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Maple Thyme Chicken

Chicken thighs with skin on baked with maple syrup and thyme
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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 p
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 chicken thighs with skin on and bone in
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon thyme
  • 1/2 tsp roasted paprika

Equipment

  • 1 Baking dish approximately 13x9 inches
  • 1 Cooking tongs
  • 1 Set of measuring spoons
  • 1 set of measuring cups
  • 1 Small Bowl
  • 1 spoon

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Lay out the chicken thighs skin side up on a baking sheet with a lip, and sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme and paprika. Turn over thighs (skin side down) and sprinkle salt pepper and herbs over the thighs.
  3. Mix maple syrup, vinegar and olive oil together in a small bowl. Spoon liquid mixture over the thighs.
  4. Place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes.
  5. After baking first 15 minutes turn thighs over and spoon more maple syrup mixture over thighs. Place back in oven and bake another 15 minutes.
  6. After last 15 minutes remove from oven and set on counter to rest for 10 minutes.