Apricot Glazed Chicken

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Ingredients:

  • 6 boneless/skinless chicken thighs
  • coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 jar (13 ounces) apricot jam
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon hot mustard
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

Instruction

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Preheat oven to 425F.

Rinse chicken thighs; pat dry, and transfer to a baking dish. Season well with salt and pepper; set aside.

Glaze ingredients get cooked down a bit over the stove.

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Glaze

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Glaze over chicken.

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Bring jam, honey, mustard, soy sauce and garlic to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until thickened and reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Spoon apricot mixture over chicken thighs, spreading with back of spoon to coat evenly.

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Bake chicken, basting with sauce from bottom of dish every 10 minutes, until juices run clear when chicken is pricked with a fork, about 40-45 minutes.


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Source: http://www.shutterbean.com/2015/apricot-glazed-chicken/