Pan-Roasted Honey Lime Chicken Thighs - one of the best chicken thigh recipes you'll ever try! Easy, delicious, simple ingredients.
I love cooking chicken thighs - they are so easy to handle, and always come out moist and juicy. Can't really go wrong with this cut of meat. You'll love this simple recipe - perfect for a quick, weeknight dinner, and very budget-friendly too!
Often, chicken thigh recipes involve baking the thighs in the oven, but here I am browning the chicken in a large skillet on the stove top, then add honey-lime mixture to the same skillet and let the thighs cook in its own juices on lower heat for about 20 minutes. During the cooking process the chicken thighs release their juices which get mixed in with the honey-lime mixture to produce really delicious sauce which you will then drizzle over the chicken before serving. You can also drizzle these pan juices over a side dish, such as rice. YUM! By the way, if you need an idea for a yummy side dish recipe, here is a rice recipe which will be perfect with these chicken thighs: Cilantro-Lime Black Bean Rice.
Also, many people really like chicken thigh recipes with cilantro and lime, and I have a great recipe for you that has all the ingredients you'll love, everything is cooked in one-pan, which makes the clean-up a breeze. Check it out: Chicken Thighs with Cilantro-Lime Black Bean Rice.
Honey Lime Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons lime juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 7 chicken thighs (about 7 or 8 chicken thighs, depends on the size of your skillet)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 lime sliced (for garnish only)
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine lime juice, honey, soy sauce.
- Salt the chicken thighs with ½ teaspoon of salt (or more) thoroughly, all over, including under the skin.
- In 12-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook for about 5 minutes until the chicken skin side gets nicely browned (make sure to get really nice brown, not just pale brown - it makes a difference in presentation).
- Turn chicken, so that skins sides are up and add lime-honey mixture to the skillet. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 14 to 18 minutes longer or until done (chicken should register 180 degrees F on instant thermometer). While cooking, covered, chicken thighs will release their own juices, as well.
- Transfer chicken to plates. Drizzle chicken with pan juices. Top with chopped green onions and serve with lime slices.
Nutrition
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Made this today
It’s a keeper !!!
One of the best recipes I have tried !
Gail, I am so happy to hear that! 🙂 Thank you for your comment!
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Easy to make and it made an impression on the whole family. Even my picky son-in-law liked dinner! Thanks!
This chicken was really good. We had to make a lot of it for our big family, so the liquid from the chicken got too high in the pans. Next time we will take the lid off for the last 5 min, but we just put the meat in the oven for 3 min on broil and the skin got nice and crisp again.
I only wish there was a way to make the lime flavor even stronger.
Add the zest of the lime, too! Another idea, if you are up for brining the chicken first, is to add a smidge of lime juice to the brine solution.
Delicious! My picky daughters loved this meal! We had it with basmati rice and green peas. I also added lime zest to the sauce.
Outstanding dish! Flavors and textures are in perfect concert!! This is the 2nd time I've made this but it won't be the last. Added bonus, SUPER easy to make. I cook it on my outdoor propane camp kitchen to keep the heat and grease outside as well as to make the neighbors jealous. Paired it with some pan fried noodles and made it for a dinner party the first time. Rave reviews all around.
Looks good! Are you supposed to leave all the grease in the pan or drain it before adding the sauce mixture?
I made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious. My husband is rather picky and he loved it. I did make a few changes, I added red pepper flakes to the sauce some black pepper and granulated garlic sprinkled on the chicken with the salt for a little more flavor. It's a winner.
Where is the 39g of fat coming from? Usually chicken is quite lean!
chicken fat is just below the skin so if you are cooking with the skin on - as in the recipe, there is going to be more fat in it from chicken then if you cooked without skin. Also, chicken Brest is leaner than chicken thigh which is one reason why thigh meat is juicer and tastier. I'm going to try without skin. It will affect the look and the taste no doubt but for us trying to reduce weight sacrifices must be mid sadly!
I'm drooling. Can't wait to try!!
Have you tried adding any spice to this dish? I love combining lime with red pepper or chili. Would love to hear your thoughts, and thanks for this recipe! I’ll be cooking it tonight alongside your rice dish. I am limited on limes right now (I have 1 1/2 limes), but also have lemon. Would you make the rice or the chicken with the lime, and which would you make with the lemon?
Looking for healthy chicken and found your recipe. It was quick, easy, AND everyone LOVED it!
Made it exactly as stated but doubled everything... good thing too! My son asked for some to take home - my mother who doesn’t like anything loved it - and we have leftovers for later!!!!! Good deal!
Does the pictured one have garlic? What are those white clumps? I didnt see garlic in the receipt. I added because I put that on everything.
Just curious. The serving size says 4, but the recipe states 7-8 thighs. Wouldn't one thigh be a serving in itself? (In addition to being served with other sides of course)
The serving size is about 2 chicken thighs per 1 serving. But you could, of course, use just 1 chicken thigh per serving.
Very good. I did double up the sauce though. I like a lot of sauce lol. Thanks.
Yes, the more sauce the better! 🙂
Could you do this recipe in the slow cooker?
I’ll be doing this is a slow cooker tomorrow . I’ll let you know how it turns out.
How did it turn out! I’m curious about trying it in the slow cooker as well!