I make these spicy honey chicken thighs using my electric oven broiler. It makes it so simple to get dinner on the table quickly.
You simply coat the chicken thighs in seasoning, cook them for 5-7 minutes each side, then coat them with the honey glaze and broil a few minutes more.
Don’t know how to use your broiler? Click here to watch a helpful video!
In the summer, I love to do this dish on the grill, which gives the chicken such a great smoky flavor.
You can also make honey glazed chicken thighs in the
But really, no matter how you cook your chicken it will come out perfectly seasoned, slightly spicy and have just the right amount of sticky, honey sweetness.
I haven’t personally tried this dish with thin-sliced chicken breasts, but friends have told me it’s delicious!
Love these honey baked chicken thighs? Try some of my other delicious chicken recipes!
- One Pot Ground Chicken Fajita Pasta
- Baked Ground Chicken Tacos
- Harissa Chicken Thighs
- Sun Dried Tomato Chicken Burgers
- Sweet Soy Marinated Grilled Chicken Thighs
Honey Spiced Glazed Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Un-tuck chicken thighs so they are flat.
- In a small bowl mix together chili powder, smoked paprika, garlic powder, cumin, kosher salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and dried oregano.
- Cover both sides in seasoning, set flat onto a sheet pan.
- On your oven, set your broiler to low heat and move the rack near the top of the oven.
- Add the chicken to the oven and cook for 5-7 minutes and flip the chicken.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes on the other side.
- Remove chicken from the oven, flip, and baste the chicken in honey apple cider vinegar mixture.
- Add chicken back to the oven and let it cook under the broiler for a few minutes until the honey starts to thicken up and glaze. It may smoke a little but this is completely normal.
- Take chicken out of the oven and let rest for a few minutes before serving.
- * If you have a gas oven and your broiler is at the bottom you can bake the chicken at 400 degrees for about 15 – 20 mins.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This sounds wonderful. How can I print just the recipe without printing pagaes and pages of comments?
Hi Diane,
You have two options for printing. You can click the “print this entry” button at the top of the page (you will print off the whole entry but not the comments) or you can highlight the recipe, paste into notepad and print from there. I will be getting a facelift on the Nutmeg Nanny site in a few months and will be adding a better print function. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
I’m another Pinterest drop-in. Looks tasty! Thanks!
Thank you for stopping by 🙂 Hope you like the recipe!
We made this last night on the grill, using chicken breasts. It was fantastic! Definitely be making this again. Thanks for the recipe.
I’m so glad you liked it! Thank you for letting me know 😉
I made this for dinner last night and unfortunately the Apple Cider Vinegar (according to the directions,) was too overpowering for us and it wasn’t our favorite. :0(
Hi Sonya,
I’m sorry you didn’t like the chicken. You could try using less vinegar or thinning the honey out with a little water. Have a great weekend!
Made this tonight for supper and it was wonderful. I was a bit worried that it would be to spicy and was tempted to back off on the red pepper flakes but decided not to and it was great! Thanks for sharing your recipe! Wouldn’t change a thing!
Had this last night and it was AMAZING! Super easy and tasty 🙂 I also added cajun seasoning to it and omit the salt…it was delish 🙂
I made this recipe tonight using chicken breasts. My husband loved it!
The smoke alarm went off three times but they were delicious, I’ll be making this recipe again.
Made this last Friday night. Such a hit! so easy….and husband raved about it for days.
Def will be making again 🙂
Do you know what the calories would be if i used chicken breast?
Is there anything I can use instead of apple cider vinegar?
I’m sure you could substitute other flavored vinegars if you are not a fan of apple cider vinegar. You could also try thinning it out with a little water if you are not a fan of vinegar at all.
Thank you!