Honey and Chili Chicken Thighs

This week in class is all about slow cookers also known as crock pots! Slow cookers are great because you can prepare everything the night before or the morning of, plug it in, go to work, and come home to a delicious dinner! Slow cookers get their name because that is exactly what they do, cook your foods very slowly for a long period of time. You can cook most meals in a slow cooker with a little bit of tweaking. Check out THIS post to find out 7 tips to convert your recipes to slow cooker recipes.

This recipe serves 8 - 10 people.

Chicken leg and thighs fresh out of the oven.

Enjoy a honey & chili chicken leg!

What you'll need:

• Knife 
• Cutting board
• Large mixing bowl
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Whisk
• Mixing spoon
• Baking dish/pan
• Peeler 

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons honey
• 1 Talbespoon chili powder
• 1/3 Cup apple cider
• 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar 
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• Roughly chopped cilantro for garnish
• 3 Sweet potatoes, peeled, chopped into 1 inch strips (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F
2. In a large mixing bowl whisk together the honey, chili powder, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, and olive oil. 
3. Add the chicken thighs to the bowl and stir until the thighs are evenly coated. At this point you can either bake the thighs immediately or refrigerate them for up to three hours to let them merinade. 





4. Arrange the chicken thighs in the baking dish and pour the remaining sauce over the top of them. Now mix in the chopped sweet potatoes. 





5. Roast for 25 - 30 minutes, until cooked through and the thickest part of the thighs register 165F with an instant read thermometer. 
6. Serve the chicken thigh and sweet potatoes immediately after roasting. Spoon any extra glaze from the pan over the hot chicken and garnish with roughly chopped cilantro. 

This week we only made one slow cooker recipe with a salad, then prepared a slow cooker recipe to be cooked the next day, and then one more slow cooker recipe as a take home challenge recipe. Curious about them? Click on any of them below and you can see their recipes!

• Honey and Chili Chicken Thighs
• Green Goddess Salad
• Chicken Tagine with Apricots, Almonds & Chickpeas
• Collard Greens Stew with Meat and Garlic 

And as always if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave them below!