Honey Mustard Chicken

Original Blog Post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2019/08/honey-mustard-chicken.html

Ingredients

To season chicken

8 pieces of chicken (legs and thighs)

2 teaspoon Salt (or to taste)

½ teaspoon Black pepper

1 tablespoon Onion powder

2 teaspoon Garlic powder

1 tablespoon smoked paprika

1 tablespoon sugar

To brown skin

2 tablespoon oil

2 tablespoon butter

For the sauce

¼ cup honey

¼ cup mustard

1.5 cup low sodium chicken broth

5-6 sprigs thyme leave (fresh)

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 hot pepper

Instructions

• Add salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, sugar to clean dry chicken
• Massage into the chicken, making sure to get the seasoning under the skin.
• Marinate for at least 30 minutes to an hour in the refrigerator, overnight is best.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• In a bowl whisk together honey, mustard, thyme, and chicken broth
• In a hot cast-iron skillet or ovenproof pot add butter and oil
• Place the chicken in the pan skin side down and allow the skin to brown for 4-5 minutes
• Flip on the other side skin side up and allow the other side to brown as well
• Turn off the heat, pour the honey mustard mixture over the chicken making sure the thyme leaves are submerged
• Place in the oven for an hour uncovered
• Occasionally basting the chicken with the sauce
• The sauce will thicken into a nice glaze, Remove from the oven and serve.