The best and easiest chicken ever, baked to crisp-tender perfection along with the most amazing sweet garlic sauce!
4.9 stars (29 ratings)
Ingredients
8bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3tablespoonsunsalted butter, divided
4clovesgarlic, minced
¼cupbrown sugar, packed
1tablespoonhoney
½teaspoondried oregano
¼teaspoondried thyme
¼teaspoondried basil
2tablespoonschopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, to taste.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; set aside.
Melt remaining tablespoon butter in the skillet. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir in brown sugar, honey, oregano, thyme and basil until well combined. Return chicken to the skillet.
Place into oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 175 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.
Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.