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5 from 1 vote

Balsamic Marinated Chicken Thighs

A deep flavored and very moist chicken thigh.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Course: Main Course
Keyword: balsamic, Chicken, Thighs
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • grill or broiler

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 8-9 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs

Marinade Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Olive Oil
  • scant 1/4 cup Honey
  • 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
  • 3-4 cloves Garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano dried
  • 1 teaspoon Alepp Pepper or a Pinch of Cayenne Pepper

Instructions

  • Place the chicken thighs in a zip lock plastic bag or a container with a lid that is only slightly larger than the thighs. Let sit while you make the marinade.
  • Whisk all the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour over chicken thighs. Turn until all of the pieces of chicken are evenly coated in the marinade.
    Marinade Ingredients
  • Cover or zip and refrigerate for 6-24 hours,turning the chicken a few times.
    Chicken in marinade
  • Remove the chicken thighs from marinade and grill or broil both sides of the chicken for 5-7 minutes per side or until cooked through.
    Grilled Chicken

Modifications

One of my new cooking tricks is to always use a measuring cup that is bigger than the size that I need. If I shake or wobble the cup while lifting it to its destination, it won’t spill everywhere. My metal measuring cups have lines on the inside wall for smaller measurements. I use a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup for liquids and it has a handle and a lot of leeway at the top.
A cooking tip that is good for everybody but especially for those with weak hands is to measure the oil right before you measure out a sticky ingredient. The oil greases the measuring cup or spoon. Because I did this the honey slid right out of the measuring cup and didn’t require scraping. I put the ingredients in order with the oil first in case anyone forgets this tip!
I used a garlic press for the garlic. Cutting larger cloves of garlic into smaller pieces makes the press easier to compress even though it takes a little more time. My Kuhn Rikon garlic press has a swing out hinge which makes it much easier to clean out the remnants of the garlic.
Garlic Press
Kuhn Rikon Garlic Press
I used a bowl for the marinade and stirred it with a spoon but some of the heavier ingredients like the salt still ended up on the bottom of the bowl when I poured it out. It probably won’t make a huge difference in taste, but I had to get a spatula and scrape it onto the chicken. Next time it will be easier on my hands to use my mini food processor to blend all the ingredients for about 10-15 seconds.