Maple Glazed Chicken Thighs Recipes

BAKED MAPLE CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Whisk maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and balsamic vinegar together in a bowl. Pour over chicken thighs in a bowl and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place chicken in the prepared casserole dish and pour remaining marinade on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Flip chicken and continue baking until juices run clear and sauce is thick, about 25 minutes more. Serve with sauce over chicken.

MAPLE GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Mix together all ingredients save the thighs in a resealable bag or non reactive container. Add thighs and seal. Marinade in the fridge for 2 to 24 hours.
• When ready to cook, prepare the cooking surface with a light coating of cooking spray or oil. Remove the thighs from the marinade removing any excess.
• Place thighs on the grill and cook for 4 to 6 minutes per side or until a thermometer registers 165 degrees. Actual cooking time will vary depending on the type of grill chosen. Remove chicken to a serving plate.
• Place the marinade in a small sauce pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce temperature to a low simmer and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Generously brush the chicken with the sauce and serve.

MAPLE GLAZED OVEN-BAKE CHICKEN THIGHS WITH VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the maple Dijon glaze ingredients until well combined. You should have about ⅔ cup.
• Place sprouts and butternut squash in a 1-gallon ziplock bag and pour in ¼ cup of sauce. Toss to combine.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and place vegetables onto the pan in a single layer. Make an area between the veggies for each chicken thigh and place thighs on parchment paper.
• Brush ¼ cup glaze on top of chicken thighs and reserve remaining 2-3 tablespoons.
• Bake chicken thighs and vegetables in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and sprinkle pecans amongst the veggies. Brush remaining 2-3 tablespoons maple Dijon glaze onto chicken.
• Turn oven to a high broil and broil for 5-6 minutes or until chicken thighs are crisped to your preference.
• Serve chicken thighs and vegetables with additional fresh rosemary and thyme. Enjoy! Get this recipe in Meal Plan #4.

MAPLE SOY GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Generously season chicken thighs with salt.
• Combine maple syrup, soy, hoisin, and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl or pyrek with pour spout and whisk with fork. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in large skillet on medium high heat. Turn skillet so it's well oiled. Add chicken, smooth (or what would be skin) side up, to sear.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes before adding sauce and then flip chicken, smooth side down.
• Keep heat at medium-high and let sauce boil, cooking down. Cook for another 2-3 minutes before flipping to smooth side down.
• Keep cooking the glaze and chicken until most of the liquid has cooked off. Keep the chicken smooth side down so that the sauce carmalizes to the chicken.
• After another about 10 more minutres of cooking, or until the glaze has mostly cooked off and chicken has reached 165 degrees, remove from heat and serve immediately.

TANGERINE-MAPLE GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS AND DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• Heat the grill to medium-high.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium saucepan over high heat, add the onion and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the juice and thyme, bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced to approximately 1/2 cup, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Strain the mixture into a bowl and whisk in the syrup, soy sauce and black pepper and let cool to room temperature. Can be made 2 days in advance and brought to room temperature before using.
• Brush chicken on both sides with the remaining oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden brown on both sides and just cooked through. Begin brushing with the glaze during the last 5 minutes of grilling. Remove to a platter and sprinkle with the green onion. Garnish with grilled citrus.

MAPLE-MUSTARD CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Rinse chicken and pat dry. Combine mustard, garlic, marjoram and maple syrup in a small bowl. Spread about 1 1/2 tablespoons mustard mixture evenly on top of each chicken thigh, being careful to cover as much of the surface as possible to form a "crust." Arrange chicken in a glass baking dish. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until mustard mixture has formed a crust and is slightly hardened, and juices run clear when the chicken is pierced.

PINEAPPLE-GLAZED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple well, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Sprinkle chicken with seasonings. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown thighs on both sides. Remove from pan., In same skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add drained pineapple; cook and stir 5 minutes. Stir in maple syrup and reserved juice. Add chicken; cook, covered, until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°, 5-7 minutes. Remove chicken to a serving plate; keep warm., Increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir pineapple mixture until slightly thickened. Spoon over chicken; serve with rice. Freeze option: Freeze cooled chicken in a freezer container. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Reheat in microwave-safe container, covered, until a thermometer reads at least 165°, stirring occasionally.

MAPLE-GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil for 5-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cider until smooth. Stir in syrup and onion powder; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken and turn to coat.

MAPLE-ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a 10x15-inch baking pan with foil.
• Whisk 1 teaspoon olive oil, maple syrup, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper together in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Toss sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts together in a large bowl with 2 teaspoons olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Brush chicken with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. Arrange chicken, smooth sides down, in the center of the prepared pan. Arrange vegetables around chicken.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Turn chicken over; brush it, sweet potatoes, and Brussels sprouts with maple syrup mixture. Continue to roast until potatoes are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest parts of the chicken registers 175 degrees F (80 degrees C), about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans and cranberries.

MAPLE ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• In 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan or large shallow roasting pan, combine chicken, sweet potato chunks, onion, baby carrots, maple syrup, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and toss to coat.
• Roast chicken mixture 40 to 45 minutes or until juices run clear when thickest part of thigh is pierced with tip of knife and liquid in pan thickens slightly, stirring vegetables once and turning chicken over halfway through roasting.

MAPLE ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Using paper towels, pat the chicken dry and trim off any excess fat. Place in a large resealable plastic bag or medium bowl with a lid.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and 2 tablespoons salt. Pour into the bag with the chicken, seal and refrigerate overnight or for at least 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Pull the brined chicken out of the fridge, drain off the brine and pat the chicken dry. On a rimmed sheet pan, rub the chicken with the olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper.
• Set it skin side up and roast for 25 to 35 minutes, or until the juices run clear when pierced and the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.
• As the chicken roasts, make the glaze: Add the maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, fennel, paprika and ½ cup water to a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the mixture has reduced and thickened enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
• Brush the cooked thighs with the glaze and set under the broiler for 30 seconds to 1 minute, keeping an eye on the glaze as it is quick to burn. Serve hot.

MAPLE DIJON GLAZED CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
• Mix together Dijon mustard, maple syrup and rice vinegar.
• Put the whole package of chicken thighs into an 8 x 8 inch glass baking dish (I lined mine with aluminum foil for easy clean up).
• Salt and pepper the thighs.
• Pour maple mustard mixture over top, turning the thighs in the mixture so they are fully coated.
• Put the chicken thighs in the oven, and let them bake for about 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F.
• Baste the tops of the chicken with more sauce halfway through cooking time. Use the sauce that is in the pan for basting.
• Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Sprinkle with rosemary if desired.