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Smoke & Honey Adobo Chicken

The marinade for this sweet, smoky, and spicy Honey Adobo Chicken is simple and delicious! It's an easy and flavorful dinner main dish!

6 servings
Medium
35 mins prep
15 mins cook
50 mins total

Instructions & Ingredients

Preparation

1

Mince the peppers. Combine the minced peppers in a bowl with the honey, lime juice, minced garlic, salt, and 1 Tbsp cooking oil.

2

Place the chicken thighs in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over top. Toss the chicken in the marinade until evenly coated.

3

Marinate the chicken for a minimum of 30 minutes, up to one day. If marinating longer than one hour, refrigerate the chicken as it marinates.

4

When ready to cook the chicken, heat a large skillet over medium. Once hot, add the remaining 1 Tbsp cooking oil and swirl to coat the surface of the skillet.

5

Add the marinated chicken to the skillet and cook on one side until the water released by the chicken evaporates, the marinade has reduced to a glaze, and the chicken has browned. Flip the chicken over and cook on the second side until browned and cooked through.

6

Top with sliced green onions and serve.

Ingredients

Note: Some ingredients may not scale perfectly with serving size adjustments.

  • 3 whole
    peppers in adobo sauce
  • 3 tbsp
    honey
  • 2 tbsp
    lime juice (about one lime)
  • 1 clove
    garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tbsp
    cooking oil, divided
  • 6 whole
    skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 slice
    green onions (optional)

Nutritional Information

230
Calories
20g
Protein
15g
Carbs
9g
Fat
1g
Fiber
12g
Sugar

Values calculated automatically based on ingredients