Sticky Pantry Chicken Thighs recipe

I call this Sticky Pantry Chicken because you probably have all the ingredients in your pantry to make this right now! It’s a chicken thighs recipe that’s sweet, sticky and spicy (optional), with an incredible depth of flavour for such a quick recipe.

Any day chicken thighs recipe

The sauce for this quick chicken thigh recipe tastes like a country style sauce, with a kick of heat if you so desire!

The beauty of this recipe is that it’s made with ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. Hence why I call it a Sticky PANTRY chicken thigh recipe.

Simple it may be, but the combination of ingredients creates a sauce that’s got terrific depth of flavour, and though I usually make this dish as a quick “OMG what am I going to make with this chicken tonight??!”, I’d proudly serve this up for company as well.

Chicken thighs, breast or tenders!

This recipe is suited to thighs, breast or tenders (aka chicken tenderloins). I usually tend to choose chicken thighs over breast simply because they have more flavour and are far more juicy than breast, and typically better value at the grocery store!

But this will work just fine with breast too – just halve them horizontally to make thin steaks, then cook per the recipe.

What to serve on the side

Make dinner extra fabulous by serving these chicken thighs with this addictive Mushroom Rice! Add this Everyday Cabbage Salad for crunch (a great standby salad) or make a quick garden salad.

Otherwise, try a lovely crisp salad with French Dressing, Italian Dressing or Balsamic Dressing.

Hope you enjoy! – Nagi x

More chicken thigh recipes

• Sticky Baked Chicken Thighs

• Garlic Chicken Thighs

• Emergency Chicken Rice Casserole (from SCRATCH!)

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Sticky Pantry Chicken Thigh recipe

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 15 mins

Chicken, Meal

Western

4.85 from 20 votes

Servings4 - 6

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I call this Sticky Pantry Chicken because you probably have most of the ingredients for the marinade in your pantry. It tastes like a fabulous country-style sauce. You'll have this sweet, sticky chicken on the table in 15 minutes!

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tbsp oil (for frying)
• ▢ 6 (1.5-2lb / 750g-1kg) chicken thigh fillets , boneless skinless
• ▢ Salt and pepper
• ▢ 1/2 cup water

Sauce

• ▢ 1/3 cup ketchup or tomato sauce
• ▢ 2 tbsp soy sauce
• ▢ 1 tbsp dijon or American mustard
• ▢ 2 tbsp hot sauce (optional)
• ▢ 2 tbsp vinegar (any)
• ▢ 2 1/2 tbsp honey
• ▢ 2 garlic cloves , crushed

Instructions

• Whisk Sauce ingredients in a bowl.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a non stick pan over medium high heat.
• Quickly dip chicken in Sauce, shake off excess, then place in pan.
• Cook the first side for 2 to 3 minutes, until it caramelises and is dark golden, then turn and cook the other side for 2 minutes.
• Add remaining Sauce and water.
• Bring to rapid simmer, stirring occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pan to get all the brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
• When the sauce has thickened (around 1 to 2 minutes), remove from heat.
• Turn chicken in Sauce to coat.
• To serve, place chicken on plate and spoon over Sauce.

Recipe Notes:

1. You can substitute the brown sugar for honey or maple syrup.

2. Any hot sauce will work, just be sure to adjust for spiciness to your taste.

3. You can make this using any cut of chicken, and is suitable for grilling, baking or cooking on the stove.

4. Always refer to the cooking instructions for the rice as the water to rice ratio differs between different brands. Generally the rule of thumb is 1 cup of uncooked rice with 1 1/2 cups water.

5. You can substitute the broccolini for other vegetables if you want, just be sure to cut them to a size such that they would cook in boiling water in 1 to 2 minutes - that is a suitable size to "steam" using the residual heat of the rice.

6. Marinading for a while (up to 24 hours) is optional but not necessary. This recipe makes such a great glaze it's not critical to get the flavours infused into the chicken.

7. This marinade/sauce is fantastic for grilling on the BBQ as well. Omit the hot sauce, and the kids will love it!

8. The nutritional information is based on serving 6 people.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 445gCalories: 491cal (25%)Carbohydrates: 59.5g (20%)Protein: 36.4g (73%)Fat: 11.3g (17%)Saturated Fat: 2.4g (15%)Cholesterol: 127mg (42%)Sodium: 910mg (40%)Potassium: 176mg (5%)Fiber: 1.5g (6%)Sugar: 6.7g (7%)Vitamin A: 1100IU (22%)Vitamin C: 72.6mg (88%)Calcium: 60mg (6%)Iron: 4.9mg (27%)

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