Honey Lime Chicken Thighs & Veggies
Tangy, sweet, & delicious. This dish is a showstopper!
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Equipment List
- 10-12” nonstick skillet
- Whisk
- Small bowl
- 2 plates
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp olive oil- divided
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp crushed red chili flakes
- 1.25 lbs boneless chicken thighs- excess fat chunks and blood vessels removed
- 1 c red onion- in chunks (see prep steps)
- 1 c zucchini- chopped (see prep steps)
- 1 c red pepper- julienned (see prep steps)
- 1 c Baby Portabello mushrooms- quartered (see prep steps)
- 2 cloves garlic- minced
- 1/8 c white wine
- 1/3 c honey
- 4 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 large lime- both juice and zest
Preparation Instructions
- Quarter mushrooms
- Julienne red peppers
- Chop onion in wedges & separate
- Chop zucchini in wedges
- Mince garlic
- Remove any excess fat chunks and blood vessels from chicken thighs
Cooking Instructions
- Place thighs on a plate
- Add 2 tsp chili powder, 2 tsp cumin, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, and 1/4 tsp crushed red chili flakes to a small bowl and whisk together
- Rub spice mixture into both sides of thighs and set them aside
- Place skillet on burner
- Turn on heat
- Add 3 Tbsp of the olive oil to pan
- Add 1 c zucchini to pan
- Add 1 c red pepper to pan
- Add 1 c red onion to pan
- Stir ingredients and sauté
- Add 1 c Baby Portabello mushrooms to pan
- Stir ingredients and continue sautéing
- Stir ingredients
- Add 2 cloves garlic to pan
- Stir ingredients
- Remove cooked veggies to a plate (scraping all garlic out, as well) and set aside
- Add 1 Tbsp olive oil to pan
- Add 1.25 lbs boneless chicken thighs to pan, scraping in any excess seasoning mixture
- While thighs are cooking, whisk together 1/3 c honey, 4 Tbsp soy sauce, and 1 large lime in separate bowl and set aside
- Flip chicken thighs
- Flip thighs back over, checking for even cooking
- Remove thighs from pan
- Add 1/8 c white wine to pan
- Deglaze pan, scraping up all bits
- Note: Use caution, wine will cause spatter
- Add prepared honey sauce mixture to pan
- Stir ingredients
- Return cooked veggies to pan
- Stir ingredients
- Return cooked thighs to pan, turning to coat them in the sauce
- Note: If you prefer your veggies to have a bit more crunch, remove pan from heat
- Remove from heat
Finishing Instructions
- This recipe is great served over rice.
- Serve on a plate, adding sauce from pan for dipping